Linda Sembrant

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Linda Sembrant
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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*
YearsTeamApps(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 Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Olympic Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team
FIFA Women's World Cup
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2011 Germany Team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 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.

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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 Linda Sembrant and Marta.jpg
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 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup. [21]

Personal life

Sembrant lives together with Italian footballer Lisa Boattin in a same-sex relationship. [22]

Career statistics

Club

ClubSeasonLeagueCup [lower-alpha 1] Continental [lower-alpha 2] Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
AIK 2008 Damallsvenskan 21200—212
2009 20222—224
2010 21221—233
Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC 2011 2235042315
Tyresö FF 2012 13110—141
2013 1120040152
2014 612050131
Montpellier HSC 2014–15 D1 Féminine 22240—262
2015–16 22451—275
2016–17 18120—201
2017–18 2024061303
2018–19 18010—190
Career total2142228419326129

International goals

No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetitionRef.
1.24 February 2010Municipal Stadium, Vila Real de Santo António, PortugalFlag of Norway.svg  Norway 1–22–2 2010 Algarve Cup [23]
2.10 March 2014 Estádio Algarve, Faro, PortugalFlag of Japan.svg  Japan 1–01–2 2014 Algarve Cup [24]
3.21 August 2014 Stadion Kazimierza Deyny, Starogard Gdański, PolandFlag of Poland.svg  Poland 4–04–0 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification [25]
4.26 November 2014 Los Angeles, United StatesFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 1–01–1 Friendly [26]
5.8 June 2015 Investors Group Field, Winnipeg, CanadaFlag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 3–23–3 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup [27]
6.20 June 2015 TD Place Stadium, Ottawa, CanadaFlag of Germany.svg  Germany 1–31–4 [28]
7.8 April 2016 NTC Poprad, Poprad, SlovakiaFlag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 2–03–0 UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying
8.8 July 2017 Falcon Alkoholfri Arena, Falkenberg, SwedenFlag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 1–01–0Friendly
9.16 June 2019 Allianz Riviera, Nice, FranceFlag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 1–05–1 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup
10.3 September 2019 Daugava Stadium, Liepāja, LatviaFlag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 1–14–1 UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualifying
11.8 October 2019Gamla Ullevi, Gothenburg, SwedenFlag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 3–07–0
12.17 September 2020Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 8–08–0
13.1 December 2020 Anton Malatinský Stadium, Trnava, SlovakiaFlag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 2–06–0
14.19 February 2021 Hibernians Stadium, Paola, MaltaFlag of Austria.svg  Austria 1–06–1Friendly
15.7 April 2022 Tengiz Burjanadze Stadium, Gori, GeorgiaFlag of Georgia.svg  Georgia 4–015–0 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
16.22 July 2022 Leigh Sports Village, Leigh, EnglandFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 1–01–0 UEFA Women's Euro 2022 [29]
17.6 September 2022 Tampere Stadium, Tampere, FinlandFlag of Finland.svg  Finland 3–05–02023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification [30]
18.31 October 2023 Eleda Stadion, Malmö, SwedenFlag of Italy.svg  Italy 1–11–1 2023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League A

Honours

Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC

Tyresö FF

Juventus

Sweden

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