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Linda Sembrant
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Sembrant with Sweden in 2015
Personal information
Full name Linda Brigitta Sembrant
Date of birth (1987-05-15) 15 May 1987 (age 37)
Place of birth Uppsala, Sweden
Height 1.75 m
Playing position Centre back
Club information
Current club Bayern Munich
Number 2
Youth career
SK Servia
Upsala IF
Bälingetrollen
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (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) 8 (1)
National team
2008– Sweden 136 (17)
Honours
Women's soccer
Representing  Sweden
Olympic Games
Silver 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team
FIFA Women's World Cup
Bronze 2011 Germany Team
Bronze 2019 France Team
  • Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14 April 2024.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 10 December 2022

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.

Club career

Sembrant began playing football with SK Servia, then progressed through the youth system of Bälinge IF. Although her role model while growing up was the striker Henrik Larsson, Sembrant became a defender.

Linda Sembrant and Marta
Sembrant (L) and Marta

Sembrant spent the 2006–07 off–season playing in England with Lincoln Ladies (then known as Lincoln City Ladies). She then moved to AIK in 2008. In November 2010 Sembrant switched to Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC, after becoming captain of AIK. One year later she moved to Tyresö FF.

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. 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.

In July 2019, Sembrant moved to Italy to sign with defending Serie A champions Juventus.

In January 2024, Sembrant was loaned to Bayern Munich until the end of the 2023–24 season.

International career

Sembrant represented Sweden at all youth levels, then won her first senior cap against England in February 2008. She was withdrawn from the Sweden squad for Euro 2009 through injury.

In 2011 Sembrant was called up to Sweden's squad for the World Cup in Germany. She retained her place in the national selection for the 2012 London Olympics.

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.

Sembrandt scored against Thailand at the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup, the opening goal in a 5–1 win.

On 13 June 2023, she was included in the 23-player squad for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup.

Personal life

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

Career statistics

Club

Club Season League Cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Bälinge IF 2005 Norrettan 3 3 0 0 3 3
AIK 2008 Damallsvenskan 21 2 0 0 21 2
2009 20 2 2 2 22 4
2010 21 2 2 1 23 3
Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC 2011 22 3 5 0 4 2 31 5
Tyresö FF 2012 13 1 1 0 14 1
2013 11 2 0 0 4 0 15 2
2014 6 1 2 0 5 0 13 1
Montpellier HSC 2014–15 D1 Féminine 22 2 4 0 26 2
2015–16 22 4 5 1 27 5
2016–17 18 1 2 0 20 1
2017–18 20 2 4 0 6 1 30 3
2018–19 18 0 1 0 19 0
Juventus FC 2019–20 Serie A 16 2 3 1 2 0 21 3
2020–21 19 3 3 0 2 0 24 3
2021–22 9 0 4 0 2 0 15 0
2022–23 21 2 6 0 8 0 35 2
2023–24 2 0 1 0 2 0 5 0
FC Bayern Munich 2023–24 Frauen-Bundesliga 8 1 3 0 0 0 11 1
Career total 292 33 48 5 35 3 375 41

International goals

No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1. 24 February 2010 Municipal Stadium, Vila Real de Santo António, Portugal Flag of Norway.svg Norway 1–2 2–2 2010 Algarve Cup
2. 10 March 2014 Estádio Algarve, Faro, Portugal Flag of Japan.svg Japan 1–0 1–2 2014 Algarve Cup
3. 21 August 2014 Stadion Kazimierza Deyny, Starogard Gdański, Poland Flag of Poland.svg Poland 4–0 4–0 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
4. 26 November 2014 Los Angeles, United States Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada 1–0 1–1 Friendly
5. 8 June 2015 Investors Group Field, Winnipeg, Canada Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria 3–2 3–3 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup
6. 20 June 2015 TD Place Stadium, Ottawa, Canada Flag of Germany.svg Germany 1–3 1–4
7. 8 April 2016 NTC Poprad, Poprad, Slovakia Flag of Slovakia.svg Slovakia 2–0 3–0 UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying
8. 8 July 2017 Falcon Alkoholfri Arena, Falkenberg, Sweden Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico 1–0 1–0 Friendly
9. 16 June 2019 Allianz Riviera, Nice, France Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand 1–0 5–1 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup
10. 3 September 2019 Daugava Stadium, Liepāja, Latvia Flag of Latvia.svg Latvia 1–1 4–1 UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualifying
11. 8 October 2019 Gamla Ullevi, Gothenburg, Sweden Flag of Slovakia.svg Slovakia 3–0 7–0
12. 17 September 2020 Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary 8–0 8–0
13. 1 December 2020 Anton Malatinský Stadium, Trnava, Slovakia Flag of Slovakia.svg Slovakia 2–0 6–0
14. 19 February 2021 Hibernians Stadium, Paola, Malta Flag of Austria.svg Austria 1–0 6–1 Friendly
15. 7 April 2022 Tengiz Burjanadze Stadium, Gori, Georgia Flag of Georgia.svg Georgia 4–0 15–0 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
16. 22 July 2022 Leigh Sports Village, Leigh, England Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium 1–0 1–0 UEFA Women's Euro 2022
17. 6 September 2022 Tampere Stadium, Tampere, Finland Flag of Finland.svg Finland 3–0 5–0 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
18. 31 October 2023 Eleda Stadion, Malmö, Sweden Flag of Italy.svg Italy 1–1 1–1 2023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League A

Honours

Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC

  • Svenska Cupen: 2011

Tyresö FF

Juventus

  • Serie A: 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22
  • Coppa Italia: 2022, 2023
  • Supercoppa Italiana: 2019, 2020–21

Bayern Munich

Sweden

See also

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