Cornelia Kapocs

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Cornelia Kapocs
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Kapocs in 2024
Personal information
Full name Cornelia Iza Kapocs
Date of birth (2000-07-13) 13 July 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth Gothenburg, Sweden
Height 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Striker, attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Liverpool
Number 7
Youth career
Tölö IF
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2016–2017 Kungsbacka DFF 41 (6)
2018 Ljusdals IF 25 (8)
2019–2020 IK Uppsala 47 (10)
2021–2024 Linköping 83 (32)
2024– Liverpool 4 (2)
International career‡
2017 Sweden U17 1 (1)
2018–2019 Sweden U19 7 (5)
2020–2024 Sweden U23 24 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:02, 20 October 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 02:20, 18 October 2024 (UTC)

Cornelia Iza Kapocs (born 13 July 2000) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a striker for Women's Super League club Liverpool and the Sweden national team at under-23 youth level. She previously played for Swedish clubs Kungsbacka DFF, Ljusdals IF, IK Uppsala, and Linkoping FC.

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Early life

Her grandfather, Géza Kapocs, was a Hungarian footballer who has played alongside Ferenc Puskás. [1]

Club career

Early career

As a youngster, she started her career with Tolo IF, before rising through Swedish football with Kungsbacka DFF, Ljusdals IF, IK Uppsala and eventually Linkoping FC. [2]

On 7 December 2020, Linkoping FC announced that Kapocs has signed a two year deal with the club. [3]

Liverpool

External video
Nuvola apps kaboodle.svg Kapocs' incredible strike puts Liverpool ahead, WSL Goal of the Month nomination via BBC Sport, 6 October 2024

On 15 August 2024, Kapocs signed for Liverpool from Linkoping. [4]

She made her first team debut for the Reds on 6 October 2024 during the 2024–25 season, where she scored the opening goal in a 3–2 victory over Tottenham Hotspur, a stunning long-range lob over the goalkeeper. [5] [6] The goal was later nominated for the WSL Goal of the Month award. [7] Kapocs scored her second goal two weeks later against Crystal Palace, an equaliser bent into the corner of the goal. [8] [9]

International career

Kapocs has represented Sweden at under-17, under-19 and under-23 international youth levels. [10]

On 8 October 2016, Kapocs scored her debut youth international goal for Sweden under-17s, an equaliser against Montenegro resulting in a 2–1 victory during 2017 U17 Championship qualification. [11]

For 2019 Under-19 Championship qualification, she scored a brace against Kazakhstan on 3 October 2018, [12] followed by another brace against Sweden in the elite round of qualification on 9 April 2019. [13]

From 2020–2024, Kapocs represented the Sweden under-23s, making 24 appearances and scoring four goals for the youth team. [10]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 20 October 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cup [lower-alpha 1] League cup [lower-alpha 2] Continental [lower-alpha 3] Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Kungsbacka DFF 2016 Elitettan 17222——194
2017Elitettan24410——254
Total41632——448
Ljusdals IF 2018Elitettan25811——269
IK Uppsala 2019Elitettan25730——287
2020 Damallsvenskan 22340——263
Total471070——5410
Linkoping FC 2021 Damallsvenskan19740——237
2022 Damallsvenskan25221——273
2023 Damallsvenskan251831—203019
2024 Damallsvenskan14534——179
Total8332126—209738
Liverpool 2024–25 Women's Super League 420010—52
Career total19957239102022667

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References

  1. ↑ Meisels, Daniel (28 June 2019). "Kapocs går i farfars fotspår". unt.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 17 October 2024.
  2. ↑ "Factfile: Seven things to know about Cornelia Kapocs - Liverpool FC". www.liverpoolfc.com. 16 August 2024. Retrieved 17 October 2024.
  3. ↑ "U23-landslagsspelare till Linköpings FC - Linköpings Fotboll Club". 7 December 2020. Archived from the original on 7 December 2020. Retrieved 19 October 2024.
  4. ↑ "Cornelia Kapocs: Liverpool complete transfer for Linkoping forward". BBC Sport . 15 August 2024. Retrieved 17 October 2024.
  5. ↑ "'Very intelligent' new Liverpool signing scores INCREDIBLE goal on FULL debut". Yahoo Sports . 6 October 2024. Retrieved 17 October 2024.
  6. ↑ "WSL: Kapocs's incredible strike puts Liverpool ahead". BBC Sport . 6 October 2024. Retrieved 17 October 2024.
  7. ↑ "Cornelia Kapocs and Marie Höbinger nominated for WSL Goal of the Month". Liverpool FC . 25 October 2024. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
  8. ↑ Coates, Charlotte (20 October 2024). "Liverpool 1-1 Crystal Palace: Katie Stengel scores first Palace goal at former club". BBC Sport . Retrieved 21 October 2024.
  9. ↑ "Cornelia Kapocs equaliser earns Liverpool WSL draw with Crystal Palace". Live Score. 20 October 2024. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
  10. 1 2 Cornelia Kapocs at Flashscore.com
  11. ↑ "Sweden-Montenegro | Women's Under-17 2017". UEFA . 8 October 2016. Retrieved 19 October 2024.
  12. ↑ "Sweden-Kazakhstan | Women's Under-19 2019". UEFA.com. 3 October 2018. Retrieved 19 October 2024.
  13. ↑ "Türki̇ye-Sweden | Women's Under-19 2019". UEFA . 9 April 2019. Retrieved 19 October 2024.
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