Nadezhda Alekseyevna Karpova (; born 9 March 1995) is a Russian footballer who plays as a forward for Spanish Primera División club RCD Espanyol and the Russia women's national team.
Yaroslavl-born Karpova made her senior national team debut in June 2016, scoring the second goal in Russia's 2–0 UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying Group 5 win over Turkey in Khimki. She played for Russia at UEFA Women's Euro 2017.
Personal life Karpova has regularly spoken out against the Russian invasion of Ukraine, calling Putin and Lukashenko "human scum" and war criminals.
She is openly lesbian, having come out in 2022. She is the first openly gay Russian national team athlete, although her status in the team following the revelation is uncertain.
Stance on Russian athletes competing at the Olympics She opposed Russia's participation at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, stating:Российская футболистка Карпова: «Я скорее солидарна с украинскими политиками: никто из российских спортсменов ехать на Олимпиаду не должен»
International goals No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 1. 2 June 2016 Arena Khimki, Khimki, Russia 2–0 2–0 UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying 2. 6 June 2016 Gradski stadion, Koprivnica, Croatia 2–0 3–0 3. 14 December 2016 Arena da Amazônia, Manaus, Brazil 3–1 3–1 2016 International Women's Football Tournament 4. 17 December 2016 1–0 1–0 5. 9 April 2017 BBVA Stadium, Houston, United States 1–3 1–5 Friendly 6. 8 June 2017 Saturn Stadium, Ramenskoye, Russia 4–2 5–2
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