Sofia Jakobsson
Jakobsson with Sweden at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
Full name Eva Sofia Jakobsson[1]
Date of birth (1990-04-23) 23 April 1990 (age 33)[1]
Place of birth Örnsköldsvik, Sweden[2]
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 San Diego Wave
Number 10
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006 Hägglunds IoFK
2007 Östers IF 21 (9)
2007–2011 Umeå IK 58 (18)
2011–2013 WFC Rossiyanka 13 (9)
2013 Chelsea 11 (6)
2013–2014 BV Cloppenburg 22 (5)
2014–2019 Montpellier HSC 91 (50)
2019–2020 CD Tacón 20 (7)
2020–2021 Real Madrid 33 (8)
2021 Bayern Munich 5 (1)
2022– San Diego Wave 13 (1)
International career‡
2011– Sweden 144[3] (23)
Medal record
Women's soccer
Representing  Sweden
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team
Silver medal – second place 2020 Tokyo 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 2 July 2021
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 01:30, 10 December 2022

Eva Sofia Jakobsson (born 23 April 1990) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays for San Diego Wave in the National Women's Soccer League. She made her debut for the Sweden women's national football team in 2011 and won her 100th cap in 2019. Jakobsson represented her country in the 2013 edition of the UEFA Women's Championship, as well as at the 2011, 2015 and 2019 FIFA Women's World Cups. She also played at the 2012, 2016 and 2020 Olympic Football Tournaments.

Club career

After playing one season in the second tier for Östers IF, Jakobsson signed in 2007, at 17, for national champion Umeå IK. In her five seasons in Umeå she won two championships and one national cup, and she made her UEFA Women's Cup debut. After Umeå lost its dominant position in the Damallsvenskan since 2009, Jakobsson transferred to Russian champion WFC Rossiyanka to again play the UEFA Women's Champions League.[4]

Jakobsson signed for Chelsea Ladies in January 2013.[5] She scored on her debut in a 1–1 draw with Birmingham,[6] and then scored a brace in her next game against Doncaster Rovers Belles.[7] She scored in her third consecutive Women's Super League game in a 2–1 win over the Liverpool Ladies.[8] She scored two more goals in the remaining eight games, ending as Chelsea's top scorer along with Eniola Aluko.[9]

With three WSL games remaining until the end of the season she moved to the German Bundesliga alongside teammate Ester, signing for newly promoted team BV Cloppenburg.[10][11] In July 2014, Jakobsson signed for Montpellier HSC of the French Division 1 Féminine.[12]

In July 2019, Jakobsson joined Real Madrid Feminino of the Spanish Primera División, who at that time went under the name CD Tacon, along with her national teammate, Kosovare Asllani.[13] During her first season in Spain, Jakobsson scored most goals and most assists in the capital club scoring eight goals and seven assists.[14]

In June 2021, Jakobsson announced that she was departing Real Madrid.[15] On 2 July 2021, she signed with Bayern Munich in the top German league, the Frauen-Bundesliga.[16] Jakobsson made only five appearances with Bayern Munich, and in January 2022, was signed by the American team San Diego Wave FC of the National Women's Soccer League.[17]

International career

Jakobsson made her debut for the Sweden national team in 2011. She has represented Sweden in three World Cups (Germany 2011, Canada 2015, France 2019) and three Olympic Games (London 2012, Rio 2016, Tokyo 2020.) Her squad finished in third place in two of those World Cups (2011 and 2019), and won silver medals both in Rio and in Tokyo. She also appeared at the 2013 European Championship. Jakobsson was the top scorer of the 2015 Algarve Cup, netting four times for Sweden.

Jakobsson suffered an anterior cruciate ligament injury in January 2017 while training with her French club. She was ruled out of Sweden's squad for UEFA Women's Euro 2017.[18]

In April 2019, Jakobsson won her 100th cap, marking the occasion with a goal in Sweden's 2–0 friendly win over Austria in Maria Enzersdorf.[19]

In the Quarter-Final of the 2019 Women's World Cup, Jakobsson scored a game-tying goal within ten minutes of Germany taking an early lead. Sweden would go on to win the match, posting their first victory over the Germans in a major tournament since the 1995 World Cup.[20][21] She also tallied what proved to be the winning goal in the 3rd Place Match of that tournament, scoring in the 22nd minute against England.[22]

Jakobsson was voted as the player of the match in the Quarter-Final vs Germany, and the 3rd Place Match against England.

