Sofia Jakobsson

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Sofia Jakobsson
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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 34) [1]
Place of birth Örnsköldsvik, Sweden [2]
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) [1]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 London City Lionesses
Number 15
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(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 (9)
2020–2021 Real Madrid 33 (11)
2021 Bayern Munich 5 (2)
2022–2024 San Diego Wave 37 (11)
2024– London City Lionesses 2 (2)
International career‡
2011– Sweden 144 [3] (23)
Medal record
Women's soccer
Representing Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Olympic Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2020 Tokyo Team
FIFA Women's World Cup
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2011 Germany Team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2019 France Team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2023 Australia–New Zealand 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 London City Lionesses in the FA Women's Championship. [4] 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.

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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. [5]

Jakobsson signed for Chelsea Ladies in January 2013. [6] She scored on her debut in a 1–1 draw with Birmingham, [7] and then scored a brace in her next game against Doncaster Rovers Belles. [8] She scored in her third consecutive Women's Super League game in a 2–1 win over the Liverpool Ladies. [9] She scored two more goals in the remaining eight games, ending as Chelsea's top scorer along with Eniola Aluko. [10]

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. [11] [12] In July 2014, Jakobsson signed for Montpellier HSC of the French Division 1 Féminine. [13]

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. [14] During her first season in Spain, Jakobsson scored most goals and most assists in the capital club scoring eight goals and seven assists. [15]

In June 2021, Jakobsson announced that she was departing Real Madrid. [16] On 2 July 2021, she signed with Bayern Munich in the top German league, the Frauen-Bundesliga. [17] 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. [18]

On 11 September 2024, Jakobsson and the San Diego Wave agreed to a mutual contract termination. [19] Jakobsson had played in 52 matches and made 30 starts in her tenure with the Californian club. [20] Two days after the announcement of her departure from the Wave, Jakobsson signed with Women's Championship club London City Lionesses on a two-year contract. [21]

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. [22]

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. [23]

In the Quarter-Final of the 2019 FIFA 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. [24] [25] 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. [26]

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 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup. [27]

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.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetitionRef.
12011-11-20 Phoenix, United StatesFlag of the United States.svg  United States 1–01–1 Friendly [m 1]
22012-05-26 Kirkcaldy, ScotlandFlag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 3–14–1Friendly
34–1
42012-07-31 Newcastle upon Tyne, EnglandFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 2–02–2 2012 Summer Olympics [m 2]
52012-10-23 Växjö, SwedenFlag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 1–03–0Friendly
62015-02-12 Uusimaa, FinlandFlag of Finland.svg  Finland 2–03–0Friendly
72015-03-04 Vila Real de Santo António Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 2–24–2 2015 Algarve Cup
84–2
92015-03-09Vila Real de Santo AntónioFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 3–03–02015 Algarve Cup
102015-03-11 Parchal, PortugalFlag of Germany.svg  Germany 1–21–22015 Algarve Cup [m 3]
112015-06-16 Edmonton, CanadaFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 1–11–1 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup [m 4]
122016-01-26 Gothenburg, SwedenFlag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 3–06–0Friendly
132017-01-19 La Manga, SpainFlag of Norway.svg  Norway 1–01–2Friendly [m 5]
142018-04-05 Szombathely, HungaryFlag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 2–04–1 2019 World Cup qualification
152018-09-04 Viborg, Denmark Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 1–01–02019 World Cup qualification
162018-11-11 Rotherham, EnglandFlag of England.svg  England 1–02–0Friendly
172019-04-09 Maria Enzersdorf, AustriaFlag of Austria.svg  Austria 1–02–0Friendly
182019-06-29 Rennes, FranceFlag of Germany.svg  Germany 1–12–1 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup [m 6]
192019-07-06 Nice, FranceFlag of England.svg  England 2–02–12019 FIFA Women's World Cup [m 7]
202019-10-04 Miskolc, HungaryFlag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 4–05–0 Euro 2022 qualifying
212020-03-10 Faro/Loulé, PortugalFlag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 1–02–0 2020 Algarve Cup
222020-10-27 Gothenburg, SwedenFlag of Iceland.svg  Iceland 1–02–0Euro 2022 qualifying
232021-02-19 Paola, Malta Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 6–16–1Friendly

Honours

Umeå IK

WFC Rossiyanka

San Diego Wave

Sweden

See also

Notes

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