Linda Sembrant
Sembrant with Sweden in 2015
Personal information
Full name Linda Brigitta Sembrant[1]
Date of birth (1987-05-15) 15 May 1987 (age 36)[2]
Place of birth Uppsala, Sweden[3]
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[2]
Position(s) Centre back
Team information
Current team
 Bayern Munich
Number 2
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)
2019–2024 Juventus 67 (7)
2024– → Bayern Munich (loan) 1 (0)
International career‡
2008– Sweden[4] 136[5] (17)
Medal record
Women's soccer
Representing  Sweden
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team
FIFA Women's World Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Germany Team
Bronze medal – third place 2019 France Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 January 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 01:35, 10 December 2022 (UTC)

Linda Brigitta Sembrant (born 15 May 1987) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Frauen-Bundesliga club Bayern Munich, on loan from Italian Serie A club Juventus FC, and the Sweden women's national team.

Club career

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 (L) and Marta

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]

In January 2024, Sembrant was loaned to Bayern Munich until the end of the 2023/24 season.[14]

International career

Sembrant represented Sweden at all youth levels, then won her first senior cap against England in February 2008.[15] She was withdrawn from the Sweden squad for Euro 2009 through injury.[16]

In 2011 Sembrant was called up to Sweden's squad for the World Cup in Germany.[17] She retained her place in the national selection for the 2012 London Olympics.[18]

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.[19]

Sembrandt scored against Thailand at the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup, the opening goal in a 5–1 win.[20]

On 13 June 2023, she was included in the 23-player squad for the FIFA Women's World Cup 2023.[21]

International goals

No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1. 24 February 2010 Municipal Stadium, Vila Real de Santo António, Portugal  Norway 1–2 2–2 2010 Algarve Cup [22]
2. 10 March 2014 Estádio Algarve, Faro, Portugal  Japan 1–0 1–2 2014 Algarve Cup [23]
3. 21 August 2014 Stadion Kazimierza Deyny, Starogard Gdański, Poland  Poland 4–0 4–0 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification [24]
4. 26 November 2014 Los Angeles, United States  Canada 1–0 1–1 Friendly [25]
5. 8 June 2015 Investors Group Field, Winnipeg, Canada  Nigeria 3–2 3–3 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup [26]
6. 20 June 2015 TD Place Stadium, Ottawa, Canada  Germany 1–3 1–4 [27]
7. 8 April 2016 NTC Poprad, Poprad, Slovakia  Slovakia 2–0 3–0 UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying
8. 8 July 2017 Falcon Alkoholfri Arena, Falkenberg, Sweden  Mexico 1–0 1–0 Friendly
9. 16 June 2019 Allianz Riviera, Nice, France  Thailand 1–0 5–1 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup
10. 3 September 2019 Daugava Stadium, Liepāja, Latvia  Latvia 1–1 4–1 UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualifying
11. 8 October 2019 Gamla Ullevi, Gothenburg, Sweden  Slovakia 3–0 7–0
12. 17 September 2020  Hungary 8–0 8–0
13. 1 December 2020 Anton Malatinský Stadium, Trnava, Slovakia  Slovakia 2–0 6–0
14. 19 February 2021 Hibernians Stadium, Paola, Malta  Austria 1–0 6–1 Friendly
15. 7 April 2022 Tengiz Burjanadze Stadium, Gori, Georgia  Georgia 4–0 15–0 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
16. 22 July 2022 Leigh Sports Village, Leigh, England  Belgium 1–0 1–0 UEFA Women's Euro 2022 [28]
17. 6 September 2022 Tampere Stadium, Tampere, Finland  Finland 3–0 5–0 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification [29]
18. 31 October 2023 Eleda Stadion, Malmö, Sweden  Italy 1–1 1–1 2023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League A

Matches and goals scored at World Cup & Olympic tournaments

Key (expand for notes on "world cup and olympic goals")
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
(c) – captain

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
L – match was lost to opponent
D – match was drawn
(W) – penalty-shoot-out was won after a drawn match
(L) – penalty-shoot-out was lost after a drawn match

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 parentheses; 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
Germany Germany 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup
1
 2011-7-6[m 1] Wolfsburg  United States 88.

on 88' (off Fischer)

2–1 W

Group match
2
 2011-7-16[m 2] Sinsheim  France 73.

on 73' (off Fischer)

2–1 W

Third Place Match
United Kingdom London 2012 Women's Olympic Football Tournament
3
 2012-7-25[m 3] Coventry  South Africa Start

