Matilda Vinberg

Swedish footballer
Matilda Vinberg
Vinberg with Hammarby in 2022
Personal information
Full name Matilda Liv Vinberg
Date of birth (2003-03-16) 16 March 2003 (age 21)
Place of birth Stockholm, Sweden
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Tottenham Hotspur
Number 13
Youth career
2010–2017 Enskede IK
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2020 Enskede IK 33 (18)
2021–2023 Hammarby IF 67 (12)
2024– Tottenham Hotspur 7 (1)
International career‡
2018–2020 Sweden U17 18 (4)
2021–2022 Sweden U19 11 (4)
2021– Sweden U23 10 (2)
2022– Sweden 6 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:53, 27 April 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13:53, 27 April 2024 (UTC)

Matilda Liv Vinberg (born 16 March 2003) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a winger for Women's Super League club Tottenham Hotspur and the Sweden national team.

Club career

Enskede IK

Vinberg started to play youth football with local club Enskede IK at age seven. In 2018, at age 15, she made her senior debut for the side in Division 1, Sweden's third tier. In three seasons with the club, Vinberg scored 18 goals in 33 league appearances.[1][2][3]

Hammarby IF

On 8 January 2021, Vinberg signed a two-year contract with Hammarby IF in Damallsvenskan.[1] Throughout her debut season, she made 17 league appearances, scoring two goals, helping her side to a 7th place in table.[4] In November, Vinberg signed a new two-year deal with the club.[5]

In 2022, Vinberg featured in all 26 league games, scoring three goals, as Hammarby finished 5th in the table.[4] At the end of the season, she won the prize of Breakthrough Player of the Year in Damallsvenskan.[6][7][8] Vinberg was also voted Hammarby Player of the Year by the supporters of the club.[9]

On 6 June 2023, Hammarby won the 2022–23 Svenska Cupen. Vinberg appeared in the final, that ended in a 3–0 win at home against BK Häcken.[10] The club also won the 2023 Damallsvenskan, claiming its second Swedish championship after 38 years, with Vinberg scoring seven goals in 22 league appearances.[11][4] On 28 December, it was announced that Vinberg would leave Hammarby at the end of the year when her contract expired.[12]

Tottenham Hotspur

On 2 January 2024, Vinberg signed a two and a half year-contract with Tottenham Hotspur in the English Women's Super League.[13] She scored her first Spurs goal in the 1–0 win against Leicester City on 17 March 2024.[14]

International career

After making numerous youth appearances, Vinberg made her debut for the Swedish national team on 12 November 2022, coming on as a substitute in a 0–4 loss against Australia in an away friendly.[15][16] A few months earlier, in September, she had previously been invited to train with the Swedish senior squad by manager Peter Gerhardsson.[17]

She scored her first goal for her country in the Nations League on February 28, 2024, scoring first in the 5–0 win against Bosnia and Herzegovina. She played a full 90 minutes in her second start for Sweden.[18]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 21 April 2024[19][20]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Enskede IK 2018 Division 1 7 3 0 0 — 7 3
2019 Division 1 15 9 0 0 — 15 9
2020 Division 1 11 6 2 2 — 13 8
Total 33 18 2 2 — 35 20
Hammerby IF 2021 Damallsvenskan 19 2 5 4 — 24 6
2022 Damallsvenskan 26 3 5 4 — 31 7
2023 Damallsvenskan 22 7 1 1 — 23 8
Total 67 12 11 9 — 78 21
Tottenham Hotspur 2023–24 Women's Super League 7 1 4 0 2 0 13 1
Career total 97 31 17 11 2 0 116 42

International

As of match played 9 April 2024[21]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Sweden 2023 2 0
2024 4 1
Total 6 1
Scores and results list Sweden's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Vinberg goal.
List of international goals scored by Matilda Vinberg
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 28 February 2024 Stockholm, Sweden  Bosnia and Herzegovina 1–0 5–0 2023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League promotion/relegation matches

Honours

Hammarby IF

Individual

References

  1. ^ a b "Matilda Vinberg klar för Bajen" (in Swedish). Hammarby Fotboll (women). 8 January 2021. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
  2. ^ "Matilda Vinberg om sitt hattrick" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. 24 September 2018. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
  3. ^ "Matilda Vinberg" (in Swedish). Damallsvenskan. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
  4. ^ a b c "Matilda Vinberg" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
  5. ^ "Carlsson, Tamminen, Vinberg och Wangerheim fortsätter i Bajen" (in Swedish). Hammarby Fotboll (women). 17 November 2021. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
  6. ^ "Alla vinnare på OBOS Damallsvenskans bästa" (in Swedish). Damallsvenskan. 16 November 2022. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
  7. ^ "Matilda Vinberg utsedd till Årets genombrott i OBOS Damallsvenskan" (in Swedish). Hammarby Fotboll (women). 16 November 2021. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
  8. ^ "Damallsvenskans bästa – här är alla vinnare" (in Swedish). Svenska Spel. 17 November 2021. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
  9. ^ "Matilda Vinberg är Årets Bajenspelare 2022!" (in Swedish). Hammarby Fotboll (women). 10 November 2022. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
  10. ^ "Hammarby IF vinner Svenska Cupen 2022/23" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. 6 June 2023. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
  11. ^ "Hammarby svenska mästare 2023" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. 11 November 2023. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
  12. ^ "Matilda Vinberg lämnar Hammarby" (in Swedish). Hammarby Fotboll. 28 December 2023. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
  13. ^ "Vinberg deal agreed". Tottenham Hotspur F.C. Women. 2 January 2024. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
  14. ^ "Vinberg's early goal helps Spurs beat Leicester". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2024-03-17.
  15. ^ "Tung förlust mot Australien" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. 12 November 2022. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
  16. ^ "Asllani ersätts av Vinberg" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. 2 November 2022. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
  17. ^ "Trupp till Finlandsmatchen" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. 23 August 2022. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
  18. ^ "Vinberg scores first goal for Sweden in UEFA Nations League success". Tottenham Hotspur. Retrieved 2024-02-29.
  19. ^ "Sweden - M. Vinberg - Profile with news, career statistics and history". Soccerway. Retrieved 27 April 2024.
  20. ^ "Matilda Vinberg - Spelarstatistik - Svensk fotboll". Svensk Fotboll. Retrieved 27 April 2024.
  21. ^ "Matilda Vinberg - Spelarstatistik - Svensk fotboll". Svensk Fotboll. Retrieved 27 April 2024.

External links

  • Matilda Vinberg at Soccerway
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