Katja Schroffenegger (born 28 April 1991) is an Italian professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

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and the Italy women's national team.

Club career

She previously played for

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. On 19 June 2013, she signed with

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International career

In April 2011 she made her debut for the Italian national team. She is currently the national team's fourth choice goalkeeper. Schroffenegger was called up to the Italy squad for the

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. On 26 June 2022, Schroffenegger was announced in the Italy squad for the

UEFA Women's Euro 2022 The 2022 UEFA European Women's Football Championship, commonly referred to as UEFA Women's Euro 2022 or simply Euro 2022, was the 13th edition of the UEFA Women's Championship, the quadrennial international Association football, football champio ...

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* 1991 births Living people Italian women's footballers Italy women's international footballers Italian expatriate sportspeople in Germany Expatriate women's footballers in Germany Footballers from Bolzano Germanophone Italian people FF USV Jena players FC Bayern Munich (women) players Bayer 04 Leverkusen (women) players Inter Milan (women) players Women's association football goalkeepers ACF Fiorentina (women) players Frauen-Bundesliga players Serie A (women's football) players Florentia San Gimignano SSD players UEFA Women's Euro 2022 players 21st-century Italian sportswomen UEFA Women's Euro 2017 players {{Italy-women-footy-bio-stub