Olivia Schough

Olivia Alma Charlotta Schough (pronounced [ˈskuːɡ]; born 11 March 1991) is a Swedish footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie A club Inter Milan and the Sweden women's national team.

Olivia Schough

Schough in 2013
Personal information
Full name	Olivia Alma Charlotta Schough[1]
Date of birth	(1991-03-11) 11 March 1991 (age 34)[1]
Place of birth	Hylte, Sweden[2]
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Position(s)	Midfielder, forward
Team information
Current team	Inter Milan
Number	22
Youth career
	Torup/Rydö FF
	Ullareds IK
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2007–2008	Falkenbergs FF
2009–2013	Göteborg FC	92	(8)
2014	Bayern Munich	6	(0)
2014	WFC Rossiyanka	10	(0)
2014–2017	Eskilstuna United	74	(22)
2018	Göteborg FC	20	(4)
2019–2020	Djurgårdens IF	42	(10)
2021–2024	FC Rosengård	37	(21)
2025–	Inter Milan	0	(0)
International career‡
2007–2008	Sweden U17	9[3]	(2[3])
2009–2010	Sweden U19	29[3]	(7[3])
2010–2012	Sweden U23	14[3]	(2[3])
2013–	Sweden	106[3]	(13[3])
Medal record Women's soccer Representing  Sweden Olympic Games 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team 2020 Tokyo Team FIFA Women's World Cup 2019 France Team
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16 March 2019 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 24 July 2023

Club career

Schough played for Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC from 2009 to 2013. During that span she won the Svenska Cupen in 2011 and 2012 and the Svenska Supercupen in 2013. She also appeared in the UEFA Women's Champions League in 2011–12 and 2012–13 with Göteborg.^[4] In 2013, Göteborg reached the Quarter-finals of the Champions League but were eliminated by Juvisy.

In December 2013 Schough announced her transfer from Göteborg to Bayern Munich.^[5] She left Bayern in the summer of 2014 and played for the Russian team WFC Rossiyanka in the fall. In November 2014 she returned to Sweden and signed with Eskilstuna United.^[6] In 2015, Eskilstuna finished second in the Damallsvenskan and secured their spot in the Champions League. They defeated Glasgow City in the Round of 32, but were knocked out by Wolfsburg in the Round of 16.

On 5 January 2018, it was announced that Schough was returning to Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC where she had previously played for five years.^[7]

After the 2018 season Schough and Göteborg were unable to come to an agreement on a contract extension. Schough then signed with Djurgården for the 2019 Damallsvenskan season.^[8]

International career

As an under-19 international she played the 2009 U-19 European Championship, where Sweden won a silver,^[9] and the 2010 U-20 World Cup.^[10]

Schough was called into the senior national team by coach Pia Sundhage for the 2013 Algarve Cup. She made her debut at the tournament in a 1–1 draw with China. Sundhage also selected Schough for UEFA Women's Euro 2013, which Sweden hosted.^[11]

In May 2015, Schough and Eskilstuna teammates Malin Diaz and Sara Thunebro were named in Sundhage's Sweden squad for the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup in Canada.^[12]

Schough was named to Sweden's roster for the 2016 Summer Olympics, she appeared in all six games for Sweden, winning the silver medal.^[13]

In June 2017, Schough was named in Sweden's squad for the UEFA Women's Euro 2017. She played in three matches for Sweden, who were eliminated by the Netherlands in the Quarterfinals.^[14]

On 13 June 2023, she was included in the 23-player squad for the FIFA Women's World Cup 2023.^[15]

Career statistics

International

Key (expand for notes on "international goals" and sorting)
Location	Geographic location of the venue where the competition occurred Sorted by country name first, then by city name
Lineup	Start – played entire match on minute (off player) – substituted on at the minute indicated, and player was substituted off at the same time off minute (on player) – substituted off at the minute indicated, and player was substituted on at the same time (c) – captain Sorted by minutes played
#	NumberOfGoals.goalNumber scored by the player in the match (alternate notation to Goal in match)
Min	The minute in the match the goal was scored. For list that include caps, blank indicates played in the match but did not score a goal.
Assist/pass	The ball was passed by the player, which assisted in scoring the goal. This column depends on the availability and source of this information.
penalty or pk	Goal scored on penalty-kick which was awarded due to foul by opponent. (Goals scored in penalty-shoot-out, at the end of a tied match after extra-time, are not included.)
Score	The match score after the goal was scored. Sorted by goal difference, then by goal scored by the player's team
Result	The final score. Sorted by goal difference in the match, then by goal difference in penalty-shoot-out if it is taken, followed by goal scored by the player's team in the match, then by goal scored in the penalty-shoot-out. For matches with identical final scores, match ending in extra-time without penalty-shoot-out is a tougher match, therefore precede matches that ended in regulation
aet	The score at the end of extra-time; the match was tied at the end of 90' regulation
pso	Penalty-shoot-out score shown in parentheses; the match was tied at the end of extra-time
	Green background color – exhibition or closed door international friendly match
	Yellow background color – match at an invitational tournament
	Red background color – Olympic women's football qualification match
	Light-blue background color – FIFA women's world cup qualification match
	Pink background color – Olympic women's football tournament
	Blue background color – FIFA women's world cup final tournament
NOTE: some keys may not apply for a particular football player

