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Stefany Ferrer Van Ginkel

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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Ferrer and the second or maternal family name is Van Ginkel.

Stefany Ferrer Van Ginkel
Personal information
Full name Stefany Ferrer Van Ginkel[1][2]
Date of birth (1998-10-17) 17 October 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth Campo Grande, Brazil
Height 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
Sant Boi
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2021 West Virginia Mountaineers 66 (13)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2015 Igualada
2015–2016 Atlètic Vilafranca
2016–2017 Espanyol B
2021–2022 UANL 10 (0)
2022 Angel City 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Stefany Ferrer Van Ginkel (born 17 October 1998) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder.

Early life

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Born in Campo Grande, Brazil, Ferrer Van Ginkel was one of three sisters and was placed in an orphanage at the age of three; all three sisters were eventually adopted by a Spanish family and moved to a village outside Barcelona, Spain.[3]

Ferrer Van Ginkel played youth soccer for C.F.S. Sant Boi, CF Igualada, and Fundació Esportiva Vilafranca.[4] After her college career in the United States, Ferrer Van Ginkel appeared in Ultimate Goal, a British reality competition series on BT Sport.[5]

College career

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Ferrer Van Ginkel played American collegiate soccer for the West Virginia Mountaineers.[6]

Club career

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RCD Espanyol

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Ferrer Van Ginkel helped RCD Espanyol gain promotion.[3]

Tigres UANL

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Ferrer Van Ginkel signed for Mexican club Tigres UANL in June 2021; she was the club's first foreign player.[3]

Angel City FC

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In January 2022, Ferrer Van Ginkel transferred to American club Angel City FC.[7] On November 14, 2022, Angel City announced that Ferrer Van Ginkel's contract had not been renewed.[8] She made her league debut against Portland Thorns on 4 June 2022.[9]

Nazi salute controversy

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In November 2023, Ferrer Van Ginkel, while driving in a car in Beverly Hills, was giving the Nazi salute as pro-Israel demonstrators shout “Shame on you!”. It was unclear what occurred before the recording started.[10] The pair apologized on a social media video, later her social media account was deactivated.[11]

References

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  1. ^ "Stefany Ferrer Van Ginkel" (in Spanish). Liga MX Femenil. Archived from the original on 8 February 2022. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
  2. ^ "Resolución" [Resolution] (PDF) (in Spanish). Las Rozas de Madrid: Royal Spanish Football Federation. 17 December 2014. p. 9. Archived (PDF) from the original on 8 February 2022. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
  3. ^ a b c Burhan, Asif. "Stefany Ferrer Van Ginkel: From Reality Star To Mexican Championship Final With Tigres". Forbes.
  4. ^ "Nine Commit to Mountaineers – West Virginia Athletics". WVUsports.com.
  5. ^ "Meet Four Young Women Aiming to Inspire in BT Sport's Second Series of Ultimate Goal". 2 November 2021.
  6. ^ "Stefany Ferrer-vanGinkel – Women's Soccer". West Virginia University Athletics.
  7. ^ "ANGEL CITY FOOTBALL CLUB SIGNS TIGRES UANL FEMENIL MIDFIELDER STEFANY FERRER VAN GINKEL". Angel City FC.
  8. ^ "Angel City Announces Roster Moves". Angel City. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
  9. ^ "Portland Thorns vs Angel City - 4 June 2022". int.soccerway.com.
  10. ^ Former L.A. pro soccer player flashes Nazi salute at pro-Israel demonstrators. In: KTLA.com, 7 November 2023.
  11. ^ "Female football star Stefany Ferrer Van Ginkel aims 'Nazi salute' at pro-Israel protesters". The Telegraph. 8 November 2023. Retrieved 8 November 2023.
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