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

Career statistics

International

Scores and results list Sweden's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Jakobsson goal.
List of international goals scored by Sofia Jakobsson
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1 2011-11-20 Phoenix, United States  United States 1–0 1–1 Friendly [24]
2 2012-05-26 Kirkcaldy, Scotland  Scotland 3–1 4–1 Friendly
3 4–1
4 2012-07-31 Newcastle upon Tyne, England  Canada 2–0 2–2 2012 Summer Olympics [25]
5 2012-10-23 Växjö, Sweden  Switzerland 1–0 3–0 Friendly
6 2015-02-12 Uusimaa, Finland  Finland 2–0 3–0 Friendly
7 2015-03-04 Vila Real de Santo António  Germany 2–2 4–2 2015 Algarve Cup
8 4–2
9 2015-03-09 Vila Real de Santo António  China 3–0 3–0 2015 Algarve Cup
10 2015-03-11 Parchal, Portugal  Germany 1–2 1–2 2015 Algarve Cup [26]
11 2015-06-16 Edmonton, Canada  Australia 1–1 1–1 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup [27]
12 2016-01-26 Gothenburg, Sweden  Scotland 3–0 6–0 Friendly
13 2017-01-19 La Manga, Spain  Norway 1–0 1–2 Friendly [28]
14 2018-04-05 Szombathely, Hungary  Hungary 2–0 4–1 2019 World Cup qualification
15 2018-09-04 Viborg, Denmark  Denmark 1–0 1–0 2019 World Cup qualification
16 2018-11-11 Rotherham, England  England 1–0 2–0 Friendly
17 2019-04-09 Maria Enzersdorf, Austria  Austria 1–0 2–0 Friendly
18 2019-06-29 Rennes, France  Germany 1–1 2–1 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup
19 2019-07-06 Nice, France  England 2–0 2–1 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup
20 2019-10-04 Miskolc, Hungary  Hungary 4–0 5–0 Euro 2022 qualifying
21 2020-03-10 Faro/Loulé, Portugal  Portugal 1–0 2–0 2020 Algarve Cup
22 2020-10-27 Gothenburg, Sweden  Iceland 1–0 2–0 Euro 2022 qualifying
23 2021-02-19 Paola, Malta  Austria 6–1 6–1 Friendly

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
 2011-6-28[m 1] Leverkusen  Colombia 54.

on 54' (off Forsberg)

1–0 W

Group match
2
 2011-7-13[m 2] Frankfurt  Japan 65.

on 65' (off Forsberg)

1–3 L

Semi-Final
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 78.

off 78' (on Nilsson)

0–0 D

Group match
1
5
 2012-7-31[m 5] Newcastle  Canada Start 16 2–0

2–2 D

Group match
6
 2012-8-3[m 6] Glasgow  France 58.

off 58' (on Asllani)

1–2 L

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

3–3 D

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

0–0 D

Group match
2
9
 2015-6-16[m 9] Edmonton  Australia Start 15 1–1

1–1 D

Group match
10
 2015-6-20[m 10] Ottawa  Germany Start

1–4 L

Round of 16
Brazil Rio de Janeiro 2016 Women's Olympic Football Tournament
11
 2016-8-3[m 11] Rio de Janeiro  South Africa 69.

off 69' (on Blackstenius)

1–0 W

Group match
12
 2016-8-6[m 12] Rio de Janeiro  Brazil Start

1–5 L

Group match
13
 2016-8-12[m 13] Brasília  United States 90.

off 90' (on Schough)

1–1 (pso 4–3) (W)

Quarter-Final
14
 2016-8-16[m 14] Rio de Janeiro  Brazil 61.

on 61' (off Blackstenius)

0–0 (pso 4–3) (W)

Semi-Final
15
 2016-8-19[m 15] Rio de Janeiro  Germany 55.

off 55' (on Blackstenius)

1–2 L

Gold Medal Match
France France 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup
16
 2019-6-11[m 16] Rennes  Chile Start

2–1 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
3
19
 2019-6-29[m 19] Rennes  Germany Start 22 1–1

2–1 W

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

0–1 L

Semi-Final
4
21
 2019-7-6[m 21] Nice  England Start 22 2–0

2–1 W

3rd Place Match

Matches and goals scored at European Championship tournaments

Goal Match Date Location Opponent Lineup Min Score Result Competition
Sweden 2013 European Championship
1
 2013-7-10[m 22] Gothenburg  Denmark 79.

on 79' (off Öqvist)

1–1 D

Group match
2
 2013-7-13[m 23] Gothenburg  Finland Start

5–0 W

Group match
3
 2013-7-21[m 24] Halmstad  Iceland Start

4–0 W

Quarter-Final
4
 2013-7-24[m 25] Gothenburg  Germany 74.

on 74' (off Öqvist)

0–1 L

Semi-Final

Honours

Umeå IK

WFC Rossiyanka

San Diego Wave

Sweden

See also

Notes

References

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