Scores and results list Sweden's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Schough goal.

List of international goals scored by Olivia Schough

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition	Ref.
1	2014-06-19	Tórshavn, Faroe Islands	Faroe Islands	2–0	5–0	2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
2	2015-09-17	Orhei, Moldova	Moldova	1–0	3–0	UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying
3	2015-09-22	Gothenburg, Sweden	Poland	2–0	3–0	UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying
4	2016-03-09	Rotterdam, Netherlands	Netherlands	1–1	1–1	2016 Olympic Qualifying Tournament
5	2016-07-21	Kalmar, Sweden	Japan	3–0	3–0	Friendly	[16]
6	2016-10-21	Gothenburg, Sweden	Iran	3–0	7–0	Friendly
7				5–0
8				6–0
9	2018-10-04	Helsingborg, Sweden	Norway	1–0	2–1	Friendly
10	2020-10-22	Gothenburg, Sweden	Latvia	3–0	7–0	UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualifying
11	2020-10-27	Gothenburg, Sweden	Iceland	2–0	2–0	UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualifying
12	2022-04-07	Gori, Georgia	Georgia	15–0	15–0	2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification	[17]
13	2023-04-11	Gothenburg, Sweden	Norway	3–2	3–3	Friendly

Matches and goals scored at World Cup & Olympic tournaments

Goal	Match	Date	Location	Opponent	Lineup	Min	Score	Result	Competition
Canada 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup
	1	2015-6-8[m 1]	Winnipeg	Nigeria	46. on 46' (off Asllani)			3–3 D	Group match
Rio de Janeiro 2016 Women's Olympic Football Tournament
	2	2016-8-3[m 2]	Rio de Janeiro	South Africa	76. on 76' (off Rolfö)			1–0 W	Group match
	3	2016-8-6[m 3]	Rio de Janeiro	Brazil	64. on 64' (off Rolfö)			1–5 L	Group match
	4	2016-8-9[m 4]	Brasília	China	Start			0–0 D	Group match
	5	2016-8-12[m 5]	Brasília	United States	90. on 90' (off Jakobsson)			1–1 (pso 4–3) (W)	Quarter-Final
	6	2016-8-16[m 6]	Rio de Janeiro	Brazil	104. on 104' (off Appelqvist)			0–0 (pso 4–3) (W)	Semi-Final
	7	2016-8-19[m 7]	Rio de Janeiro	Germany	Start			1–2 L	Gold Medal Match
France 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup
	8	2019-6-16[m 8]	Nice	Thailand	69. on 69' (off Seger)			5–1 W	Group match
	9	2019-6-20[m 9]	Le Havre	United States	56. off 56' (on Rolfö)			0–2 L	Group match

Matches and goals scored at European Championship tournaments

Goal	Match	Date	Location	Opponent	Lineup	Min	Score	Result	Competition
2013 European Championship
	1	2013-7-16[m 10]	Halmstad	Italy	79. on 79' (off Thunebro)			3–1 W	Group match
2017 European Championship
	2	2017-7-17[m 11]	Breda	Germany	56. off 56' (on Rubensson)			0–0 D	Group match
	3	2017-7-21[m 12]	Deventer	Russia	46. off 46' (on Rolfö)			2–0 W	Group match
	4	2017-7-25[m 13]	Doetinchem	Italy	79. off 79' (on Spetsmark)			2–3 L	Group match

Honours

Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC

• Svenska Cupen: 2011, 2012
• Svenska Supercupen: 2013

Sweden

• FIFA Women's World Cup third place: 2019
• Summer Olympic Games Silver Medal: 2016, 2020
• Algarve Cup: 2018