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2019 Algarve Cup
The 2019 Algarve Cup was the 26th edition of the Algarve Cup, an invitational women's football tournament held annually in Portugal. It took place from 27 February to 6 March. Norway defeated Poland 3–0 in the final to win their fifth title, and their first since the 1998 edition. Format The twelve invited teams were split into four groups to play a round-robin tournament. Points awarded in the group stage followed the standard formula of three points for a win, one point for a draw and zero points for a loss. In the case of two teams being tied on the same number of points in a group, their head-to-head result determine the higher place. Teams Squads Group stage The groups were announced in mid-January 2019 ''All times are local (UTC±0).'' Tie-breaking criteria For the group stage of this tournament, where two or more teams in a group tied on an equal number of points, the finishing positions were determined by the following tie-breaking criteria in the following orde ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jennifer Hermoso
Jennifer Hermoso Fuentes (born 9 May 1990) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Liga MX Femenil club Tigres UANL and the Spain national team. She is the all-time top scorer for Spain, and was part of her country's championship side at the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup, where she was also awarded the Silver Ball. Hermoso developed through the youth teams of her hometown club Atlético Madrid, where she stayed for eight years before continuing on to Rayo Vallecano. Hermoso won her first senior title with Rayo in 2011, and in 2013, made her first international move to Tyresö FF in Sweden. Months later, she competed in the UEFA Women's Euro 2013 with Spain, scoring her first competitive international goal in a group stage win against England. Hermoso moved to FC Barcelona in 2014, where she advanced her position from attacking midfielder to false 9. Her positional change turned her to a prolific goalscorer, as she earned two Pichichi titles as the Span ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erin Cuthbert
Erin Jacqueline Cuthbert (born 19 July 1998) is a Scottish professional association football, footballer who plays for Chelsea F.C. Women, Chelsea in the Women's Super League and is a member of the Scotland women's national football team, Scotland national team. She studied at University of the West of Scotland, combining graduation from the Open University with being a professional football player. Club career Scottish football Cuthbert started her football career at her local boys' club, which is coached by her dad. She also spent time playing for Crosshouse Boys Club, before moving to Rangers L.F.C., Rangers in 2010. She made her Scottish Women's Premier League debut in September 2013 and was named the league's Young Player of the Year for the 2014 Scottish Women's Premier League, 2014 season. She transferred to Glasgow City F.C., Glasgow City in January 2015 and was part of the City team that won the domestic Treble (association football), treble in 2015 then retained the SW ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Isabell Herlovsen
Isabell Lehn Herlovsen (born 23 June 1988) is a Norwegian former football player. She last played for Våleranga and Kolbotn after moving home from China and the club Jiangsu Suning. She plays as a midfielder and a striker. Herlovsen is the daughter of former football player Kai Erik Herlovsen and was born in Germany during his spell at Borussia Mönchengladbach. She is a Norwegian women's international having made her debut at the age of 16. Herlovsen was the youngest player at UEFA Women's Euro 2005 and became the youngest goal-scorer in the tournament's history on 9 June 2005 when she scored a goal in a 1–1 draw against France. Club career Herlovsen began her career at Kolbotn IL. She made her debut with the club in 2004 and played for five seasons winning two league titles in 2005 and 2006 and winning the women's national cup in 2007. Following the UEFA Women's Euro 2005, Herlovsen drew interest from the women's section of English club Arsenal. The two sides met for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wang Shanshan
Wang Shanshan (; born 27 January 1990) is a Chinese association football player who plays for Chinese Women's Super League club Beijing Jingtan. International career Wang played at the 2011 Summer Universiade. She made her debut for the senior team in March 2012 against Germany. In April 2015, she scored in China's 2–1 friendly defeat to England. At the 2018 Asian Games in Indonesia, she scored 9 goals against Tajikistan after coming off the bench in the 56th minute. Style of play Wang is adept at both defence and attack, thus becoming a prime example of a utility player in football. Chinese press likens her to legendary Dutchman Ruud Gullit. Her all-roundedness is most prominently demonstrated on international duty at the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup. International goals Honours ;China *Asian Games silver medalist: 2018; bronze medalist: 2022 *AFC Women's Asian Cup: 2022 The year began with another wave in the COVID-19 pandemic, with SARS-CoV-2 Omicron ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Estádio Algarve
The Estádio Algarve (') is an association football stadium located between Faro and Loulé municipalities, in the Algarve region of Portugal. The stadium has a total capacity of 30,305 spectators and was purposely built for the UEFA Euro 2004 championship. Since 2023, only 22,000 seats are made available for football matches due to security concerns. History The Estádio Algarve was designed in the summer of 2000 in accordance with UEFA and FIFA standards by Populous for the UEFA Euro 2004 championship hosted in Portugal. The design team included WS Atkins engineers and local partners including Marobal. The design is regional in nature, alluding to the maritime traditions of Portugal and harmonizing with the distinctive local landscape of the region of Algarve. The stadium is considered a model small/regional flexible use stadium for football and other sports and cultural events, being one of the most used stadiums in Portugal, compared to others used only for matches in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nadia Nadim
