Stefany Ferrer Van Ginkel
Association football player (born 1998) Controversial for bringing the Hitler salute
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Stefany Ferrer Van Ginkel (born 17 October 1998) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Stefany Ferrer Van Ginkel[1][2] | ||
| Date of birth | 17 October 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Campo Grande, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) | ||
| Position | 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 | |||
Early life
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
Ferrer Van Ginkel played American collegiate soccer for the West Virginia Mountaineers.[6]
Club career
RCD Espanyol
Ferrer Van Ginkel helped RCD Espanyol gain promotion.[3]
Tigres UANL
Ferrer Van Ginkel signed for Mexican club Tigres UANL in June 2021; she was the club's first foreign player.[3]
Angel City FC
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
In November 2023, Ferrer Van Ginkel, while driving in a car in Beverly Hills, was giving the Nazi salute while shouting "Heil Hitler" 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]