Olivia Alma Charlotta Schough (pronounced [ˈskuːɡ]; born 11 March 1991) is a Swedish footballer who plays as a midfielder for Damallsvenskan club FC Rosengård and the Sweden women's national team.

Olivia Schough
Schough in 2013
Personal information
Full name Olivia Alma Charlotta Schough[1]
Date of birth (1991-03-11) 11 March 1991 (age 33)[1]
Place of birth Hylte, Sweden[2]
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder, forward
Team information
Current team
FC Rosengård
Number 22
Youth career
Torup/Rydö FF
Ullareds IK
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2008 Falkenbergs FF
2009–2013 Göteborg FC 92 (8)
2014 Bayern Munich 6 (0)
2014 WFC Rossiyanka 10 (0)
2014–2017 Eskilstuna United 74 (22)
2018 Göteborg FC 20 (4)
2019–2020 Djurgårdens IF 42 (10)
2021– FC Rosengård 37 (21)
International career
2007–2008 Sweden U17 9[3] (2[3])
2009–2010 Sweden U19 29[3] (7[3])
2010–2012 Sweden U23 14[3] (2[3])
2013– Sweden 106[3] (13[3])
Medal record
Women's soccer
Representing  Sweden
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team
Silver medal – second place 2020 Tokyo Team
FIFA Women's World Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2019 France Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 March 2019
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 24 July 2023

Club career

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Schough played for Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC from 2009 to 2013. During that span she won the Svenska Cupen in 2011 and 2012 and the Svenska Supercupen in 2013. She also appeared in the UEFA Women's Champions League in 2011–12 and 2012–13 with Göteborg.[4] In 2013, Göteborg reached the Quarter-finals of the Champions League but were eliminated by Juvisy.

In December 2013 Schough announced her transfer from Göteborg to Bayern Munich.[5] She left Bayern in the summer of 2014 and played for the Russian team WFC Rossiyanka in the fall. In November 2014 she returned to Sweden and signed with Eskilstuna United.[6] In 2015, Eskilstuna finished second in the Damallsvenskan and secured their spot in the Champions League. They defeated Glasgow City in the Round of 32, but were knocked out by Wolfsburg in the Round of 16.

On 5 January 2018, it was announced that Schough was returning to Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC where she had previously played for five years.[7]

After the 2018 season Schough and Göteborg were unable to come to an agreement on a contract extension. Schough then signed with Djurgårdens for the 2019 Damallsvenskan season.[8]

International career

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As an under-19 international she played the 2009 U-19 European Championship, where Sweden won a silver,[9] and the 2010 U-20 World Cup.[10]

Schough was called into the senior national team by coach Pia Sundhage for the 2013 Algarve Cup. She made her debut at the tournament in a 1–1 draw with China. Sundhage also selected Schough for UEFA Women's Euro 2013, which Sweden hosted.[11]

In May 2015, Schough and Eskilstuna teammates Malin Diaz and Sara Thunebro were named in Sundhage's Sweden squad for the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup in Canada.[12]

Schough was named to Sweden's roster for the 2016 Summer Olympics, she appeared in all six games for Sweden, winning the silver medal.[13]

In June 2017, Schough was named in Sweden's squad for the UEFA Women's Euro 2017. She played in three matches for Sweden, who were eliminated by the Netherlands in the Quarterfinals.[14]

On 13 June 2023, she was included in the 23-player squad for the FIFA Women's World Cup 2023.[15]

Career statistics

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International

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Key (expand for notes on "international goals" and sorting)
Location Geographic location of the venue where the competition occurred
Sorted by country name first, then by city name
Lineup Start – played entire match
on minute (off player) – substituted on at the minute indicated, and player was substituted off at the same time

off minute (on player) – substituted off at the minute indicated, and player was substituted on at the same time
(c) – captain
Sorted by minutes played

# NumberOfGoals.goalNumber scored by the player in the match (alternate notation to Goal in match)
Min The minute in the match the goal was scored. For list that include caps, blank indicates played in the match but did not score a goal.
Assist/pass The ball was passed by the player, which assisted in scoring the goal. This column depends on the availability and source of this information.
penalty or pk Goal scored on penalty-kick which was awarded due to foul by opponent. (Goals scored in penalty-shoot-out, at the end of a tied match after extra-time, are not included.)
Score The match score after the goal was scored.
Sorted by goal difference, then by goal scored by the player's team
Result The final score.