Nadia Nadim (; born 2 January 1988) is a professional association football, footballer who plays as a striker (association football), striker for the Damallsvenskan club Hammarby Fotboll (women), Hammarby, on loan from Italian Serie A (women's football), Serie A club AC Milan Women, AC Milan. Born in Afghanistan, she plays for the Denmark women's national football team, Denmark national team. Nadim is considered the most influential and greatest Afghan female footballer of all time, particularly because she has won league titles in two countries, the NWSL Championship, USA league title in 2017 NWSL Championship, 2017 with the Portland Thorns FC, Portland Thorns and the Division 1 Feminine, French league title in 2020–21 Division 1 Féminine, 2020–21 with Paris Saint-Germain Féminine, Paris Saint-Germain. Nadim was named the Danish Footballer of the Year in 2016 and 2017. Early life and career Nadia was born in Herat, Afghanistan and raised there during her early childhood i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lisa-Marie Karlseng Utland
Lisa-Marie Karlseng Utland (born 19 September 1992) is a former Norwegian footballer. Career Utland played 2010 season for the first division side IF Fløya which was eventually relegated at the end of the season. In 2012, she moved to Amazon Grimstad and scored seven goals in 23 games, helping the club narrowly avoid relegation. In 2013, she joined SK Trondheims-Ørn in Toppserien, for which she mainly played in the first team, but also appeared intermittently for the second team in the 2nd Division. On 9 September 2019, Reading announced the signing of Utland. In June 2020, Utland returned home to Norway and to her former team Trøndheims-Ørn who had just changed their name to Rosenborg Kvinner. International career Utland underwent several Norwegian youth teams. In September 2008, she participated with the U-16 team at the qualifying tournament in Estonia for the 2009 UEFA Under-17 European Championship where they qualified for the second qualifying round, that was he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Therese Sessy Åsland
Therese or Thérèse is a variant of the feminine given name Teresa. It may refer to: Persons Therese *Duchess Therese of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (1773–1839), member of the House of Mecklenburg-Strelitz and a Duchess of Mecklenburg *Therese of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (1728–1778), German noblewoman *Therese of Saxe-Hildburghausen, (1792–1854), queen of Bavaria *Therese Alshammar (born 1977), Swedish swimmer * Therese Björk (born 1981), Swedish footballer * Therese Borssén (born 1984), Swedish skier *Therese Brandl (1902–1948), Nazi concentration camp guard. Convicted of crimes against humanity after the war and executed * Therese Brophy, player *Therese Crawford (born 1976), American volleyball player *Therese Elssler (1808–1878), Austrian dancer and baroness *Therese Giehse (1898–1975), German actress *Therese Grankvist (born 1977), Swedish singer and songwriter also known as Drömhus and Therese *Therese Grob (1798–1875), first love of the composer Franz Schubert * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agnieszka Winczo
Agnieszka Winczo (born 24 August 1984) is a Polish former professional footballer who played as a forward. She is currently the assistant coach of Ekstraliga club AP Orlen Gdańsk. Career Winczo plays for SV Meppen in the Frauen-Bundesliga. She previously played for Czarni Sosnowiec, Gol Częstochowa and Unia Racibórz in the Polish Ekstraliga. She was the championship's top scorer in 2011. Winczo has made several appearances for the Poland women's national football team, including four times in the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup qualifying rounds. She made her debut in a friendly against Ukraine on 27 March 2004. She has also played for the team in the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup qualifying rounds, scoring a hat-trick in a 4–1 away victory over Romania on 31 March 2010. She earned her 100th cap for the national team on 5 April 2019 against Italy. Career statistics International :''Scores and results list Poland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mexican Football Federation
The Mexican Football Federation (), abbreviated as FMF is the official governing body of football in Mexico. It administers the men's and women's national teams with all its youth teams, the national teams of futsal and beach soccer, Liga MX with all its professional divisions, all affiliated amateur sectors, and controls promoting, organizing, directing, expanding, and supervising competitive football in Mexico. The FMF was established on 23 August 1927 to replace the ''Federación Central de Fútbol'' and its first president was Humberto Garza Ramos. It is an affiliate member of FIFA since 1929 and one of the founding members of CONCACAF since 1961. Subject to policies, statutes, objectives and ideals of those international governing bodies. Its headquarters are located in Toluca, State of Mexico. History In 1919, the Mexican amateur league was divided into two leagues (Liga Mexicana and Liga Nacional). Due to the expulsion of Junior Club, Tigres México shortly before the sta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ewa Pajor
Ewa Barbara Pajor (; born 3 December 1996) is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a striker for Liga F club Barcelona and captains the Poland national team. Between 2015 and 2024, she played for VfL Wolfsburg. She is a five-time winner of the German Frauen-Bundesliga and was named Polish Women's Player of the Year five times by the '' Piłka Nożna'' weekly. Club career Youth Pajor comes from Pęgów. She started her football training at the age of 8 in Orlęty Wielenin. After graduating from primary school, she moved to Konin and trained with Medyk Konin. On 14 April 2012, she made her Ekstraliga debut, entering the game in the 55th minute of the match against AZS PWSZ Biała Podlaska, winning 3–0. On her debut, she scored two goals. The first goal was scored two minutes after entering the pitch. She became the youngest player ever to play in Ekstraliga at 15 years and 133 days old. To be able to participate in this match, a special permit was needed from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patrycja Balcerzak
Patrycja Balcerzak (born 1 January 1994) is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ekstraliga club UKS SMS Łódź, where she also serves as an assistant coach. Career statistics International Honours Medyk Konin * Ekstraliga: 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17 * Polish Cup: 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17 Górnik Łęczna * Ekstraliga: 2018–19 References External links Player Polish domestic and international statsat PZPN The Polish Football Association ( PZPN) is the governing body of association football in Poland. It organizes the Polish football leagues (without the ), the national cups, and manages the men's and women's national teams. It also runs the nati ... * 1994 births Living people Place of birth missing (living people) Polish women's footballers Poland women's youth international footballers Poland women's international footballers Women's association football midfielders Pogoń Szczeci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
