Nadezhda Karpova
Nadezhda Alekseyevna Karpova is a Russian footballer who plays as a forward for Spanish Primera División club RCD Espanyol and the Russia women's national team.
Yaroslavl-born Karpova made her senior national team debut in June 2016, scoring the second goal in Russia's 2–0 UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying Group 5 win over Turkey in Khimki. She played for Russia at UEFA Women's Euro 2017.
Personal life
Karpova has regularly spoken out against the Russian invasion of Ukraine, calling Putin and Lukashenko "human scum" and war criminals.She is openly lesbian, having come out in 2022. She is the first openly gay Russian national team athlete, although her status in the team following the revelation is uncertain.