Linda Birgitta Sembrant (born 15 May 1987) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Italian Serie A club Juventus FC and the Sweden women's national team.
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Full name | Linda Birgitta Sembrant[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | (1987-05-15) 15 May 1987 (age 35)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Uppsala, Sweden[3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Centre back | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current team | Juventus | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Number | 32 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
SK Servia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Upsala IF | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bälingetrollen | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2004–2007 | Bälinge IF | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
2006 | → Lincoln Ladies (loan) | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2008–2010 | AIK | 62 | (6) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2011 | Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC | 22 | (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2012–2014 | Tyresö FF | 30 | (4) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2014–2019 | Montpellier | 99 | (9) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2019– | Juventus | 45 | (5) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
National team‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
2008– | Sweden[4] | 132 [5] | (17) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Honours
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 August 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:10, 15 August 2022 (UTC) |
Sembrant began playing football with SK Servia, then progressed through the youth system of Bälinge IF.[6] Although her role model while growing up was the striker Henrik Larsson,[6] Sembrant became a defender.
Sembrant spent the 2006–07 off–season playing in England with Lincoln Ladies (then known as Lincoln City Ladies).[7] She then moved to AIK in 2008.[8] In November 2010 Sembrant switched to Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC, after becoming captain of AIK.[9] One year later she moved to Tyresö FF.[10]
In 2012 Sembrant was part of the Tyresö team who won the Damallsvenskan championship, but she missed the end of the season after suffering an anterior cruciate ligament injury.[11] Tyresö suffered a financial collapse during the 2014 season, withdrawing from the league and letting all their players go. Sembrant secured a lucrative move to French club Montpellier.[12]
In July 2019, Sembrant moved to Italy to sign with defending Serie A champions Juventus.[13]
Sembrant represented Sweden at all youth levels, then won her first senior cap against England in February 2008.[14] She was withdrawn from the Sweden squad for Euro 2009 through injury.[15]
In 2011 Sembrant was called up to Sweden's squad for the World Cup in Germany.[16] She retained her place in the national selection for the 2012 London Olympics.[17]
On the occasion of Sembrant's 50th cap, she scored Sweden's goal in a 1–1 draw with Canada. The friendly match was staged in Los Angeles in November 2014.[18]
Sembrandt scored against Thailand at the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup, the opening goal in a 5–1 win.[19]
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 8 April 2016 | NTC Poprad, Poprad, Slovakia | ![]() | 2–0 | 3–0 | UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying |
2. | 8 July 2017 | Falkenberg, Sweden | ![]() | 1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
3. | 16 June 2019 | Allianz Riviera, Nice, France | ![]() | 1–0 | 5–1 | 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup |
4. | 3 September 2019 | Daugava Stadium, Liepāja, Latvia | ![]() | 1–1 | 4–1 | UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualifying |
5. | 8 October 2019 | Gamla Ullevi, Gothenburg, Sweden | ![]() | 3–0 | 7–0 | |
6. | 17 September 2020 | ![]() | 8–0 | 8–0 | ||
7. | 1 December 2020 | Anton Malatinský Stadium, Trnava, Slovakia | ![]() | 2–0 | 6–0 | |
8. | 19 February 2021 | Hibernians Stadium, Paola, Malta | ![]() | 1–0 | 6–1 | Friendly |
9. | 7 April 2022 | Tengiz Burjanadze Stadium, Gori, Georgia | ![]() | 4–0 | 15–0 | 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
Key (expand for notes on “world cup and olympic goals”) | |
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Location | Geographic location of the venue where the competition occurred |
Lineup | Start – played entire match on minute (off player) – substituted on at the minute indicated, and player was substituted off at the same time off minute (on player) – substituted off at the minute indicated, and player was substituted on at the same time |
Min | The minute in the match the goal was scored. For list that include caps, blank indicates played in the match but did not score a goal. |
Assist/pass | The ball was passed by the player, which assisted in scoring the goal. This column depends on the availability and source of this information. |
penalty or pk | Goal scored on penalty-kick which was awarded due to foul by opponent. (Goals scored in penalty-shoot-out, at the end of a tied match after extra-time, are not included.) |
Score | The match score after the goal was scored. |
Result | The final score. W – match was won |
aet | The score at the end of extra-time; the match was tied at the end of 90' regulation |
pso | Penalty-shoot-out score shown in parenthesis; the match was tied at the end of extra-time |
Orange background color – Olympic women's football tournament | |
Blue background color – FIFA women's world cup final tournament |
Goal | Match | Date | Location | Opponent | Lineup | Min | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 |
2011-7-6[m 1] | Wolfsburg | ![]() |
88.