Sorted by goal difference in the match, then by goal difference in penalty-shoot-out if it is taken, followed by goal scored by the player's team in the match, then by goal scored in the penalty-shoot-out. For matches with identical final scores, match ending in extra-time without penalty-shoot-out is a tougher match, therefore precede matches that ended in regulation

aet The score at the end of extra-time; the match was tied at the end of 90' regulation
pso Penalty-shoot-out score shown in parentheses; the match was tied at the end of extra-time
Light-purple background colorexhibition or closed door international friendly match
Light-yellow background color – match at an invitational tournament
Light-orange background color – Olympic women's football qualification match
Light-blue background color – FIFA women's world cup qualification match
Orange background color – Olympic women's football tournament
Blue background color – FIFA women's world cup final tournament

NOTE: some keys may not apply for a particular football player

Scores and results list Sweden's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Schough goal.
List of international goals scored by Olivia Schough
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1 2014-06-19 Tórshavn, Faroe Islands   Faroe Islands 2–0 5–0 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
2 2015-09-17 Orhei, Moldova   Moldova 1–0 3–0 UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying
3 2015-09-22 Gothenburg, Sweden   Poland 2–0 3–0 UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying
4 2016-03-09 Rotterdam, Netherlands   Netherlands 1–1 1–1 2016 Olympic Qualifying Tournament
5 2016-07-21 Kalmar, Sweden   Japan 3–0 3–0 Friendly [16]
6 2016-10-21 Gothenburg, Sweden   Iran 3–0 7–0 Friendly
7 5–0
8 6–0
9 2018-10-04 Helsingborg, Sweden   Norway 1–0 2–1 Friendly
10 2020-10-22 Gothenburg, Sweden   Latvia 3–0 7–0 UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualifying
11 2020-10-27 Gothenburg, Sweden   Iceland 2–0 2–0 UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualifying
12 2022-04-07 Gori, Georgia   Georgia 15–0 15–0 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification [17]
13 2023-04-11 Gothenburg, Sweden   Norway 3–2 3–3 Friendly

Matches and goals scored at World Cup & Olympic tournaments

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Goal Match Date Location Opponent Lineup Min Score Result Competition
  Canada 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup
1
2015-6-8[m 1] Winnipeg   Nigeria 46.

on 46' (off Asllani)

3–3 D

Group match
 Rio de Janeiro 2016 Women's Olympic Football Tournament
2
2016-8-3[m 2] Rio de Janeiro   South Africa 76.

on 76' (off Rolfö)

1–0 W

Group match
3
2016-8-6[m 3] Rio de Janeiro   Brazil 64.

on 64' (off Rolfö)

1–5 L

Group match
4
2016-8-9[m 4] Brasília   China Start

0–0 D

Group match
5
2016-8-12[m 5] Brasília   United States 90.

on 90' (off Jakobsson)

1–1 (pso 4–3) (W)

Quarter-Final
6
2016-8-16[m 6] Rio de Janeiro   Brazil 104.

on 104' (off Appelqvist)

0–0 (pso 4–3) (W)

Semi-Final
7
2016-8-19[m 7] Rio de Janeiro   Germany Start

1–2 L

Gold Medal Match
  France 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup
8
2019-6-16[m 8] Nice   Thailand 69.

on 69' (off Seger)

5–1 W

Group match
9
2019-6-20[m 9] Le Havre   United States 56.

off 56' (on Rolfö)

0–2 L

Group match

Matches and goals scored at European Championship tournaments

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Goal Match Date Location Opponent Lineup Min Score Result Competition
 2013 European Championship
1
2013-7-16[m 10] Halmstad   Italy 79.

on 79' (off Thunebro)

3–1 W

Group match
 2017 European Championship
2
2017-7-17[m 11] Breda   Germany 56.

off 56' (on Rubensson)

0–0 D

Group match
3
2017-7-21[m 12] Deventer   Russia 46.

off 46' (on Rolfö)

2–0 W

Group match
4
2017-7-25[m 13] Doetinchem   Italy 79.

off 79' (on Spetsmark)

2–3 L

Group match

Honours

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Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC

Sweden

References

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  1. ^ a b c "List of Players – 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 May 2015. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
  2. ^ "Profile". Svenska Fotbollförbundet (in Swedish). Retrieved 25 June 2015.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h "Olivia Schough – Spelarstatistik" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
  4. ^ "O.SCHOUGH". Retrieved 2 April 2019.
  5. ^ "Holstad und Schough verstärken FC Bayern". fcbayern-frauenfussball.de (in German). 2 December 2013. Retrieved 2 December 2013.
  6. ^ "Schough till Eskilstuna". svt.se/sport/ (in Swedish). 17 November 2014. Retrieved 8 January 2015.
  7. ^ "Olivia Schough återvänder till Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC". 5 January 2018. Archived from the original on 11 August 2018. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
  8. ^ "Olivia Schough klar för Djurgårdens IF". 8 January 2019. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
  9. ^ Composed England enjoy final waltz. Archived 7 July 2012 at archive.today UEFA
  10. ^ Statistics in FIFA's website
  11. ^ "Sjögran och Hjohlman i Sundhages EM-trupp" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. 25 June 2013. Retrieved 2 December 2013.
  12. ^ Lundin, Josefin (11 May 2015). "Tre spelare från Eskilstuna United uttagna till VM i Kanada" (in Swedish). Sveriges Radio. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
  13. ^ "Olivia Schough". 19 August 2016. Archived from the original on 10 September 2015. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
  14. ^ "Sweden". 29 July 2017. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
  15. ^ "Sweden veteran Seger to play at fifth World Cup". BBC Sport. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
  16. ^ "Sverige–Japan – Matchfakta" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
  17. ^ "Georgien–Sverige – Matchfakta" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
Match reports
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