Cornelia Iza Kapocs (born 13 July 2000) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a striker for Women's Super League club Liverpool. She previously played for Swedish clubs Kungsbacka DFF, Ljusdals IF, IK Uppsala, and Linköping FC.
Early life Her grandfather, Géza Kapocs, was a Hungarian footballer who played alongside Ferenc Puskás.
Club career Early career
As a youngster, she started her career with Tolo IF, before rising through Swedish football with Kungsbacka DFF, Ljusdals IF, IK Uppsala and eventually Linköping FC.
She made her Elitettan debut for Kungsbacka at the age of 15 and played two seasons in Sweden's second tier.
On 7 December 2020, Linköping FC announced that Kapocs has signed a two-year deal with the club.
Liverpool
On 15 August 2024, Kapocs signed for Liverpool from Linköping.
She made her first team debut for the Reds on 6 October 2024 during the 2024–25 season, where she scored the opening goal in a 3–2 victory over Tottenham Hotspur, a stunning long-range lob over the goalkeeper. The goal was later nominated for the WSL Goal of the Month award. Kapocs scored her second goal two weeks later against Crystal Palace, an equaliser bent into the corner of the goal.
International career Kapocs has represented Sweden at under-17, under-19 and under-23 international youth levels.
On 8 October 2016, Kapocs scored her debut youth international goal for Sweden under-17s, an equaliser against Montenegro resulting in a 2–1 victory during 2017 U17 Championship qualification.
For 2019 Under-19 Championship qualification, she scored a brace against Kazakhstan on 3 October 2018, followed by another brace against Turkey in the elite round of qualification on 9 April 2019.
From 2020 to 2024, Kapocs represented the Sweden under-23s, making 24 appearances and scoring four goals for the youth team.
Personal life She is currently in a relationship with Swedish footballer, Emilia Larsson.
Career statistics Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupLeague cupContinentalTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsKungsbacka DFF2016Elitettan 17 2 2 2 —— 1942017Elitettan 24 4 1 0 —— 254Total 41 6 3 2 0000 448Ljusdals IF2018Elitettan 25 8 1 1 —— 269IK Uppsala2019Elitettan 25 7 3 0 —— 2872020Damallsvenskan 22 3 4 0 —— 263Total 47 10 7 0 0000 5410Linköping FC2021Damallsvenskan19740——2372022Damallsvenskan25221——2732023Damallsvenskan251831—2030192024Damallsvenskan14534——179Total833212600209738Liverpool2024–25Women's Super League1924032—2642025–26Women's Super League2123040—2822026–27Women's Super League420010—52Total446708200598Career total24062309822028073
References
External links
Cornelia Kapocs at Liverpool F.C.
Cornelia Kapocs at Swedish Football Association