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 Linköping FC.
Early life
Her grandfather, Géza Kapocs, was a Hungarian footballer who has played alongside Ferenc Puskás.[1]
Club career
Early career
As a youngster, she started her career with Tolo IF, before rising through Swedish football with Kungsbacka DFF, Ljusdals IF, IK Uppsala and eventually Linköping FC.[2]
On 7 December 2020, Linköping FC announced that Kapocs has signed a two year deal with the club.[3]
Liverpool
On 15 August 2024, Kapocs signed for Liverpool from Linköping.[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]
International career
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]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 9 February 2025[14]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Continental[c] | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Kungsbacka DFF | 2016 | Elitettan | 17 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 19 | 4 | ||
| 2017 | Elitettan | 24 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 25 | 4 | |||
| Total | 41 | 6 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 44 | 8 | ||||
| Ljusdals IF | 2018 | Elitettan | 25 | 8 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 26 | 9 | ||
| IK Uppsala | 2019 | Elitettan | 25 | 7 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 7 | ||
| 2020 | Damallsvenskan | 22 | 3 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 3 | |||
| Total | 47 | 10 | 7 | 0 | — | — | 54 | 10 | ||||
| Linköping FC | 2021 | Damallsvenskan | 19 | 7 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 7 | ||
| 2022 | Damallsvenskan | 25 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 27 | 3 | |||
| 2023 | Damallsvenskan | 25 | 18 | 3 | 1 | — | 2 | 0 | 30 | 19 | ||
| 2024 | Damallsvenskan | 14 | 5 | 3 | 4 | — | — | 17 | 9 | |||
| Total | 83 | 32 | 12 | 6 | — | 2 | 0 | 97 | 38 | |||
| Liverpool | 2024–25 | Women's Super League | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | — | 15 | 4 | |
| Career total | 205 | 57 | 25 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 236 | 69 | ||
- ^ Includes Svenska Cupen, Women's FA Cup
- ^ Includes Women's League Cup
- ^ Includes the UEFA Women's Champions League
References
- ^ Meisels, Daniel (28 June 2019). "Kapocs går i farfars fotspår". unt.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 17 October 2024.
- ^ "Factfile: Seven things to know about Cornelia Kapocs - Liverpool FC". www.liverpoolfc.com. 16 August 2024. Retrieved 17 October 2024.
- ^ "U23-landslagsspelare till Linköpings FC - Linköpings Fotboll Club". 7 December 2020. Archived from the original on 7 December 2020. Retrieved 19 October 2024.
- ^ "Cornelia Kapocs: Liverpool complete transfer for Linkoping forward". BBC Sport. 15 August 2024. Retrieved 17 October 2024.
- ^ "'Very intelligent' new Liverpool signing scores INCREDIBLE goal on FULL debut". Yahoo Sports. 6 October 2024. Archived from the original on 7 October 2024. Retrieved 17 October 2024.
- ^ "WSL: Kapocs's incredible strike puts Liverpool ahead". BBC Sport. 6 October 2024. Archived from the original on 8 October 2024. Retrieved 17 October 2024.
- ^ "Cornelia Kapocs and Marie Höbinger nominated for WSL Goal of the Month". Liverpool FC. 25 October 2024. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
- ^ Coates, Charlotte (20 October 2024). "Liverpool 1-1 Crystal Palace: Katie Stengel scores first Palace goal at former club". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
- ^ "Cornelia Kapocs equaliser earns Liverpool WSL draw with Crystal Palace". Live Score. 20 October 2024. Archived from the original on 16 December 2024. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
- ^ a b Cornelia Kapocs at Flashscore.com
- ^ "Sweden-Montenegro | Women's Under-17 2017". UEFA. 8 October 2016. Retrieved 19 October 2024.
- ^ "Sweden-Kazakhstan | Women's Under-19 2019". UEFA.com. 3 October 2018. Archived from the original on 19 April 2021. Retrieved 19 October 2024.
- ^ "Türki̇ye-Sweden | Women's Under-19 2019". UEFA. 9 April 2019. Retrieved 19 October 2024.
- ^ Cornelia Kapocs at Soccerway
External links
- Cornelia Kapocs at Liverpool F.C.
- Cornelia Kapocs at Soccerway
- Cornelia Kapocs at Swedish Football Association