Stefany Ferrer Van Ginkel (born 17 October 1998) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Stefany Ferrer Van Ginkel[1][2] | ||
| Date of birth | 17 October 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Campo Grande, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Sant Boi | |||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2021 | West Virginia Mountaineers | 66 | (13) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2015 | Igualada | ||
| 2015–2016 | Atlètic Vilafranca | ||
| 2016–2017 | Espanyol B | ||
| 2021–2022 | UANL | 10 | (0) |
| 2022 | Angel City | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Early life
editBorn in Campo Grande, Brazil, Ferrer Van Ginkel was one of three sisters and was placed in an orphanage at the age of three; all three sisters were eventually adopted by a Spanish family and moved to a village outside Barcelona, Spain.[3]
Ferrer Van Ginkel played youth soccer for C.F.S. Sant Boi, CF Igualada, and Fundació Esportiva Vilafranca.[4] After her college career in the United States, Ferrer Van Ginkel appeared in Ultimate Goal, a British reality competition series on BT Sport.[5]
College career
editFerrer Van Ginkel played American collegiate soccer for the West Virginia Mountaineers.[6]
Club career
editRCD Espanyol
editFerrer Van Ginkel helped RCD Espanyol gain promotion.[3]
Tigres UANL
editFerrer Van Ginkel signed for Mexican club Tigres UANL in June 2021; she was the club's first foreign player.[3]
Angel City FC
editIn January 2022, Ferrer Van Ginkel transferred to American club Angel City FC.[7] On November 14, 2022, Angel City announced that Ferrer Van Ginkel's contract had not been renewed.[8] She made her league debut against Portland Thorns on 4 June 2022.[9]
Nazi salute controversy
editIn November 2023, Ferrer Van Ginkel, while driving in a car in Beverly Hills, was giving the Nazi salute as pro-Israel demonstrators shout “Shame on you!”. It was unclear what occurred before the recording started.[10] The pair apologized on a social media video, later her social media account was deactivated.[11]
References
edit- ^ "Stefany Ferrer Van Ginkel" (in Spanish). Liga MX Femenil. Archived from the original on 8 February 2022. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
- ^ "Resolución" [Resolution] (PDF) (in Spanish). Las Rozas de Madrid: Royal Spanish Football Federation. 17 December 2014. p. 9. Archived (PDF) from the original on 8 February 2022. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
- ^ a b c Burhan, Asif. "Stefany Ferrer Van Ginkel: From Reality Star To Mexican Championship Final With Tigres". Forbes.
- ^ "Nine Commit to Mountaineers – West Virginia Athletics". WVUsports.com.
- ^ "Meet Four Young Women Aiming to Inspire in BT Sport's Second Series of Ultimate Goal". 2 November 2021.
- ^ "Stefany Ferrer-vanGinkel – Women's Soccer". West Virginia University Athletics.
- ^ "ANGEL CITY FOOTBALL CLUB SIGNS TIGRES UANL FEMENIL MIDFIELDER STEFANY FERRER VAN GINKEL". Angel City FC.
- ^ "Angel City Announces Roster Moves". Angel City. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
- ^ "Portland Thorns vs Angel City - 4 June 2022". int.soccerway.com.
- ^ Former L.A. pro soccer player flashes Nazi salute at pro-Israel demonstrators. In: KTLA.com, 7 November 2023.
- ^ "Female football star Stefany Ferrer Van Ginkel aims 'Nazi salute' at pro-Israel protesters". The Telegraph. 8 November 2023. Retrieved 8 November 2023.
External links
edit- Stefany Ferrer Van Ginkel at Liga MX Femenil (archive) (in Spanish)
- Stefany Ferrer at ESPN FC
- Stefany Ferrer at FBref.com
- Stefany Ferrer at Soccerway