Stefany Ferrer Van Ginkel


Stefany Ferrer Van Ginkel is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder.

Early life

Born in Campo Grande, Brazil, Ferrer Van Ginkel was one of three sisters and was placed in an orphanage at the age of three; all three sisters were eventually adopted by a Spanish family and moved to a village outside Barcelona, Spain.
Ferrer Van Ginkel played youth soccer for C.F.S. Sant Boi, CF Igualada, and Fundació Esportiva Vilafranca. After her college career in the United States, Ferrer Van Ginkel appeared in Ultimate Goal, a British reality competition series on BT Sport.

College career

Ferrer Van Ginkel played American collegiate soccer for the West Virginia Mountaineers.

Club career

RCD Espanyol

Ferrer Van Ginkel helped RCD Espanyol gain promotion.

Tigres UANL

Ferrer Van Ginkel signed for Mexican club Tigres UANL in June 2021; she was the club's first foreign player.

Angel City FC

In January 2022, Ferrer Van Ginkel transferred to American club Angel City FC. On November 14, 2022, Angel City announced that Ferrer Van Ginkel's contract had not been renewed. She made her league debut against Portland Thorns on 4 June 2022.

Nazi salute controversy

In November 2023, Ferrer Van Ginkel, while driving in a car in Beverly Hills, was giving the Nazi salute while shouting "Heil Hitler" as pro-Israel demonstrators shout “Shame on you!”. It was unclear what occurred before the recording started. The pair apologized on a social media video, later her social media account was deactivated.