Sofia Sakalis
5 Attacker
Signing for Victory ahead of the 2024/25 season, Sofia Sakalis is a Melbourne-born attacking midfielder/winger.
Highly touted from young, Sakalis signed her first contract at Melbourne City as a 15-year-old and made five appearances during her four seasons at City.
Sakalis’ next move was across the country to Perth Glory, where she became a first-team regular.
Registering 49 appearances for the Glory, Sakalis made the return to her home and signed for Melbourne Victory in August 2024.
A technically gifted player, Sakalis has played across various national team age groups for Australia, most notably playing a part in the U23s’ ASEAN Women’s Championship-winning team.
Making seven appearances in her debut Victory campaign, the 23-year-old will aim to reach new heights after re-signing with the club for the 2025/26 season.
Club Career
2017-21 Melbourne City (AUS)
2021-24 Perth Glory (AUS)
2024- Melbourne Victory (AUS)
International Career
Australia: U23, U20 & U17
Team Honours
ASEAN Women’s Champion: 2025
NPLW Victoria Champion: 2025
Individual Honours
Football Victoria Gold Medal: 2022
Height
-Weight
-Age
23Born
Melbourne17
Games Played
1450
Time Played
17
Starts
7
Substitute Off
12
Total Clearances
1
Blocks
5
Interceptions
Tackles
86.7%
Success Rate
Duels
46.4%
Success Rate
Areial Dual
50.0%
Success Rate
Passes
74.5%
Success Rate
423
Total passes
315
Successful passes
25
Passes per 90 mins
Long passes
66%
Success Rate
33.1%
Forward
13.0%
Left
33.6%
Right
20.3%
Backward
48.0%
Opp half
27.4%
Own half
3
Topic
4
Succ. crosses
2
Assists
21
Key Passes
Total Shots
12
Shots on target
4
Goals scored
2
16.67%
Conversion rate
725
Min per goals
-
Left foot goals
2
Right foot goals
-
Headed goals
-
Other
2
Goal inside the box
-
Goal outside the box
0
Direct free kick goals
23
Fouls won
10
Foul conceded
1
Yellow cards
-
Red cards