4–1 W

Group match
4
 2012-7-28[m 4] Coventry  Japan Start

0–0 D

Group match
5
 2012-7-31[m 5] Newcastle  Canada Start

2–2 D

Group match
6
 2012-8-3[m 6] Glasgow  France Start

1–2 L

Quarter-Final
Canada Canada 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup
1
7
 2015-6-8[m 7] Winnipeg  Nigeria 57.

on 57' (off Dahlkvist)

60 3–2

3–3 D

Group match
8
 2015-6-12[m 8] Winnipeg  United States 70.

on 70' (off Nilsson)

0–0 D

Group match
2
9
 2015-6-20[m 9] Ottawa  Germany Start 82 1–3

1–4 L

Round of 16
Brazil Rio de Janeiro 2016 Women's Olympic Football Tournament
10
 2016-8-3[m 10] Rio de Janeiro  South Africa Start

1–0 W

Group match
11
 2016-8-9[m 11] Brasília  China Start

0–0 D

Group match
12
 2016-8-12[m 12] Brasília  United States Start

1–1 (pso 4–3) (W)

Quarter-Final
13
 2016-8-16[m 13] Rio de Janeiro  Brazil Start

0–0 (pso 4–3) (W)

Semi-Final
14
 2016-8-19[m 14] Rio de Janeiro  Germany Start

1–2 L

Gold Medal Match
France France 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup
15
 2019-6-11[m 15] Rennes  Chile Start

2–1 W

Group match
3
16
 2019-6-16[m 16] Nice  Thailand Start 6 1–0

5–1 W

Group match
17
 2019-6-20[m 17] Le Havre  United States Start

0–2 L

Group match
18
 2019-6-24[m 18] Paris  Canada Start

1–0 W

Round of 16
19
 2019-6-29[m 19] Rennes  Germany Start

2–1 W

Quarter-Final
20
 2019-7-3[m 20] Lyon  Netherlands Start

0–1 L

Semi-Final
21
 2019-7-6[m 21] Nice  England Start

2–1 W

3rd Place Match

Matches and goals scored at European Championship tournaments

Goal Match Date Location Opponent Lineup Min Score Result Competition
Netherlands 2017 European Championship
1
 2017-7-17[m 22] Breda  Germany Start

0–0 D

Group match
2
 2017-7-21[m 23] Deventer  Russia Start

2–0 W

Group match
3
 2017-7-25[m 24] Doetinchem  Italy Start

2–3 L

Group match
4
 2017-7-29[m 25] Doetinchem  Netherlands Start

0–2 L

Quarter-Final
England 2022 European Championship
5
 2022-7-17  Portugal Substitute

5–0 W

Group match
6
 2022-7-22  Belgium Start

1–0 W

Quarter-Final
7
 2022-7-26  England Start

0–4 L

Semi-Final

Honours

Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC

Tyresö FF

Juventus

Sweden

Personal life

Sembrant lives together with Italian footballer Lisa Boattin in a same-sex relationship.[30]

