| Linda Sembrant | |
| Fullname: | Linda Brigitta Sembrant[1] |
| Birth Date: | 1987 5, df=yes[2] |
| Birth Place: | Uppsala, Sweden[3] |
| Height: | 1.75 m |
| Position: | Centre back |
| Currentclub: | Bayern Munich |
| Clubnumber: | 2 |
| Youthclubs1: | SK Servia |
| Youthclubs2: | Upsala IF |
| Youthclubs3: | Bälingetrollen |
| Years1: | 2004–2007 |
| Years2: | 2006 |
| Clubs2: | → Lincoln Ladies (loan) |
| Caps2: | 3 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2008–2010 |
| Clubs3: | AIK |
| Caps3: | 62 |
| Goals3: | 6 |
| Years4: | 2011 |
| Clubs4: | Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC |
| Caps4: | 22 |
| Goals4: | 3 |
| Years5: | 2012–2014 |
| Clubs5: | Tyresö FF |
| Caps5: | 30 |
| Goals5: | 4 |
| Years6: | 2014–2019 |
| Clubs6: | Montpellier |
| Caps6: | 99 |
| Goals6: | 9 |
| Years7: | 2019–2024 |
| Clubs7: | Juventus |
| Caps7: | 67 |
| Goals7: | 7 |
| Years8: | 2024 |
| Clubs8: | → Bayern Munich (loan) |
| Caps8: | 10 |
| Goals8: | 1 |
| Years9: | 2024– |
| Clubs9: | Bayern Munich |
| Caps9: | 0 |
| Goals9: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2008– |
| Nationalteam1: | Sweden[4] |
| Nationalcaps1: | 152[5] |
| Nationalgoals1: | 18 |
| Pcupdate: | 20 May 2024 |
| Ntupdate: | 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.
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]
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]
Sembrant lives together with Italian footballer Lisa Boattin in a same-sex relationship.[23]
| Club | Season | League | Cup[24] | Continental[25] | 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 | |||
| Bayern Munich | 2023–24 | Frauen-Bundesliga | 10 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | |
| 2024–25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 294 | 33 | 48 | 5 | 35 | 3 | 377 | 41 | |||
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 24 February 2010 | Municipal Stadium, Vila Real de Santo António, Portugal | 1–2 | 2–2 | [26] | ||
| 2. | 10 March 2014 | Estádio Algarve, Faro, Portugal | 1–0 | 1–2 | [27] | ||
| 3. | 21 August 2014 | Stadion Kazimierza Deyny, Starogard Gdański, Poland | 4–0 | 4–0 | [28] | ||
| 4. | 26 November 2014 | Los Angeles, United States | 1–0 | 1–1 | [29] | ||
| 5. | 8 June 2015 | Investors Group Field, Winnipeg, Canada | 3–2 | 3–3 | [30] | ||
| 6. | 20 June 2015 | TD Place Stadium, Ottawa, Canada | 1–3 | 1–4 | [31] | ||
| 7. | 8 April 2016 | NTC Poprad, Poprad, Slovakia | 2–0 | 3–0 | |||
| 8. | 8 July 2017 | Falcon Alkoholfri Arena, Falkenberg, Sweden | 1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly | ||
| 9. | 16 June 2019 | Allianz Riviera, Nice, France | 1–0 | 5–1 | |||
| 10. | 3 September 2019 | Daugava Stadium, Liepāja, Latvia | 1–1 | 4–1 | |||
| 11. | 8 October 2019 | Gamla Ullevi, Gothenburg, Sweden | 3–0 | 7–0 | |||
| 12. | 17 September 2020 | 8–0 | 8–0 | ||||
| 13. | 1 December 2020 | Anton Malatinský Stadium, Trnava, Slovakia | 2–0 | 6–0 | |||
| 14. | 19 February 2021 | Hibernians Stadium, Paola, Malta | 1–0 | 6–1 | Friendly | ||
| 15. | 7 April 2022 | Tengiz Burjanadze Stadium, Gori, Georgia | 4–0 | 15–0 | |||
| 16. | 22 July 2022 | Leigh Sports Village, Leigh, England | 1–0 | 1–0 | [32] | ||
| 17. | 6 September 2022 | Tampere Stadium, Tampere, Finland | 3–0 | 5–0 | 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification | [33] | |
| 18. | 31 October 2023 | Eleda Stadion, Malmö, Sweden | 1–1 | 1–1 | |||
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