Sandra Voitāne (born 16 September 1999) is a Latvian football Defender who plays for ÍBV in the Úrvalsdeild kvenna. Voitāne began her career as a forward, but over time has transitioned to a defender.
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Sandra Voitāne | ||
| Date of birth | 16 September 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Latvia | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | ÍBV | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2010 | Ilūkstes NSS | ||
| 2010–2011 | Preiļu BJSS | ||
| 2011–2015 | Rēzekne | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2019 | Rīgas FS | ||
| 2019–2020 | Apollon Ladies | ||
| 2020–2021 | SV Meppen | 6 | (0) |
| 2021 | Wacker Innsbruck | 8 | (0) |
| 2022 | ÍBV | ||
| 2022 - 2023 | Keflavík | ||
| 2023 - | ÍBV | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 2014–2015 | Latvia U17 | 13 | (5) |
| 2016–2017 | Latvia U19 | 14 | (4) |
| 2015– | Latvia | 73 | (15) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 13 December 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 19:01 8 April 2025[1] | |||
Club career
editRīgas FS
editApollon Ladies
editVoitāne joined Cypriot First Division club Apollon Ladies in July 2019, and scored five goals in her first 14 appearances.[2]
SV Meppen
editIn August 2020, Voitāne joined SV Meppen, becoming the first Latvian to play in the Frauen-Bundesliga.[3] She made her debut on 13 September 2020, as a substitute coming on at the end of the match against Turbine Potsdam.[4] Altogether, she played six matches for the club during the 2020–21 season.[5]
Wacker Innsbruck
editIn June 2021, Voitāne joined Austrian club Wacker Innsbruck.[6][5]
International career
editVoitāne debuted for the Latvia senior national team in February 2015, at the age of 15 years old.[5] With the national squad, she has twice won the Baltic Cup.[3]
International goals
edit| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 4 April 2015 | CSR Orhei, Orhei, Moldova |  Luxembourg | 1–0 | 3–4 | UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying |
| 2. | 4 August 2016 | Jānis Skredelis' Stadium, Riga, Latvia |  Lithuania | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2016 Women's Baltic Cup |
| 3. | 5 August 2016 |  Estonia | 2–0 | 2–0 | ||
| 4. | 6 April 2017 | Mikheil Meskhi Stadium, Tbilisi, Georgia | Estonia | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
| 5. | 26 September 2017 | Jānis Skredelis' Stadium, Riga, Latvia |  Jordan | 1–1 | 1–2 | Friendly |
| 6. | 6 March 2018 | Starlight, Side, Turkey |  Kazakhstan | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2018 Turkish Women's Cup |
| 7. | 2–1 | |||||
| 8. | 4 April 2018 | OSC Halle, Riga, Latvia |  Finland | 2–1 | 2–4 | Friendly |
| 9. | 1 September 2018 | TNTK Stadium, Tallinn, Estonia | Lithuania | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2018 Women's Baltic Cup |
| 10. | 2 September 2018 | Estonia | 1–0 | 2–0 | ||
| 11. | 5 April 2019 | FK Jelgava Sporta, Jelgava, Latvia |  Belarus | 1–2 | 1–3 | Friendly |
| 12. | 14 June 2019 | Jānis Skredelis' Stadium, Riga, Latvia | Estonia | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2019 Women's Baltic Cup |
| 13. | 16 February 2022 | Gold City Sports Complex, Alanya, Turkey |  Bulgaria | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2022 Turkish Women's Cup |
| 14. | 22 February 2022 | Lithuania | 1–0 | 1–0 | ||
| 15. | 31 October 2023 | Zimbru Stadium, Chișinău, Moldova |  Moldova | 3–3 | 3–3 | 2023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League |
Honours
editIndividual
- Latvian Footballer of the Year: 2021, 2020[7]
References
edit- ↑ "Sandra Voitāne – Latvijas Futbola federācija". lff.lv.
- ↑ Birjuks, Arkādijs (27 January 2020). "Trīs Latvijas futbolistes pārcēlušās uz ārzemju klubiem" [Three Latvian football players have moved to foreign clubs]. Sporta Centrs (in Latvian).
- 1 2 Megnis, Ints (1 August 2020). "Sandra Voitāne kļūst par pirmo Latvijas futbolisti Vācijas Bundeslīgā" [Sandra Voitāne becomes the first Latvian footballer in the German Bundesliga]. Sporta Centrs (in Latvian).
- ↑ Mālmeisters, Toms (11 October 2020). "Voitāne paliek rezervē Meppen zaudējumā Vācijas augstākajā līgā" [Voitāne remains in reserve for Meppen's loss to Germany's top league]. Sporta Centrs (in Latvian).
- 1 2 3 "Futboliste Voitāne karjeru turpinās Insbrukas klubā" [Football player Voitāne will continue her career at the Innsbruck club]. Sporta Zinas (in Latvian). 22 June 2021.
- ↑ "Der nächste Transfer zur neuen Saison steht fest!! Sandra Voitāne, aus Lettland, wechselt vom SV Meppen nach Innsbruck" [The next transfer for the new season is certain!! Sandra Voitāne, from Latvia, is moving from SV Meppen to Innsbruck] (in German). Wacker Innsbruck. 22 June 2021 – via Facebook.
- ↑ "Futbola laureāti - LFF.lv". LFF.lv. LFF.
External links
edit- Sandra Voitāne at Soccerway
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