Cecilie Feddersen Sandvej (born 13 June 1990) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a defender for Dijon in the French Division 1 Féminine and the Danish national team

Cecilie Sandvej
Sandvej in 2017
Personal information
Full name Cecilie Feddersen Sandvej[1]
Date of birth (1990-06-13) 13 June 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth Denmark
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Left back
Team information
Current team
Dijon
Number 3
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2013 Brøndby IF 63[2] (5)
2013–2014 Perth Glory 11 (0)
2014 Washington Spirit 0 (0)
2014–2017 SC Sand 64 (1)
2017–2019 FFC Frankfurt 32 (0)
2019–2021 FC Fleury 91 28 (1)
2021–2022 Birmingham City 5 (0)
2022– Dijon 18 (0)
International career
2006–2007 Denmark U-17 16 (3)
2007–2009 Denmark U-19 21 (1)
2011 Denmark U-23 1 (0)
2009–2019 Denmark 34 (1)
Medal record
Women's football
Representing  Denmark
UEFA Women's Championship
Silver medal – second place 2017 Netherlands Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 July 2020
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 October 2017

Club career

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Sandvej joined Brøndby IF in 2009, having previously played for Horsens SIK and SønderjydskE.[3]

In October 2013 the Perth Glory announced that Sandvej would be with the club for the 2013–2014 season. Sandvej played in all eleven matches for the Glory, who finished in fifth place.

In February 2014, Sandvej signed with the Washington Spirit of the NWSL.[4] She didn't get capped at all during her time in the NWSL and during the summer, she transferred to SC Sand in the Bundesliga.[5]

In 2017, she signed with 1. FFC Frankfurt.

In August 2021, she signed for Birmingham City in the FAWSL.[6]

International career

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Sandvej made her senior international debut in July 2009, as a substitute in a 2–1 friendly win over Iceland in Staines, England. She was named in national coach Kenneth Heiner-Møller's Denmark squad for UEFA Women's Euro 2013.[7] In 2017, she was named to Denmark's UEFA Women's Euro 2017 squad.

Honours

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Club

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Brøndby IF

Winner

References

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  1. ^ Cecilie Sandvej at WorldFootball.net  
  2. ^ "Landsholdsdatabasen klub information". www.dbu.dk.
  3. ^ "Cecilie Sandvej". UEFA.com. UEFA. 12 September 2012. Retrieved 20 July 2013.
  4. ^ "Spirit sign Danish defender Cecilie Sandvej — Washington Spirit". washingtonspirit.com. 27 February 2014.
  5. ^ "Frauenfussball in Deutschland – Framba.de". www.framba.de. Archived from the original on 27 July 2014. Retrieved 16 July 2014.
  6. ^ "Cecilie Sandvej: Birmingham City make Denmark defender their sixth summer signing". BBC Sport. 4 August 2021.
  7. ^ Bruun, Peter (21 June 2013). "Upbeat Heiner-Møller confirms Denmark squad". uefa.com. UEFA. Retrieved 20 July 2013.
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