Steffi Hardy

Steffi Hardy
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-06-29) 29 June 1996
Place of birth Workington, England
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Apollon Ladies
Number 6
Youth career
–2013 Blackburn Rovers
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2017 South Alabama Jaguars 85 (14)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2014 Blackburn Rovers 12 (1)
2018 Grindavík 14 (0)
2019– Apollon Ladies 83 (18)
International career‡
2025– Cyprus 7 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 09:35, 9 April 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13:32, 13 June 2025 (UTC)

Steffi Hardy (born 29 June 1996) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Apollon Ladies and the Cyprus national team.

Career

Hardy began her senior career playing for Blackburn Rovers, making 12 league appearances for the club during the 2013–14 season in the Northern Division of the FA Women's National League.[1] In 2014, she enrolled at the University of South Alabama to study exercise science and play college soccer.[2] After graduating, Hardy joined Besta deild kvenna side Grindavík ahead of the 2018 season.[3] After a season, she joined Cypriot First Division side Apollon Ladies in January 2019.[4]

International career

Born in England, Hardy qualified to represent the Cyprus national team after five-years of residency. On 5 April 2024, Hardy made her international debut, playing the full match in a 3–0 defeat to Belarus in UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying.[5] In June 2025, she scored her first international goal during a 2025 UEFA Women's Nations League victory over Georgia.[6]

Personal life

Hardy is the twin sister of fellow professional footballer Rio Hardy and the pair attended Stainburn School in Workington together.[7]

Honours

Apollon Ladies

References

  1. ^ "STEFFI HARDY Player Stats". fulltime.thefa.com. Retrieved 12 March 2025.
  2. ^ "Steffi Hardy - Women's Soccer". South Alabama Jaguars. Retrieved 12 March 2025.
  3. ^ "Rio & Steffi Hardy: From five hour round trips to training to playing in Iceland". englishplayersabroad.com. 5 November 2018. Retrieved 12 March 2025.
  4. ^ "Rio and Steffi Hardy: The Cumbrian twins teaming up in Cyprus". BBC. 6 March 2019. Retrieved 12 March 2025.
  5. ^ "Cyprus vs. Belarus 0 - 3". soccerway.com. 5 April 2024. Retrieved 12 March 2025.
  6. ^ "Georgia-Cyprus". UEFA. 3 June 2025. Retrieved 13 June 2025.
  7. ^ "Workington-born midfielder proving instant hit for Coventry". cumbriacrack.com. 14 December 2021. Retrieved 12 March 2025.
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