Sofia Reideborn

Sofia Reideborn is a Swedish ice hockey goaltender who last played for SDE Hockey in the SDHL.

Sofia Reideborn
Born (1999-03-24) March 24, 1999
Stockholm, Sweden
Height 167 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Position Goaltender
Played for SDE Hockey
AIK IF
Playing career 2015–present

Career

Born in Stockholm, Riedeborn began her career with AIK IF. In 2017, she left the club to join SDE Hockey, where she would take over the starting goalie position.[1] She would go on to play with the club for the next four seasons, including the club's first ever playoff appearance in 2020.

A self-described "controversial player", Reideborn announced she was stepping back from hockey in July 2020 following a controversial podcast in which she made comments denounced by multiple players as misogynistic and homophobic.[2][3][4] In September 2020, she criticised the members of the Swedish national women's football team for expressing support of Black Lives Matter during their European Championship qualifiers.[5]

International

Riedeborn represented Sweden at the 2015 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship and 2017 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship.[6] In 2019, she criticised the players boycotting the Swedish national team, saying that they should first "show that you are good before making demands".[7] She later made said that she wouldn't want to play in the Swedish national team because she wouldn't be welcomed by the other players.[8]

Personal life

Her brother, Adam Reideborn, currently plays professionally with Ak Bars Kazan in the KHL.[9]

References
  1. "CLOSE-UP SDHL: SDE:s Sofia Reideborn - Hockeysverige". CLOSE-UP SDHL: SDE:s Sofia Reideborn - Hockeysverige.
  2. Jay, Michelle (July 13, 2020). "Sofia Reideborn leaves SDE after controversial podcast". The Ice Garden.
  3. "Sofia Reideborn: "Det ska bli skönt att slippa damhockeyn"". SVT Sport. July 13, 2020.
  4. "Reideborn kritiseras av lagkamraten: "Homofobisk"". Aftonbladet.
  5. Christenson, Marcus (September 18, 2020). "'Guess what? We'll do it again': Sweden footballers vow to keep taking a knee" – via www.theguardian.com.
  6. "Ishockeyparet om livet och landslagsdrömmen "Finns alltid i bakhuvudet" - Hockeysverige". Ishockeyparet om livet och landslagsdrömmen ”Finns alltid i bakhuvudet” - Hockeysverige.
  7. "SKOGLUND: Fredlöst byte - vad gör ligan åt hatet? - Hockeysverige". SKOGLUND: Fredlöst byte - vad gör ligan åt hatet? - Hockeysverige.
  8. "Kritisk till Damkronorna – och vill heller inte spela i landslaget - Hockeysverige". Kritisk till Damkronorna – och vill heller inte spela i landslaget - Hockeysverige.
  9. "Reideborn om Reideborn – "Åh måste du?"". Aftonbladet.
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