Simone Boye
Danish footballer (born 1992)
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Simone Boye Sørensen (born 3 March 1992) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a defender for HB Køge and the Denmark national team.[2]
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| Full name | Simone Boye Sørensen | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 3 March 1992 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Regstrup, Denmark | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Defender | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Hammarby IF | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 1998–2007 | Jernløse IF | ||||||||||||||||
| 2007 | MV05 | ||||||||||||||||
| College career | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2012 | UTSA Roadrunners | 17 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2007–2013 | BSF | ||||||||||||||||
| 2013–2017 | Brøndby IF | 75 | (9) | ||||||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | FC Rosengård | 23 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2019–2021 | Bayern Munich | 22 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | Arsenal | 5 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022–2025 | Hammarby IF | 39 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
| 2025– | HB Køge | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2007–2008 | Denmark U17 | 17 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| 2009–2011 | Denmark U19 | 18 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2011 | Denmark U23 | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2011– | Denmark | 96 | (5) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 05 April 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 17 April 2026 | |||||||||||||||||
Club career
Denmark and USA
Raised in Regstrup, near Holbæk, Boye began playing football with Jernløse IF at age six. In 2007, she decided to move to M/V- 05 by Holbæk. Noted for her performance, Boye was called by the Ballerup-Skovlunde, BSF, sports club where she had the opportunity to play in the Elitedivisionen, the top level of the national championship.[3]
In 2012, Boye attended the University of Texas at San Antonio, where she played college soccer for the UTSA Roadrunners. Boye later returned to her Danish club BSF after the American season.
Boye signed for Brøndby IF in the Danish Elitedivisionen in 2013 and was deployed as a central midfielder at club level. Equally comfortable defending or attacking, she represented Brøndby in the UEFA Women's Champions League. She was voted 2014 Danish Football Player of the Year.[4] She was later appointed captain of Brøndby.
FC Rosengård
On 20 June 2017, she signed for FC Rosengård in the Swedish Damallsvenskan.[5] Before making her debut for the club, Boye sustained a knee injury that kept her sidelined for the majority of the year.[6]
In 2018, Boye returned to the pitch and played 21 league games, helping Rosengård to finish 3rd in the Damallsvenskan table.[7] The club won the 2017–18 Svenska Cupen. Boye appeared in the final, that ended in a 1–0 win at home against Linköping FC.[8]
Bayern Munich
On 7 January 2019, Boye transferred to Bayern Munich, signing a three-and-a-half-year contract.[9][10] Boye won the 2020–21 Frauen-Bundesliga with the club.[11] The same season, Bayern Munich reached the semi-final of the 2020–21 UEFA Women's Champions League, losing 5–3 on aggregate to Chelsea, despite a first-leg win in Munich in which Boye came on as a substitute.[12]
Arsenal
On 22 July 2021, it was announced that Boye had signed for English side Arsenal. She rejoined her former coach from FC Rosengård at the club, Jonas Eidevall.[13] Her playing time was limited throughout her first season, only making five appearances in the Women's Super League.[14]
Hammarby IF
On 14 July 2022, Boye joined Hammarby IF, signing a three-and-a-half-year deal.[15]
On 6 June 2023, Hammarby won the 2022–23 Svenska Cupen. Boye appeared in the final, that ended in a 3–0 win at home against BK Häcken.[16] The club also won the 2023 Damallsvenskan, claiming its second Swedish championship after 38 years, with Boye making 22 league appearances.[17][7] At the end of the season, she was nominated for the prize of Damallsvenskan Defender of the Year, that eventually was awarded to Josefine Rybrink from BK Häcken.[18][19] In November she announced that she will leave Hammarby after three-and-a-half years.[20]
HB Køge
In January, she returned to Denmark and signed with HB Køge.[21]
International career
Boye made her debut for the senior Denmark national team in December 2011, a 4–0 win over Chile at the São Paulo International Tournament. She entered play as a substitute for Mariann Gajhede Knudsen on 83 minutes.
An injury sustained at the 2013 Algarve Cup kept Boye out of contention for a place in Denmark's squad for UEFA Euro 2013.[22] In November 2014, it was reported that national coach Nils Nielsen was building his team around Boye, who had shown some of the same defensive qualities as Denmark's male captain Daniel Agger.[23]
In 2017, Boye was named to Denmark's UEFA Euro 2017 squad. She decided the penalty shootout in the semi-final against Austria and sent Denmark into their first ever European Championship final.[24]
In June 2022, she was selected for the final squad at the UEFA Euro 2022 in England.[25]
Personal life
Career statistics
- Scores and results list Denmark's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Boye goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1 | 10 March 2014 | Albufeira, Portugal |  United States |
3–0 | 5–3 | 2014 Algarve Cup |
| 2 | 13 September 2014 | Vejle, Denmark |  Malta |
5–0 | 8–0 | 2015 World Cup qualifier |
| 3 | 15 January 2015 | Belek, Turkey |  New Zealand |
1–0 | 2–3 | Friendly |
| 4 | 28 November 2016 | Turbize, Belgium |  Belgium |
1–0 | 3–1 | Friendly |
| 5 | 12 June 2018 | Viborg, Denmark |  Hungary |
3–1 | 5–1 | 2019 World Cup qualification |
Honours
Brøndby IF
- Elitedivisionen: 2014–15, 2016–17; runner-up 2013–14, 2015–16
- Danish Women's Cup: 2013–14, 2014–15, 2016–17; runner-up 2015–16
FC Rosengård
- Damallsvenskan: runner-up 2017
- Svenska Cupen: 2017–18
Bayern Munich
Hammarby IF
