Cecilie Sandvej

Cecilie Sandvej
Sandvej in 2017
Personal information
Full name Cecilie Feddersen Sandvej[1]
Date of birth (1990-06-13) 13 June 1990
Place of birth Horsens, Denmark[2]
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position Left back
Youth career
Horsens SIK
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
SønderjyskE
2009–2013 Brøndby IF 63[3] (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)
2022–2024 Dijon 31 (0)
2024–2025 Napoli 9 (0)
2025–2026 Como 1907 0 (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 place2017 NetherlandsTeam
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Cecilie Feddersen Sandvej (born 13 June 1990) is a Danish former professional footballer who played as a left-back. At club level Sandvej represented Danish A-Liga sides SønderjyskE and Brøndby and sides in the top European leagues including German Frauen-Bundesliga club Eintracht Frankfurt, English Women's Super League club Birmingham City, and Italian Serie A clubs Napoli and Como 1907.[4] She won silver with Denmark national team at the 2017 Euros. Sandvej earned 34 caps and scored one goal for the Denmark national team. She retired her active playing career in August 2026.[5]

Club career

Sandvej joined Brøndby IF in 2009, having previously played for Horsens SIK and SønderjydskE.[6]

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.[7] 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.[8]

In 2017, she signed with 1. FFC Frankfurt.

In August 2021, she signed for Birmingham City in the FAWSL.[9]

International career

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.[10] In 2017, she was named to Denmark's UEFA Women's Euro 2017 squad.

Honours

Brøndby IF

References

  1. ↑ Cecilie Sandvej at WorldFootball.net
  2. ↑ Sandvad, Henrik C. (10 August 2017). "Fodboldhelten Cecilie Sandvej fra Nim: Piger har brug for kvindeidoler | hsfo.dk". hsfo.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 19 August 2026.
  3. ↑ "Landsholdsdatabasen klub information". www.dbu.dk. Archived from the original on 20 April 2017. Retrieved 19 April 2017.
  4. ↑ "SønderjyskE var lige ved og næsten | jv.dk". jv.dk (in Danish). 21 March 2008. Retrieved 19 August 2026.
  5. ↑ "Cecilie Sandvej stopper karrieren | Fodbold for piger". www.fodboldforpiger.dk (in Danish). 19 August 2026. Retrieved 19 August 2026.
  6. ↑ "Cecilie Sandvej". UEFA. 12 September 2012. Archived from the original on 15 September 2013. Retrieved 20 July 2013.
  7. ↑ "Spirit sign Danish defender Cecilie Sandvej — Washington Spirit". washingtonspirit.com. 27 February 2014.
  8. ↑ "Frauenfussball in Deutschland – Framba.de". www.framba.de. Archived from the original on 27 July 2014. Retrieved 16 July 2014.
  9. ↑ "Cecilie Sandvej: Birmingham City make Denmark defender their sixth summer signing". BBC Sport. 4 August 2021.
  10. ↑ Bruun, Peter (21 June 2013). "Upbeat Heiner-Møller confirms Denmark squad". UEFA. Retrieved 20 July 2013.
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