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
Player sponsor
Height
-Weight
-Age
23Born
Melbourne5
Games Played
428
Time Played
5
Starts
2
Substitute Off
4
Total Clearances
-
Blocks
-
Interceptions
Tackles
83.3%
Success Rate
Duels
38.5%
Success Rate
Areial Dual
50.0%
Success Rate
Passes
78.6%
Success Rate
131
Total passes
103
Successful passes
26
Passes per 90 mins
Long passes
50%
Success Rate
29.0%
Forward
14.5%
Left
32.1%
Right
24.4%
Backward
50.4%
Opp half
28.2%
Own half
3
Topic
-
Succ. crosses
2
Assists
10
Key Passes
Total Shots
3
Shots on target
2
Goals scored
1
33.33%
Conversion rate
428
Min per goals
-
Left foot goals
1
Right foot goals
-
Headed goals
-
Other
1
Goal inside the box
-
Goal outside the box
0
Direct free kick goals
2
Fouls won
4
Foul conceded
-
Yellow cards
-
Red cards
