Sofie Svava

Sofie Svava (born 11 August 2000) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a left wing-back or midfielder for Première Ligue club Lyon and the Denmark national team.

Svava has previously played for FC Rosengård of the Swedish Damallsvenskan, Brøndby IF of the Danish Elitedivisionen, VfL Wolfsburg of the German Bundesliga, and Real Madrid of the Spanish Liga F.[3] In January 2020, she was named by UEFA as one of the 10 most promising young players in Europe.

[4] Svava played in the junior teams of the clubs Hørsholm-Usserød IK, Brøndby IF, B.93 Copenhagen, and Ballerup-Skovlunde Fodbold.

Starting at age 16, Svava played for Brøndby IF in the Danish top league and won the cup in her first season.

In November 2020, it was announced that Svava had signed a three-year contract with German club VfL Wolfsburg, running from January 2021.

In the 2021/22 Champions League, she was used in the group games against Servette FC Chênois and Juventus and reached the quarter-finals with the team.

Svava debuted for the Danish national team in the 1–0 friendly victory against Finland in January 2019, coming on as a substitute in the 74th minute.

After Russia were excluded because of the political attack on Ukraine, which violated international law, Denmark were confirmed as World Cup participants early.