Sara Penzo (born 16 December 1989) is an Italian former football goalkeeper who played for women's Serie A club UPC Tavagnacco and the Italy women's national football team. In 2012, she signed for Serie A club ACF Brescia, following a season in the Swiss Nationalliga A playing for the women's section of FC Basel. She was part of the Italian squad at the 2009 and 2013 editions of the UEFA Women's Championship.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Sara Penzo | ||
| Date of birth | 16 December 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Chioggia, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Chioggia Sottomarina | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2007 | Gordige | 17 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | Torres Calcio Femminile | 19 | (0) |
| 2008–2011 | Venezia 1984 | 63 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | FC Basel Frauen | ||
| 2012–2013 | ACF Brescia | 30 | (0) |
| 2013–2017 | UPC Tavagnacco | ||
| 2017–2018 | Lazio | ||
| 2018–2019 | Roma C.F. | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 2010–2014 | Italy | 7 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:42, 30 May 2015 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12:00, 1 July 2013 (UTC) | |||
International career
editAfter helping Italy win the 2008 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship, conceding one goal in four games, she was named in the squad for UEFA Women's Euro 2009 as an understudy to Anna Maria Picarelli.[2]
Penzo made her senior debut for Italy in March 2010, in a 3–2 defeat by England at the 2010 Cyprus Cup.[3]
National coach Antonio Cabrini named Penzo in his selection for UEFA Women's Euro 2013 in Sweden.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Goalkeepers". Italian Football Federation. Retrieved 7 December 2013.
- ^ "Sara Penzo". uefa.com. UEFA. Archived from the original on 7 December 2013. Retrieved 7 December 2013.
- ^ "Italia Campionato Europeo Femminile Svezia 10 - 28 Luglio 2013" (PDF) (in Italian). Italian Football Federation. p. 12. Retrieved 7 December 2013.
- ^ "Cabrini finalises Italy's Women's EURO squad". uefa.com. UEFA. 1 July 2013. Retrieved 7 December 2013.
External links
edit- Sara Penzo UEFA profile
- Sara Penzo FC Basel profile
- Sara Penzo at Football.it (in Italian)
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