References

  1. ^ "FIFA Women's World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023 – Squad List: Sweden (SWE)" (PDF). FIFA. 11 July 2023. p. 28. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
  2. ^ a b "List of Players - 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 April 2016. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
  3. ^ "Profile". Svenska Fotbollförbundet (in Swedish). Retrieved 25 June 2015.
  4. ^ "Damlandslagsspelare 1973–2012". Svenskfotboll.se. Retrieved 9 June 2013.
  5. ^ "Linda Sembrant – Spelarstatistik" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
  6. ^ a b "Sembrant, Linda". svenskfotboll.se. June 2008. Retrieved 13 March 2010.
  7. ^ "Lincoln Land Linda Sembrant". Fair Game. Retrieved 13 March 2010.
  8. ^ "Linda Sembrant". svenskfotboll.se. Retrieved 13 March 2010.
  9. ^ Stefan Mellerborg (15 November 2010). "Linda Sembrant lämnar AIK" (in Swedish). AIKfotboll.se. Archived from the original on 28 March 2012. Retrieved 20 January 2011.
  10. ^ More shock departures from Kopparbergs/Göteborg, Stensland and Sembrant leave Archived 6 September 2018 at the Wayback Machine W Soccer News
  11. ^ Nilsson, Alva (28 January 2013). "Korsbandsrapport Linda Sembrant" (in Swedish). Damfotboll.com. Retrieved 16 May 2013.
  12. ^ "Sembrant går till Montpellier". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). 11 June 2014. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
  13. ^ "Welcome to Juventus, Linda Sembrant!". Juventus.com.
  14. ^ "FC Bayern sign Linda Sembrant on loan from Juventus". fcbayern.com. FC Bayern München. 15 January 2024. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
  15. ^ "Dam: Lotta Schelin sänkte England". svenskfotboll.se. Retrieved 13 March 2010.
  16. ^ "Dam: Linda Sembrant borta från EM". svenskfotboll.se. Retrieved 13 March 2010.
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  18. ^ "Linda Sembrant". BBC. 13 August 2012. Retrieved 16 May 2013.
  19. ^ "Oavgjort för Sverige när Hurtig debuterade" (in Swedish). Västerbottens-Kuriren. 27 November 2014. Archived from the original on 11 December 2014. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
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  21. ^ "Sweden veteran Seger to play at fifth World Cup". BBC Sport. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
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  24. ^ "Polen–Sverige – Matchfakta" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
  25. ^ "Sverige–Kanada – Matchfakta" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
  26. ^ "Sverige–Nigeria – Matchfakta" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
  27. ^ "Tyskland–Sverige – Matchfakta" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
  28. ^ "Sverige–Belgien – Matchfakta" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
  29. ^ "Finland–Sverige – Matchfakta" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
  30. ^ L-Mag.de: Das sind die 59 lesbischen Stars der Fussball-EM 2022 (German), July 2022
Match reports
  1. ^ "FIFA Women's World Cup Germany 2011: MATCH Report: Sweden - USA: Group matches". FIFA. Archived from the original on 5 July 2011.
  2. ^ "FIFA Women's World Cup Germany 2011: MATCH Report: Sweden- France: Third Place Match". FIFA. Archived from the original on 20 July 2011.
  3. ^ "2012 Olympic Games: MATCH Report: Sweden - South Africa: Group Matches". FIFA. Archived from the original on 29 June 2015.
  4. ^ "2012 Olympic Games: MATCH Report: Japan - Sweden: Group Matches". FIFA. Archived from the original on 29 June 2015.
  5. ^ "2012 Olympic Games: MATCH Report: Canada - Sweden: Group Matches". FIFA. Archived from the original on 7 June 2015.
  6. ^ "2012 Olympic Games: MATCH Report: Sweden - France: Quarter-Finals". FIFA. Archived from the original on 26 June 2015.
  7. ^ "FIFA Women's World Cup Canada 2015: MATCH Report: Sweden - Nigeria: Group matches". FIFA. Archived from the original on 9 June 2015.
  8. ^ "FIFA Women's World Cup Canada 2015: MATCH Report: USA - Sweden: Group matches". FIFA. Archived from the original on 14 June 2015.
  9. ^ "FIFA Women's World Cup Canada 2015: MATCH Report: Germany - Sweden: Round of 16". FIFA. Archived from the original on 18 June 2015.
  10. ^ "2016 Olympic Games: MATCH Report: Sweden - South Africa: Group match". FIFA. Archived from the original on 20 August 2016.
  11. ^ "2016 Olympic Games: MATCH Report: China - Sweden: Group match". ESPN.
  12. ^ "2016 Olympic Games: MATCH Report: USA - Sweden: Quarter-Finals". ESPN.
  13. ^ "2016 Olympic Games: MATCH Report: Brazil - Sweden: Semi-Finals". ESPN.
  14. ^ "2016 Olympic Games: MATCH Report: Sweden - Germany: Gold Medal Match". ESPN.
  15. ^ "FIFA Women's World Cup France 2019: MATCH Report: Chile - Sweden: Group matches". FIFA. Archived from the original on 2 July 2015.
  16. ^ "FIFA Women's World Cup France 2019: MATCH Report: Sweden - Thailand: Group matches". FIFA. Archived from the original on 7 June 2019.
  17. ^ "FIFA Women's World Cup France 2019: MATCH Report: Sweden - USA: Group match". FIFA. Archived from the original on 7 June 2019.
  18. ^ "FIFA Women's World Cup France 2019: MATCH Report: Sweden - Canada: Round of 16". FIFA. Archived from the original on 7 June 2019.
  19. ^ "FIFA Women's World Cup France 2019: MATCH Report: Germany - Sweden: Quarter-Finals". FIFA. Archived from the original on 7 June 2019.
  20. ^ "FIFA Women's World Cup France 2019: MATCH Report: Netherlands - Sweden: Semi-Finals". FIFA. Archived from the original on 7 June 2019.
  21. ^ "FIFA Women's World Cup France 2019: MATCH Report: England - Sweden: 3rd Place Match". FIFA. Archived from the original on 7 June 2019.
  22. ^ "2017 European Championship: MATCH Report: Germany - Sweden: Group matches". UEFA.
  23. ^ "2017 European Championship: MATCH Report: Sweden - Russia: Group matches". UEFA.
  24. ^ "2017 European Championship: MATCH Report: Sweden - Italy: Group matches". UEFA.
  25. ^ "2017 European Championship: MATCH Report: Netherlands - Sweden: Quarter-Finals". UEFA.

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