Elena Linari

Elena Linari (born 15 April 1994) is an Italian footballer who plays as a defender for Italian Serie A club AS Roma. She has also played for FC Girondins de Bordeaux, Atlético Madrid and Brescia,[1] and she has won three championships, two cups and two supercups.[2][3] She has been a member of the Italian national team since 2013.[4] She was the first female Italian football player to sign a professional contract when she signed with Atlético Madrid in 2018. On 14th January 2021, she has joined AS Roma on a free transfer from FC Girondins de Bordeaux while signing a contract till June 2021.[5] She came out as lesbian in 2019.[6]

Elena Linari
Linari in 2018
Personal information
Full name Elena Linari
Date of birth (1994-04-15) 15 April 1994
Place of birth Fiesole, Italy
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 Bordeaux
Number 13
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2013 Firenze 107 (8)
2013–2016 Brescia 70 (3)
2016–2018 Fiorentina 44 (13)
2018–2020 Atlético Madrid 33 (1)
2020–2021 Bordeaux 3 (0)
2021- Roma 1 (0)
National team‡
2013– Italy 41 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:32, 2 February 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 13 May 2017

References
  1. Soccerway
  2. RSSSF
  3. RSSSF
  4. Corriere della Sera
  5. "ELENA LINARI JOINS ROMA WOMEN!". 14 January 2021. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
  6. "Un calcio all'ipocrisia" [A kick to hypocrisy] (in Italian). 19 October 2019. Retrieved 21 October 2019.


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