Madelen Janogy

Madelen Fatimma Maria Janogy (born 12 November 1995) is a Swedish footballer who plays as a forward for Wolfsburg in the German Frauen-Bundesliga.

Madelen Janogy
Janogy with Mallbackens in 2015
Personal information
Full name Madelen Fatimma Maria Janogy[1]
Date of birth (1995-11-12) 12 November 1995
Place of birth Falköping, Sweden
Height 1.64 m (5 ft 4 1⁄2 in)[1]
Playing position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Wolfsburg
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2014 Falköpings KIK 17 (2)
2014–2016 Mallbackens IF 48 (11)
2017–2019 Piteå 62 (19)
2020– Wolfsburg 0 (0)
National team‡
2019– Sweden 11[2] (4)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19 December 2019
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 14 December 2019

Club career

Sweden

Janogy began her club career with hometown team Falköpings KIK in the second-tier Elitettan in 2010. She scored her first senior goal on 24 August 2011 in a 3–0 win over Sils IF.

In 2014, Janogy moved to Mallbackens IF and won the Elitettan title in her first season with the club. She spent a further two seasons with Mallbackens in the first division Damallsvenskan before securing a move to Piteå IF when Mallbackens were relegated at the end of the 2016 season. Janogy won the championship title with Piteå in 2018.[3]

Wolfsburg

In December 2019, Janogy signed a one-and-a-half year contract with defending German Bundesliga champions Wolfsburg.[4]

International career

Janogy made her senior Sweden debut on 22 January 2019, coming on as a 61st minute substitute in a goalless draw against South Africa. She scored her first international goal on 31 May 2019 in a 1–0 friendly win against South Korea.[5] Janogy was part of the squad for the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup, scoring in stoppage time against Chile after subbing on in the 81st minute to help secure a 2–0 win in Sweden's opening game of the tournament.[6] She made three appearances at the 2019 World Cup, all from the bench.

Personal life

Janogy was born and raised in Falköping. Her mother is Swedish and her father is from Mali, making her the first player in Swedish national team history with African roots.[7] Both Madelen and her sister, Victoria, are named after the princesses of the Swedish royal family.[8]

Honours
Mallbackens IF
Piteå IF

References
  1. "FIFA Women's World Cup France 2019™ List of Players – Sweden" (PDF). FIFA. 27 May 2019. p. 22. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 June 2019. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
  2. "Player Profile". svenskfotboll.se.
  3. "Madelen Janogy". Svensk Fotboll.
  4. "Bolstering the attack". Wolfsburg. 19 December 2019.
  5. "Madelen Janogy". ESPNFC.
  6. "FIFA Women's World Cup 2019™ - News - Super-sub Janogy making her breakthrough in France - FIFA.com". www.fifa.com.
  7. Hägerfelth, Lo (10 June 2019). "Målsättningarna har tagit Janogy till VM: "Då kan du uppnå nästan vad du vill"". Falköpings Tidning.
  8. "Oväntade förklaringen – till svenska hjältens namn". www.expressen.se (in Swedish).

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