Sara Penzo

Sara Penzo (born 16 December 1989) is an Italian football goalkeeper who plays for women's Serie A club UPC Tavagnacco and the Italy women's national football team. In 2012, she signed for Serie A club ACF Brescia, following a season in the Swiss Nationalliga A playing for the women's section of FC Basel. She was part of the Italian squad at the 2009 and 2013 editions of the UEFA Women's Championship.

Sara Penzo
Personal information
Full name Sara Penzo
Date of birth (1989-12-16) 16 December 1989
Place of birth Chioggia, Italy
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 UPC Tavagnacco
Number 1
Youth career
Chioggia Sottomarina
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2007 Gordige 17 (0)
2007–2008 Torres Calcio Femminile 19 (0)
2008–2011 Venezia 1984 63 (0)
2011–2012 FC Basel Frauen
2012–2013 ACF Brescia 30 (0)
2013– UPC Tavagnacco 31 (0)
National team‡
2010– Italy 7 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:42, 30 May 2015 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 12:00, 1 July 2013 (UTC)

International career

After helping Italy win the 2008 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship, conceding one goal in four games, she was named in the squad for UEFA Women's Euro 2009 as an understudy to Anna Maria Picarelli.[2]

Penzo made her senior debut for Italy in March 2010, in a 3–2 defeat by England at the 2010 Cyprus Cup.[3]

National coach Antonio Cabrini named Penzo in his selection for UEFA Women's Euro 2013 in Sweden.[4]

References
  1. "Goalkeepers". Italian Football Federation. Retrieved 7 December 2013.
  2. "Sara Penzo". uefa.com. UEFA. Archived from the original on 7 December 2013. Retrieved 7 December 2013.
  3. "Italia Campionato Europeo Femminile Svezia 10 - 28 Luglio 2013" (PDF) (in Italian). Italian Football Federation. p. 12. Retrieved 7 December 2013.
  4. "Cabrini finalises Italy's Women's EURO squad". uefa.com. UEFA. 1 July 2013. Retrieved 7 December 2013.
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