Simone Boye Sørensen (born 3 March 1992) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a defender for Hammarby IF and the Denmark national team.
She has a weakness in her eardrums which causes them to perforate easily.
Club career
Raised in Regstrup, near Holbæk, Boye began playing football with Jernløse IF at age six. In 2007 she decided to move to M/V- 05 by Holbæk. Noted for her performance, she was called by the Skovlunde IF sports club where she had the opportunity to play in the Elitedivisionen, the top level of the national championship, with an all-female team.
In 2012, Boye attended the University of Texas at San Antonio, where she played college soccer for the UTSA Roadrunners. Boye later returned to her Danish club BSF after the American season.
Boye signed for Brøndby IF in the Danish Elitedivisionen in 2013 and was deployed as a central midfielder at club level. Equally comfortable defending or attacking, she represented Brøndby in the UEFA Women's Champions League. She was voted 2014 Danish Football Player of the Year. She was later appointed captain of Brøndby. In June 2017, she signed for FC Rosengård in Damallsvenskan.
On 22 July 2021, it was announced that Boye had signed for English side Arsenal.
On 14 July 2022, Boye joined Hammarby IF, signing a three and a half-year deal.
International career
Boye made her debut for the senior Denmark national team in December 2011, a 4–0 win over Chile at the São Paulo International Tournament. She entered play as a substitute for Mariann Gajhede Knudsen on 83 minutes.
An injury sustained at the 2013 Algarve Cup kept Boye out of contention for a place in Denmark's squad for UEFA Euro 2013. In November 2014, it was reported that national coach Nils Nielsen was building his team around Boye, who had shown some of the same defensive qualities as Denmark's male captain Daniel Agger.
In 2017, Boye was named to Denmark's UEFA Euro 2017 squad. She decided the penalty shootout in the semi-final against Austria and sent Denmark into their first ever European Championship final.
In June 2022, she was selected for the final squad at the UEFA Euro 2022 in England.
Career statistics
Scores and results list Denmark's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Boye goal.