Talia Sommer
{{Short description|Israeli footballer (born 2004)}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Talia Sommer
טליה זומר
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2004|2|19}}
| birth_place = New York, United States
| height = {{height|ft=5|in=7}}
| position = Midfielder
| currentclub = Butler Bulldogs
| clubnumber = 18
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| collegeyears1 = 2022–
| college1 = Butler Bulldogs
| collegecaps1 = 36
| collegegoals1 = 11
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| nationalyears1 = 2019
| nationalteam1 = Israel U16
| nationalcaps1 = 3
| nationalgoals1 = 1
| nationalyears2 = 2019
| nationalteam2 = Israel U17
| nationalcaps2 = 3
| nationalgoals2 = 0
| nationalyears3 = 2022
| nationalteam3 = Israel U19
| nationalcaps3 = 3
| nationalgoals3 = 1
| nationalyears4 = 2021–
| nationalteam4 = Israel
| nationalcaps4 = 26
| nationalgoals4 = 6
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| nationalteam-update = 3 June 2025
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Talia Sommer ({{langx|he|טליה זומר}}; born 19 February 2004) is a footballer who plays as a midfielder. Born in the United States, she is an Israeli international.
Early life
Born in New York,{{Cite web|url=https://sports.walla.co.il/item/2972588|title=שחקי אותה כמו זהבי: הקשיים של הכדורגלנית המבטיחה טליה זומר|publisher=walla.co.il}} Sommer moved from the United States to Israel at the age of six.{{Cite web|url=https://m.sport5.co.il/articles.aspx?FolderID=4178&docID=389697|title="רוצה להיות אחת השחקניות הטובות בעולם"|publisher=sport5.co.il}}
Education
Sommer attended Herzliya Hebrew Gymnasium in Israel.{{Cite web|url=https://www.ynet.co.il/sport/article/one404050|title=מעבר יוקרתי? זומר יצאה למבחנים באתלטיקו|publisher=ynet.co.il}}
She then attended Butler University in the United States, where she studied physics.{{Cite web|url=https://www.israelhayom.co.il/sport/israeli-soccer/article/13926326|title="מה הטעם בלקטול אותנו"|publisher=israelhayom.co.il}}
Career
Sommer was described as "one of the most promising players in Israeli women's soccer".{{Cite web|url=https://www.sport5.co.il/articles.aspx?FolderID=4178&docID=407739|title="הייתי מראה איזו שחקנית אני באתלטיקו"|publisher=sport5.co.il}}
Style of play
Sommer mainly operates as an attacking midfielder.{{Cite web|url=https://www.one.co.il/Article/436319.html|title=הרשימה בחו"ל: טליה זומר הליגיונרית של העונה|publisher=one.co.il}}
International goals
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| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 21 February 2022 | Pampeloponnisiako Stadium, Patras, Greece | {{fbw|GRE}} | align=center|2–2 | align=center| 2–2 | Friendly |
| 2. | 29 November 2023 | Armavir City Stadium, Armavir, Armenia | {{fbw|ARM}} | align=center|1–0 | align=center| 4–0 | 2023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League C |
| 3. | 31 May 2024 | Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland | {{fbw|SCO}} | align=center|1–4 | align=center| 1–4 | UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying |
| 4. | 21 February 2025 | Stadion Aleksandar Shalamanov, Sofia, Bulgaria | {{fbw|BUL}} | align=center|2–1 | align=center| 3–1 | rowspan=3| 2025 UEFA Women's Nations League C |
| 5. | rowspan=2| 8 April 2025 | rowspan=2| Budaörsi Városi Stadium, Budaörs, Hungary | rowspan=2| {{fbw|BUL}} | align=center|2–2 | align=center rowspan=2| 3–3 | |
| 6. | align=center|3–2 |
Personal life
Sommer is the daughter of a political science professor and clinical psychologist.{{Cite web|url=https://thebutlercollegian.com/2023/09/when-i-play-soccer-i-feel-100-completely-talia/|title="When I play soccer, I feel 100% completely Talia"}}
References
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External links
- [https://butlersports.com/sports/womens-soccer/roster/talia-sommer/12095 Butler bio]
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Category:Israeli women's footballers
Category:Footballers from Tel Aviv
Category:Israel women's international footballers
Category:Butler Bulldogs women's soccer players
Category:Women's association football midfielders
Category:American emigrants to Israel
Category:21st-century Israeli sportswomen
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