Stefany Ferrer Van Ginkel

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Stefany Ferrer Van Ginkel
Personal information
Full name Stefany Ferrer Van Ginkel [1] [2]
Date of birth (1998-10-17) 17 October 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth Campo Grande, Brazil
Height 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
Sant Boi
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2017–2021 West Virginia Mountaineers 66 (13)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2014–2015 Igualada
2015–2016 Atlètic Vilafranca
2016–2017 Espanyol B
2021–2022 UANL 10 (0)
2022 Angel City 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Stefany Ferrer Van Ginkel (born 17 October 1998) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder.

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Early life

Born in Campo Grande, Brazil, Ferrer Van Ginkel was one of three sisters and was placed in an orphanage at the age of three; all three sisters were eventually adopted by a Spanish family and moved to a village outside Barcelona, Spain. [3]

Ferrer Van Ginkel played youth soccer for C.F.S. Sant Boi, CF Igualada, and Fundació Esportiva Vilafranca. [4] After her college career in the United States, Ferrer Van Ginkel appeared in Ultimate Goal, a British reality competition series on BT Sport. [5]

College career

Ferrer Van Ginkel played American collegiate soccer for the West Virginia Mountaineers. [6]

Club career

RCD Espanyol

Ferrer Van Ginkel helped RCD Espanyol gain promotion. [3]

Tigres UANL

Ferrer Van Ginkel signed for Mexican club Tigres UANL in June 2021; she was the club's first foreign player. [3]

Angel City FC

In January 2022, Ferrer Van Ginkel transferred to American club Angel City FC. [7] On November 14, 2022, Angel City announced that Ferrer Van Ginkel's contract had not been renewed. [8] She made her league debut against Portland Thorns on 4 June 2022. [9]

Nazi salute controversy

In November 2023, Ferrer Van Ginkel, while driving in a car in Beverly Hills, was giving the Nazi salute as pro-Israel demonstrators shout “Shame on you!”. It was unclear what occurred before the recording started. [10] The pair apologized on a social media video, later her social media account was deactivated. [11]

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References

  1. ↑ "Stefany Ferrer Van Ginkel" (in Spanish). Liga MX Femenil. Archived from the original on 8 February 2022. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
  2. ↑ "Resolución" [Resolution](PDF) (in Spanish). Las Rozas de Madrid: Royal Spanish Football Federation. 17 December 2014. p. 9. Archived (PDF) from the original on 8 February 2022. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
  3. 1 2 3 Burhan, Asif. "Stefany Ferrer Van Ginkel: From Reality Star To Mexican Championship Final With Tigres". Forbes.
  4. ↑ "Nine Commit to Mountaineers – West Virginia Athletics". WVUsports.com.
  5. ↑ "Meet Four Young Women Aiming to Inspire in BT Sport's Second Series of Ultimate Goal". 2 November 2021.
  6. ↑ "Stefany Ferrer-vanGinkel – Women's Soccer". West Virginia University Athletics.
  7. ↑ "ANGEL CITY FOOTBALL CLUB SIGNS TIGRES UANL FEMENIL MIDFIELDER STEFANY FERRER VAN GINKEL". Angel City FC.
  8. ↑ "Angel City Announces Roster Moves". Angel City. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
  9. ↑ "Portland Thorns vs Angel City - 4 June 2022". int.soccerway.com.
  10. ↑ Former L.A. pro soccer player flashes Nazi salute at pro-Israel demonstrators. In: KTLA.com, 7 November 2023.
  11. ↑ "Female football star Stefany Ferrer Van Ginkel aims 'Nazi salute' at pro-Israel protesters". The Telegraph. 8 November 2023. Retrieved 8 November 2023.
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