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
Melbourne9
Games Played
747
Time Played
9
Starts
5
Substitute Off
4
Total Clearances
-
Blocks
3
Interceptions
Tackles
90.0%
Success Rate
Duels
42.6%
Success Rate
Areial Dual
28.6%
Success Rate
Passes
77.7%
Success Rate
211
Total passes
164
Successful passes
23
Passes per 90 mins
Long passes
64%
Success Rate
29.9%
Forward
13.7%
Left
30.8%
Right
25.6%
Backward
50.7%
Opp half
28.0%
Own half
3
Topic
2
Succ. crosses
2
Assists
13
Key Passes
Total Shots
7
Shots on target
3
Goals scored
1
14.29%
Conversion rate
747
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
7
Fouls won
7
Foul conceded
-
Yellow cards
-
Red cards
