Sandra Voitāne

Latvian footballer

Sandra Voitāne
Personal information

Full name	Sandra Voitāne
Date of birth	(1999-09-16) 16 September 1999 (age 24)
Place of birth	Latvia
Position(s)	Striker
Team information
Current team	ÍBV
Youth career
0000–2010	Ilūkstes NSS
2010–2011	Preiļu BJSS
2011–2015	Rēzekne
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2015–2019	Rīgas FS
2019–2020	Apollon Ladies
2020–2021	SV Meppen	6	(0)
2021	Wacker Innsbruck	8	(0)
2022	ÍBV
2022 - 2023	Keflavík
2023 -	ÍBV
International career^‡
2014–2015	Latvia U17	13	(5)
2016–2017	Latvia U19	14	(4)
2015–	Latvia	60	(15)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 December 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13 December 2023^[1]

Sandra Voitāne (born 16 September 1999) is a Latvian football striker who plays for ÍBV in the Úrvalsdeild kvenna.

Club career

Rīgas FS

Apollon Ladies

Voitāne joined Cypriot First Division club Apollon Ladies in July 2019, and scored five goals in her first 14 appearances.^[2]

SV Meppen

In August 2020, Voitāne joined SV Meppen, becoming the first Latvian to play in the Frauen-Bundesliga.^[3] She made her debut on 13 September 2020, as a substitute coming on at the end of the match against Turbine Potsdam.^[4] Altogether, she played six matches for the club during the 2020–21 season.^[5]

Wacker Innsbruck

In June 2021, Voitāne joined Austrian club Wacker Innsbruck.^[6]^[5]

International career

Voitāne debuted for the Latvia senior national team in February 2015, at the age of 15 years old.^[5] With the national squad, she has twice won the Baltic Cup.^[3]

International goals

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	16 February 2022	Goldcity Sports Complex, Alanya, Turkey	Bulgaria	1–0	1–1	2022 Turkish Women's Cup
2.	22 February 2022	Goldcity Sports Complex, Alanya, Turkey	Lithuania	1–0	1–0	2022 Turkish Women's Cup

Honours

Individual

Latvian Footballer of the Year: 2021, 2020^[7]

References

^ "Sandra Voitāne – Latvijas Futbola federācija". lff.lv.
^ Birjuks, Arkādijs (27 January 2020). "Trīs Latvijas futbolistes pārcēlušās uz ārzemju klubiem" [Three Latvian football players have moved to foreign clubs]. Sporta Centrs (in Latvian).
^ ^a ^b Megnis, Ints (1 August 2020). "Sandra Voitāne kļūst par pirmo Latvijas futbolisti Vācijas Bundeslīgā" [Sandra Voitāne becomes the first Latvian footballer in the German Bundesliga]. Sporta Centrs (in Latvian).
^ Mālmeisters, Toms (11 October 2020). "Voitāne paliek rezervē Meppen zaudējumā Vācijas augstākajā līgā" [Voitāne remains in reserve for Meppen's loss to Germany's top league]. Sporta Centrs (in Latvian).
^ ^a ^b ^c "Futboliste Voitāne karjeru turpinās Insbrukas klubā" [Football player Voitāne will continue her career at the Innsbruck club]. Sporta Zinas (in Latvian). 22 June 2021.
^ "Der nächste Transfer zur neuen Saison steht fest!! Sandra Voitāne, aus Lettland, wechselt vom SV Meppen nach Innsbruck" [The next transfer for the new season is certain!! Sandra Voitāne, from Latvia, is moving from SV Meppen to Innsbruck] (in German). Wacker Innsbruck. 22 June 2021 – via Facebook.
^ "Futbola laureāti - LFF.lv". LFF.lv. LFF.