Cornelia Kapocs

Cornelia Kapocs

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*
Years	Team	Apps	(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	10	(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 10:13, 11 February 2025 (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 Linköping FC.

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 Linköping FC. ^[2]

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

Liverpool

External video
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 Linköping. ^[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 to 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 9 February 2025 ^[14]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup [a]		League cup [b]		Continental [c]		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Kungsbacka DFF	2016	Elitettan	17	2	2	2	—		—		19	4
	2017	Elitettan	24	4	1	0	—		—		25	4
	Total		41	6	3	2	—		—		44	8
Ljusdals IF	2018	Elitettan	25	8	1	1	—		—		26	9
IK Uppsala	2019	Elitettan	25	7	3	0	—		—		28	7
	2020	Damallsvenskan	22	3	4	0	—		—		26	3
	Total		47	10	7	0	—		—		54	10
Linköping FC	2021	Damallsvenskan	19	7	4	0	—		—		23	7
	2022	Damallsvenskan	25	2	2	1	—		—		27	3
	2023	Damallsvenskan	25	18	3	1	—		2	0	30	19
	2024	Damallsvenskan	14	5	3	4	—		—		17	9
	Total		83	32	12	6	—		2	0	97	38
Liverpool	2024–25	Women's Super League	10	2	2	0	3	2	—		15	4
Career total			205	57	25	9	3	2	2	0	236	69

1. Includes Svenska Cupen, Women's FA Cup
2. Includes Women's League Cup
3. Includes the UEFA Women's Champions League

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. Archived from the original on 7 October 2024. Retrieved 17 October 2024.
6. "WSL: Kapocs's incredible strike puts Liverpool ahead". BBC Sport . 6 October 2024. Archived from the original on 8 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. Archived from the original on 16 December 2024. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
10. 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 . 3 October 2018. Archived from the original on 19 April 2021. Retrieved 19 October 2024.
13. "Türki̇ye-Sweden | Women's Under-19 2019". UEFA . 9 April 2019. Retrieved 19 October 2024.
14. Cornelia Kapocs at Soccerway

External links

• Cornelia Kapocs at Liverpool F.C.
• Cornelia Kapocs at Soccerway
• Cornelia Kapocs at Swedish Football Association