on 88' (off Fischer) |
2–1 W |
Group match | |||
2 |
2011-7-16[m 2] | Sinsheim | ![]() |
73.
on 73' (off Fischer) |
2–1 W |
Third Place Match | |||
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3 |
2012-7-25[m 3] | Coventry | ![]() |
Start |
4–1 W |
Group match | |||
4 |
2012-7-28[m 4] | Coventry | ![]() |
Start |
0–0 D |
Group match | |||
5 |
2012-7-31[m 5] | Newcastle | ![]() |
Start |
2–2 D |
Group match | |||
6 |
2012-8-3[m 6] | Glasgow | ![]() |
Start |
1–2 L |
Quarter-Final | |||
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1 | 7 |
2015-6-8[m 7] | Winnipeg | ![]() |
57.
on 57' (off Dahlkvist) |
60 | 3–2 |
3–3 D |
Group match |
8 |
2015-6-12[m 8] | Winnipeg | ![]() |
70.
on 70' (off Nilsson) |
0–0 D |
Group match | |||
2 | 9 |
2015-6-20[m 9] | Ottawa | ![]() |
Start | 82 | 1–3 |
1–4 L |
Round of 16 |
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10 |
2016-8-3[m 10] | Rio de Janeiro | ![]() |
Start |
1–0 W |
Group match | |||
11 |
2016-8-9[m 11] | Brasília | ![]() |
Start |
0–0 D |
Group match | |||
12 |
2016-8-12[m 12] | Brasília | ![]() |
Start |
1–1 (pso 4–3) (W) |
Quarter-Final | |||
13 |
2016-8-16[m 13] | Rio de Janeiro | ![]() |
Start |
0–0 (pso 4–3) (W) |
Semi-Final | |||
14 |
2016-8-19[m 14] | Rio de Janeiro | ![]() |
Start |
1–2 L |
Gold Medal Match | |||
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15 |
2019-6-11[m 15] | Rennes | ![]() |
Start |
2–1 W |
Group match | |||
3 | 16 |
2019-6-16[m 16] | Nice | ![]() |
Start | 6 | 1–0 |
5–1 W |
Group match |
17 |
2019-6-20[m 17] | Le Havre | ![]() |
Start |
0–2 L |
Group match | |||
18 |
2019-6-24[m 18] | Paris | ![]() |
Start |
1–0 W |
Round of 16 | |||
19 |
2019-6-29[m 19] | Rennes | ![]() |
Start |
2–1 W |
Quarter-Final | |||
20 |
2019-7-3[m 20] | Lyon | ![]() |
Start |
0–1 L |
Semi-Final | |||
21 |
2019-7-6[m 21] | Nice | ![]() |
Start |
2–1 W |
3rd Place Match | |||
Goal | Match | Date | Location | Opponent | Lineup | Min | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 |
2017-7-17[m 22] | Breda | ![]() |
Start |
0–0 D |
Group match | |||
2 |
2017-7-21[m 23] | Deventer | ![]() |
Start |
2–0 W |
Group match | |||
3 |
2017-7-25[m 24] | Doetinchem | ![]() |
Start |
2–3 L |
Group match | |||
4 |
2017-7-29[m 25] | Doetinchem | ![]() |
Start |
0–2 L |
Quarter-Final |
Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC
Tyresö FF
Juventus
Sweden
Sembrant lives together with Italian footballer Lisa Boattin in a same-sex relationship.[20]
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