JAKOBSSON Sofia

Date of Birth: 23 Apr 1990

Age: 31

Gender: Female

Height (m/ft): 1.74/5'8''

Place of birth: ORNSKOLDSVIK

Birth Country:

Sweden

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Football	Women SWE Sweden	2

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Tokyo Stadium	Women's Group G #05 SWE Sweden 3 USA United States 0	Finished
	Saitama Stadium	Women's Group G #11 SWE Sweden 4 AUS Australia 2	Finished
	Miyagi Stadium	Women's Group G #17 NZL New Zealand 0 SWE Sweden 2	Finished
	Saitama Stadium	Women's Quarter-final #21 SWE Sweden 3 JPN Japan 1	Finished
	International Stadium Yokohama	Women's Semi-final #23 AUS Australia 0 SWE Sweden 1	Finished
	International Stadium Yokohama	Women's Gold Medal Match #26 SWE Sweden 1 (2) CAN Canada 1 (3) PSO	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Olympic Games

Rank	Event	Year	Location
2	Senior	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA
7	Senior	2012	London, GBR

FIFA Women's World Cup

Rank	Event	Year	Location
3	Senior	2019	France
3	Senior	2011	Germany
16	Senior	2015	Canada

Occupation:

Languages spoken:

English, Swedish

Real Madrid Feminino [Spain] since 2019/20

David Aznar [club], ESP; Peter Gerhardsson [national], SWE

Position style:

Forward (Facebook page, 08 Jul 2016)

Right-footed (sofifa.com, 17 Mar 2016)

2011 for Sweden Against England (aftonbladet.se, 15 May 2011)

In January 2017 she suffered an anterior cruciate ligament [ACL] knee injury and missed the rest of the 2016/17 season with Montpellier HSC in France. (vavel.com, 01 Feb 2017)

She injured her elbow during a match against Denmark in April 2015. (expressen.se, 08 Apr 2015)

She broke a bone in her hand during a training session in May 2008. (folkbladet.nu, 06 May 2008)

National league:

Primera Division Femenina [ESP] (besoccer.com, 08 Sep 2019)

She began playing football at age five at the Hagglunds IoFK club in Sweden. (lsmsport.se, 15 Dec 2015; splitvision.azurewebsites.net, 17 Apr 2015)

Swedish footballer Hanna Ljungberg. (fotboll.ifokus.se, 19 Jan 2013)

Her brother Anders. (aftonbladet.se, 11 Jun 2019)

She was one of 20 players nominated for the 2019 Ballon d'Or, but did not win. (marca.com, 21 Oct 2019)

She was named 2014/15 Player of the Year in the French Division 1 Feminine. (allehanda.se, 21 Oct 2015)

She was named 2011 Breakthrough Player of the Year in Sweden. (fotboll.ifokus.se, 19 Jan 2013)

General Interest

General
WORLD CUP GOAL DEDICATION
In 2018 her younger brother Anders was involved in an accident and suffered a cerebral haemorrhage that caused a permanent impairment. She dedicated her goal against Germany in the quarterfinal of the 2019 World Cup in France to him. "The goal was for my brother. He has gone through a lot, he is an incredibly strong person. He is my great role model and inspiration in life." (fifa.com, 30 Jun 2019; aftonbladet.se, 11 Jun 2019)

Social Media

Legend

:: Silver Medal
:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event
PSO:: Penalty Shoot-out

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