Katja Schroffenegger (born 28 April 1991) is an Italian professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

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and the Italy women's national team.

Club career

She previously played for

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. On 19 June 2013, she signed with

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International career

In April 2011 she made her debut for the

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. She is currently the national team's fourth choice goalkeeper.Current squad
in

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's website

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* 1991 births Living people Italian women's footballers Italy women's international footballers Italian expatriate sportspeople in Germany Expatriate women's footballers in Germany Sportspeople from Bolzano Germanophone Italian people FF USV Jena players FC Bayern Munich (women) players Bayer 04 Leverkusen (women) players Inter Milan (women) players Women's association football goalkeepers Fiorentina Women's F.C. players Frauen-Bundesliga players Serie A (women's football) players Florentia San Gimignano S.S.D. players Footballers from Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol UEFA Women's Euro 2022 players 20th-century Italian women 21st-century Italian women UEFA Women's Euro 2017 players {{Italy-women-footy-bio-stub