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
Melbourne19
Games Played
1630
Time Played
19
Starts
7
Substitute Off
12
Total Clearances
2
Blocks
6
Interceptions
Tackles
88.9%
Success Rate
Duels
48.3%
Success Rate
Areial Dual
47.1%
Success Rate
Passes
73.5%
Success Rate
479
Total passes
352
Successful passes
25
Passes per 90 mins
Long passes
63%
Success Rate
34.0%
Forward
12.3%
Left
33.2%
Right
20.5%
Backward
48.2%
Opp half
26.5%
Own half
3
Topic
6
Succ. crosses
2
Assists
25
Key Passes
Total Shots
13
Shots on target
4
Goals scored
2
15.38%
Conversion rate
815
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
28
Fouls won
12
Foul conceded
2
Yellow cards
-
Red cards