Nadezhda Alekseyevna Karpova (Russian: Наде́жда Алексе́евна Ка́рпова; born 9 March 1995) is a Russian footballer who plays as a forward for Spanish Primera División club RCD Espanyol and the Russia women's national team.
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Nadezhda Alekseyevna Karpova | ||
| Date of birth | (1995-03-09) 9 March 1995 (age 27) | ||
| Place of birth | Yaroslavl, Russia | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
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Current team | Espanyol | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014 | Zorky | 3 | (0) |
| 2015–2017 | Chertanovo Moscow | 33 | (11) |
| 2017–2019 | Valencia | 24 | (3) |
| 2019–2020 | Sevilla | 19 | (5) |
| 2020– | Espanyol | 2 | (1) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2012–2014 | Russia U19 | 21 | (8) |
| 2016–2019 | Russia | 24 | (6) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:00, 12 October 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 07. June 2022 | |||
Yaroslavl-born Karpova made her senior national team debut in June 2016, scoring the second goal in Russia's 2–0 UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying Group 5 win over Turkey in Khimki.[1] She played for Russia at UEFA Women's Euro 2017.[2][3]
In June 2022, Karpova spoke out against the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[4]
She is openly lesbian, having come out in 2022. She is the first openly gay Russian national team athlete.[5][6]
Russia squad – UEFA Women's Euro 2017 | ||
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