Early life
Sakalis, who is of Greek-Australian background, showed interest in soccer at the age of three and began playing two years later. When she first started playing, coaches assigned her to teams with boys her age but advanced her to play with older boys. At age 13, her performance at the National Championships earned her call-ups to three training camps with the Junior Matildas, Australia women's national under-17 soccer team, Australia's under-17 national team.Club career
Melbourne City, 2017–2021
After training with Melbourne City FC (W-League), Melbourne City in 2015–16, Sakalis signed with the team for the 2017–18 Melbourne City W-League season, 2017–18 season at the age of 15. She made her debut for the club during the team's 5–2 win over the Newcastle Jets FC W-League, Newcastle Jets on 12 November.Perth Glory, 2021–2024
Sofia signed a 2-year deal with Perth Glory FC (W-League), Perth Glory ahead of the 2021–22 A-League Women season. In August 2024, Sakalis announced that she had left the club.Melbourne Victory, 2024–
In August 2024, Sakalis joined Melbourne Victory FC (A-League Women), Melbourne Victory.National Premier League
Sakalis was awarded Football Victoria's Gold Medal Award for the best player of 2022.International career
Sakalis competed with the Junior Matildas at the 2017 AFC U-16 Women's Championship qualification#Group D, 2017 AFC U-16 Women's Championship qualification tournament in Vietnam where they finished first in their group with an undefeated record. During the team's first group match against Palestine, Sakalis scored five goals, and scored a total of 11 goals over 5 games. She was the top scorer at the qualifying tournament, helping Australia secure a place at the 2017 AFC U-16 Women's Championship in Thailand.Honours
Sakalis was named 2016 Sport Stars of the Year with Olympic boxer Jason Whateley by the ''Whitehorse Leader''.References
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