Angelica Soffia
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 2 July 2000 | ||
Place of birth | Abano Terme, Italy | ||
Height | 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||
Position(s) |
Right back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team |
AC Milan | ||
Number | 20 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2016–2018 |
Verona | 42 | (5) |
2018–2022 |
Roma | 65 | (0) |
2022– |
AC Milan | 21 | (1) |
International career | |||
2016 | Italy U16 | 3 | (1) |
2015–2017 | Italy U17 | 11 | (2) |
2017–2018 | Italy U19 | 11 | (0) |
2021– | Italy | 9 | (2) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 July 2023 |
Angelica Soffia (born 2 July 2000) is an Italian professional
Club career
Soffia began playing football in the youth ranks of the Godigese men's team and took part in inter-gender training sessions during her stay with the club. In 2015, Soffia was signed by AGSM Verona after the club's scouts watched her in regional tournaments for several months.
On 6 February 2016, Soffia played her first
Her performances for the club in the 2017–18 season led to Soffia winning an award at the 18th edition of the Gran Galà del Calcio ceremony. The newly formed A.S. Roma women's team would sign Angelica Soffia, along with fellow Verona player Emma Lipman, for Roma's inaugural 2018–19 Serie A league campaign.
Soffia made her Roma debut at right-back in the club's first Serie A league game away to Sassuolo. She also showed herself as a capable left-back who could share game time with Roma's club captain Elisa Bartoli down the left flank. Despite showing promise and versatility, Soffia would spend most of her sophomore season on the substitutes' bench behind 2019 summer signing Kaja Eržen. Soffia continued to improve her game under the tutelage of coach Elisabetta Bavagnoli, until Soffia would make the definitive jump to first-team regular in third season with Roma.
The 2020–21 season saw Soffia enjoy more league starts in a Roma shirt than she would ever previously racked up to date, while her performances in Roma's victorious 2021 Coppa Italia campaign proved crucial to the team's success. Soffia's build-up play through all channels of the pitch and her overall playmaking, particularly in the Coppa Italia semi-final tie against
International career
Soffia's performances did not go unnoticed by Italy's national team coach Milena Bertolini, who called up Soffia to make her senior debut for her country on 13 April 2021.[8] After representing Italy at all ranks of youth football, Angelica Soffia won her first senior international cap for Italy on 13 April 2021, in a 1–0 victory over Iceland.[9] Soffia then started at right-back for Italy in a 1–0 friendly win over the Netherlands the next month in June 2021.[10] In just her third appearance for Italy, Soffia scored a brace in a 3–2 victory against Austria on 14 June 2021.[11]
References
- ^ "Luserna vs. Hellas Verona - 6 February 2016 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
- ^ "Brescia vs. Hellas Verona - 28 September 2016 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
- ^ "BIIK Kazygurt vs. Hellas Verona - 5 October 2016 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
- ^ "Hellas Verona vs. Jesina - 28 January 2017 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
- ^ "Examining the Evolution of Angelica Soffia: From Timid Youngster to Total Football Prodigy". 8 June 2021.
- ^ "Roma Wins 2021 Coppa Italia in Penalty Shootout". 31 May 2021.
- ^ "Official: Angelica Soffia Signs New Contract Through 2023". Chiesa Di Totti. 21 July 2021. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
- ^ FIGC (13 April 2021). "Botta e risposta nell'amichevole di Coverciano: il secondo match tra Italia e Islanda finisce 1-1". Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
- ^ JuventusNews24, Redazione (10 April 2021). "Italia Femminile Islanda 1-0: test match pieno di esperimenti per Bertolini". Juventus News 24 (in Italian). Retrieved 15 June 2021.
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: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Italia Femminile, battuta 1-0 l'Olanda: 90' per Bartoli e Soffia". IlRomanista.eu. 10 June 2021. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
- ^ JuventusNews24, Redazione (14 June 2021). "Austria Italia Femminile 2-3: tante giovani, le azzurre soffrono ma vincono". Juventus News 24 (in Italian). Retrieved 15 June 2021.
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