Olivia Alma Charlotta Schough (; 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.
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. 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. 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. 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.
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.
International career As an under-19 international she played the 2009 U-19 European Championship, where Sweden won a silver,Composed England enjoy final waltz. UEFA and the 2010 U-20 World Cup.Statistics in FIFA's website
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.
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.
Schough was named to Sweden's roster for the 2016 Summer Olympics, she appeared in all six games for Sweden, winning the silver medal.
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.
On 13 June 2023, she was included in the 23-player squad for the FIFA Women's World Cup 2023.
Career statistics
International
Scores and results list Sweden's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Schough goal.
+ List of international goals scored by Olivia SchoughNo.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition12014-06-19Tórshavn, Faroe Islands2–05–02015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification22015-09-17Orhei, Moldova1–03–0UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying32015-09-22Gothenburg, Sweden2–03–0UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying42016-03-09Rotterdam, Netherlands1–11–12016 Olympic Qualifying Tournament52016-07-21Kalmar, Sweden3–03–0Friendly62016-10-21Gothenburg, Sweden3–07–0Friendly75–086–092018-10-04Helsingborg, Sweden1–02–1Friendly102020-10-22Gothenburg, Sweden3–07–0UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualifying112020-10-27Gothenburg, Sweden2–02–0UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualifying122022-04-07Gori, Georgia15–015–02023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification132023-04-11Gothenburg, Sweden3–23–3Friendly
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 2015-6-8 Winnipeg Group match Rio de Janeiro 2016 Women's Olympic Football Tournament 2016-8-3 Rio de Janeiro Group match 2016-8-6 Rio de Janeiro Group match 2016-8-9 Brasília Start Group match 2016-8-12 Brasília Quarter-Final 2016-8-16 Rio de Janeiro Semi-Final 2016-8-19 Rio de Janeiro Start Gold Medal Match France 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup 2019-6-16 Nice Group match 2019-6-20 Le Havre Group match
Matches and goals scored at European Championship tournaments Goal Match Date Location Opponent Lineup Min Score Result Competition 2013 European Championship 2013-7-16 Halmstad Group match 2017 European Championship 2017-7-17 Breda Group match 2017-7-21 Deventer Group match 2017-7-25 Doetinchem 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
References
Match reports
External links
(archive) (archive) Olivia Schough at DFB