Sofia Cantore (born 30 September 1999) is an Italian professional

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who plays as forward for the

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of the

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(NWSL) and the Italy women's national team.

Club career

Cantore helped Fiammamonza gain promotion to

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in the 2016–17 season. In August 2017, she moved to

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. On 12 March 2018, Cantore scored her first goal for Juventus in a 2–0 away win against

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. She scored four goals in 19 matches in the 2017–18 season, also winning the 2017–18 league title. On 9 June 2018, she suffered a knee injury which prevented her to play in the

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. The injury also affected the following season in which she only played one match. In July 2019, she moved to

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on loan, where she scored three goals in 14 appearances. In July 2020, she moved on loan to Florentia, scoring nine goals in 22 appearances. On 9 July 2021, she was loaned to

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. She fractured her

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on 18 February 2022, ending her season prematurely. On 17 June 2025, Cantore transferred to the

and inked a three-year contract with the club. She became the first Italian player to ever sign a contract in the

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International career

On 1 December 2020, Cantore made her senior debut with

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in a 0–0 draw against

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. On 19 February 2023, she scored her first international goal against

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with an equalizer, despite losing 1–2 in 2023 Arnold Clark Cup.

Honours

Fiammamonza *

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: 2016–17 Juventus *

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: 2017–18, 2018–19 *

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: 2018–19 *

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runner-up:

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International goals

:''Scores and results list Italy's goal tally first.''

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Cantore, Sofia Living people 1999 births Footballers from Lecco Italian women's footballers Women's association football forwards ASD Fiammamonza 1970 players Juventus FC (women) players SSD Women Hellas Verona players Florentia San Gimignano SSD players US Sassuolo Calcio (women) players Serie A (women's football) players Washington Spirit players National Women's Soccer League players Italian expatriate women's footballers Italy women's international footballers 21st-century Italian sportswomen 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup players