Linda Sembrant

Linda Sembrant
	Sembrant with Sweden in 2015
Personal information
Full name	Linda Brigitta Sembrant
Date of birth	15 May 1987 (age 37)
Place of birth	Uppsala, Sweden
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Centre back
Team information
Current team	Bayern Munich
Number	2
Youth career
	SK Servia
	Upsala IF
	Bälingetrollen
Senior career*
Years	Team
2004–2007	Bälinge IF
2006	→ Lincoln Ladies (loan)
2008–2010	AIK
2011	Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC
2012–2014	Tyresö FF
2014–2019	Montpellier
2019–2024	Juventus
2024	→ Bayern Munich (loan)
2024–	Bayern Munich
International career‡
2008–	Sweden
Medal record
Women's soccer
Representing Sweden
Olympic Games
FIFA Women's World Cup
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 December 2024; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 July 2024

Linda Brigitta Sembrant (born 15 May 1987) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Frauen-Bundesliga club Bayern Munich 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.^[6] Although her role model while growing up was the striker Henrik Larsson,^[6] Sembrant became a defender.

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] After winning the Bundesliga in her first season at Bayern, Sembrant signed a new contract until 2025.^[15]

International career

Sembrant represented Sweden at all youth levels, then won her first senior cap against England in February 2008.^[16] She was withdrawn from the Sweden squad for Euro 2009 through injury.^[17]

In 2011 Sembrant was called up to Sweden's squad for the World Cup in Germany.^[18] She retained her place in the national selection for the 2012 London Olympics.^[19]

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.^[20]

Sembrandt scored against Thailand at the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup, the opening goal in a 5–1 win.^[21]

On 13 June 2023, she was included in the 23-player squad for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup.^[22]

Personal life

Sembrant lives together with Italian footballer Lisa Boattin in a same-sex relationship.^[23]

Career statistics

Club

As of 20 May 2024

Club	Season	League			Cup^[a]		Continental^[b]		Total
Club	Season	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
Bayern Munich	2023–24	Frauen-Bundesliga	10	1	3	0	0	0	13	1
Bayern Munich	2024–25	Frauen-Bundesliga	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Career total			294	33	48	5	35	3	377	41

^ Includes Svenska cupen (women), Coupe de France féminine, Coppa Italia (women), Supercoppa Italiana (women), DFB-Pokal Frauen
^ Includes UEFA Women's Champions League

International goals

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition	Ref.
1.	24 February 2010	Municipal Stadium, Vila Real de Santo António, Portugal	Norway	1–2	2–2	2010 Algarve Cup	^[24]
2.	10 March 2014	Estádio Algarve, Faro, Portugal	Japan	1–0	1–2	2014 Algarve Cup	^[25]
3.	21 August 2014	Stadion Kazimierza Deyny, Starogard Gdański, Poland	Poland	4–0	4–0	2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification	^[26]
4.	26 November 2014	Los Angeles, United States	Canada	1–0	1–1	Friendly	^[27]
5.	8 June 2015	Investors Group Field, Winnipeg, Canada	Nigeria	3–2	3–3	2015 FIFA Women's World Cup	^[28]
6.	20 June 2015	TD Place Stadium, Ottawa, Canada	Germany	1–3	1–4	2015 FIFA Women's World Cup	^[29]
7.	8 April 2016	NTC Poprad, Poprad, Slovakia	Slovakia	2–0	3–0	UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying
8.	8 July 2017	Falcon Alkoholfri Arena, Falkenberg, Sweden	Mexico	1–0	1–0	Friendly
9.	16 June 2019	Allianz Riviera, Nice, France	Thailand	1–0	5–1	2019 FIFA Women's World Cup
10.	3 September 2019	Daugava Stadium, Liepāja, Latvia	Latvia	1–1	4–1	UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualifying
11.	8 October 2019	Gamla Ullevi, Gothenburg, Sweden	Slovakia	3–0	7–0
12.	17 September 2020	Gamla Ullevi, Gothenburg, Sweden	Hungary	8–0	8–0
13.	1 December 2020	Anton Malatinský Stadium, Trnava, Slovakia	Slovakia	2–0	6–0
14.	19 February 2021	Hibernians Stadium, Paola, Malta	Austria	1–0	6–1	Friendly
15.	7 April 2022	Tengiz Burjanadze Stadium, Gori, Georgia	Georgia	4–0	15–0	2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
16.	22 July 2022	Leigh Sports Village, Leigh, England	Belgium	1–0	1–0	UEFA Women's Euro 2022	^[30]
17.	6 September 2022	Tampere Stadium, Tampere, Finland	Finland	3–0	5–0	2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification	^[31]
18.	31 October 2023	Eleda Stadion, Malmö, Sweden	Italy	1–1	1–1	2023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League A