Theoni “Thenia” Zerva (Greek: Θεώνη “Θένια” Ζέρβα; born 18 July 1997), also known as Thenia Zervas, is a Greek footballer who plays as a defender or a winger for Greek A Division team GPO Kastoria and the Greece women's national team.

Thenia Zerva[1]
Personal information
Full name Theoni Zerva[2]
Date of birth (1997-07-18) 18 July 1997 (age 27)[3]
Place of birth Athens, Greece
Height 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)[4]
Position(s) Defender, winger[1][4]
Team information
Current team
GPO Kastoria
Youth career
Kalamata 91
Elefsina
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2018 MCC Tribunes 32 (36)
2019 Lincoln Memorial Railsplitters 21 (5)
2020–2021 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks 28 (13)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Odysseas Glyfadas
Ergotelis
2016–2017 PAOK
2019 Rochester Lady Lancers 3 (0)
2022–2023 Ergotelis 20 (6)
2023–2024 OFI 24 (1)
2024– Kastoria
International career
2012–2013 Greece U17 9 (3)
2014–2016 Greece U19 9 (2)
2016– Greece 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 August 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 October 2020

Early life

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Zerva was born in Athens and raised in Kalamata.[4]

College career

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Zerva has attended the Monroe Community College,[5][6] the Lincoln Memorial University[7] and the University of Louisiana at Monroe in the United States.[4]

Club career

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Zerva has played for Kalamata 91, Eleusina, Glyfada, Ergotelis and PAOK in Greece and for the Rochester Lady Lancers in the United States.[4][8]

International career

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Zerva capped for Greece at senior level during two UEFA Women's Euro qualifyings (2017 and 2022).[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Thenia Zerva | Greece". UEFA Women's EURO. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
  2. ^ "Κλήσεις Εθνικής Γυναικών". Hellenic Football Federation (in Greek). 13 October 2021. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
  3. ^ a b Thenia Zerva at Soccerway. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
  4. ^ a b c d e "Thenia Zervas - Soccer". University of Louisiana Monroe Athletics. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
  5. ^ "Theoni Zerva". Monroe Community College Athletics. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
  6. ^ "Thenia Zervas". Monroe Community College Athletics. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
  7. ^ "Thenia Zervas - Women's Soccer". Lincoln Memorial University Athletics. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
  8. ^ "Thenia Zerva Bio". Rochester Lancers. Retrieved 15 February 2021.