Cornelia Kapocs

Kapocs in 2024
Personal information
Full name	Cornelia Iza Kapocs
Date of birth	(2000-07-13) 13 July 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth	Gothenburg, Sweden
Height	1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s)	Striker, attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team	Liverpool
Number	7
Youth career
	Tölö IF
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2016–2017	Kungsbacka DFF	41	(6)
2018	Ljusdals IF	25	(8)
2019–2020	IK Uppsala	47	(10)
2021–2024	Linköping	83	(32)
2024–	Liverpool	8	(2)
International career‡
2017	Sweden U17	1	(1)
2018–2019	Sweden U19	7	(5)
2020–2024	Sweden U23	24	(4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 03:17, 14 December 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 02:20, 18 October 2024 (UTC)

Cornelia Iza Kapocs (born 13 July 2000) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a striker for Women's Super League club Liverpool and the Sweden national team at under-23 youth level. She previously played for Swedish clubs Kungsbacka DFF, Ljusdals IF, IK Uppsala, and Linkoping FC.

Her grandfather, Géza Kapocs, was a Hungarian footballer who has played alongside Ferenc Puskás.^[1]

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As a youngster, she started her career with Tolo IF, before rising through Swedish football with Kungsbacka DFF, Ljusdals IF, IK Uppsala and eventually Linkoping FC.^[2]

On 7 December 2020, Linkoping FC announced that Kapocs has signed a two year deal with the club.^[3]

External video
Kapocs' incredible strike puts Liverpool ahead, WSL Goal of the Month nomination via BBC Sport, 6 October 2024

On 15 August 2024, Kapocs signed for Liverpool from Linkoping.^[4]

She made her first team debut for the Reds on 6 October 2024 during the 2024–25 season, where she scored the opening goal in a 3–2 victory over Tottenham Hotspur, a stunning long-range lob over the goalkeeper.^[5][6] The goal was later nominated for the WSL Goal of the Month award.^[7] Kapocs scored her second goal two weeks later against Crystal Palace, an equaliser bent into the corner of the goal.^[8][9]

Kapocs has represented Sweden at under-17, under-19 and under-23 international youth levels.^[10]

On 8 October 2016, Kapocs scored her debut youth international goal for Sweden under-17s, an equaliser against Montenegro resulting in a 2–1 victory during 2017 U17 Championship qualification.^[11]

For 2019 Under-19 Championship qualification, she scored a brace against Kazakhstan on 3 October 2018,^[12] followed by another brace against Sweden in the elite round of qualification on 9 April 2019.^[13]

From 2020 to 2024, Kapocs represented the Sweden under-23s, making 24 appearances and scoring four goals for the youth team.^[10]

As of match played 12 December 2024

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