{"id":292,"date":"2022-02-17T11:21:19","date_gmt":"2022-02-17T11:21:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/further\/?p=292"},"modified":"2022-02-25T00:45:09","modified_gmt":"2022-02-25T00:45:09","slug":"danish-football-icon-nadia-nadim-is-inspiring-young-women-everywhere","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/further\/2022\/02\/17\/danish-football-icon-nadia-nadim-is-inspiring-young-women-everywhere\/","title":{"rendered":"From scoring to scrubs: how Nadia Nadim has become an inspirational icon"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"after-seeking-refuge-in-another-country-nadim-fell-in-love-with-football-became-a-doctor-and-is-now-inspiring-women-everywhere\">After seeking refuge in another country, Nadim fell in love with football, became a doctor, and is now inspiring women everywhere<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\"><strong><em>O<\/em><\/strong>n 26 September 2012, Danish women\u2019s football club Fortuna Hj\u00f8rring claimed a 2-1 victory over Scottish champions Glasgow City in the last 32 of the UEFA Women\u2019s Champions League. Both goals for the Danish side were <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=MSWXml5mfTU\">scored by Nadia Nadim<\/a>. The football icon made her Champion\u2019s League debut after playing professional football for seven years. She would go on to become one of the most prominent names in women\u2019s football.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Born in Herat on 2 January 1988, Nadim lived in Afghanistan with her parents and four sisters. However, tragedy struck after her father was executed by the Taliban when she was only 11 years old, forcing them to escape the country. In hopes of seeking refuge in England, her family travelled to Italy via Pakistan. On <a href=\"http:\/\/nadianadim.com\/\">her website<\/a>, Nadim says her family was under the impression that they were travelling to London. But when they disembarked from the bus, they were in Denmark.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2502\" height=\"1565\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/further\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2022\/02\/NadiaNadim_Further_illustration-1-edited.jpg\" alt=\"Nadia Nadim_Further_illustration\" class=\"wp-image-360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/further\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2022\/02\/NadiaNadim_Further_illustration-1-edited.jpg 2502w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/further\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2022\/02\/NadiaNadim_Further_illustration-1-edited-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/further\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2022\/02\/NadiaNadim_Further_illustration-1-edited-1024x641.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/further\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2022\/02\/NadiaNadim_Further_illustration-1-edited-770x482.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/further\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2022\/02\/NadiaNadim_Further_illustration-1-edited-1536x961.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/further\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2022\/02\/NadiaNadim_Further_illustration-1-edited-2048x1281.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/further\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2022\/02\/NadiaNadim_Further_illustration-1-edited-1228x768.jpg 1228w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/further\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2022\/02\/NadiaNadim_Further_illustration-1-edited-1727x1080.jpg 1727w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/further\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2022\/02\/NadiaNadim_Further_illustration-1-edited-293x183.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/further\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2022\/02\/NadiaNadim_Further_illustration-1-edited-1400x876.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/further\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2022\/02\/NadiaNadim_Further_illustration-1-edited-200x125.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2502px) 100vw, 2502px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2502\" height=\"1565\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/further\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2022\/02\/NadiaNadim_Further_illustration-1-edited.jpg\" alt=\"Nadia Nadim_Further_illustration\" class=\"wp-image-360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/further\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2022\/02\/NadiaNadim_Further_illustration-1-edited.jpg 2502w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/further\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2022\/02\/NadiaNadim_Further_illustration-1-edited-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/further\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2022\/02\/NadiaNadim_Further_illustration-1-edited-1024x641.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/further\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2022\/02\/NadiaNadim_Further_illustration-1-edited-770x482.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/further\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2022\/02\/NadiaNadim_Further_illustration-1-edited-1536x961.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/further\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2022\/02\/NadiaNadim_Further_illustration-1-edited-2048x1281.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/further\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2022\/02\/NadiaNadim_Further_illustration-1-edited-1228x768.jpg 1228w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/further\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2022\/02\/NadiaNadim_Further_illustration-1-edited-1727x1080.jpg 1727w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/further\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2022\/02\/NadiaNadim_Further_illustration-1-edited-293x183.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/further\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2022\/02\/NadiaNadim_Further_illustration-1-edited-1400x876.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/further\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2022\/02\/NadiaNadim_Further_illustration-1-edited-200x125.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2502px) 100vw, 2502px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>Nadia Nadim: From Afghan refugee to professional footballer and reconstructive surgeon. Illustration credit: Shubhangi Dua<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"started-from-the-bottom\"><strong>Started from the bottom<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>The football icon began her professional career with B52 Aalborg and then moved to Team Viborg. For six years, between 2006 and 2012, she played as a forward for IK Skovbakken. With a total of 91 appearances for the Danish club, she found the net 88 times, making her time at the club nothing short of stellar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Her claim to fame came with Paris Saint-Germain when the French giants won the domestic league in 2021. She became the eighth highest scorer in France and is the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vogue.co.uk\/arts-and-lifestyle\/article\/nadia-nadim\">first person of colour<\/a> of either gender to be a part of the Danish national squad. This led to her playing a&nbsp;crucial role in helping the Danes secure a spot in the UEFA Women\u2019s Euro 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"a-doctor-in-the-house\"><strong>A doctor in the house<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>Nadim was named one of the most powerful women in international sports by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/alanaglass\/2018\/03\/27\/most-powerful-women-international-sports\/?sh=327b55375852\"><em>Forbes<\/em><\/a> in 2018, inspiring women all around the world.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On 14 January 2022, she announced via an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CYtlRVzIsvz\/\">Instagram post<\/a> that she had graduated from Aarhus University as a qualified reconstructive surgeon and describes herself as \u201cDr Nadim\u201d in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nadia_nadim\">her Twitter bio<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">MAMA, I MADE IT!!!! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SchoolsOut?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SchoolsOut<\/a> <br> Doctor Nadim in the house! \ud83d\ude0d\ud83e\udd96\ud83d\ude4f\ud83c\udffd <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/QIn2xkcVwV\">pic.twitter.com\/QIn2xkcVwV<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Nadia Nadim (@nadia_nadim) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nadia_nadim\/status\/1481983026796052480?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 14, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In conversation with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/football\/2020\/apr\/27\/psg-nadia-nadim-football-refugee-reconstructive-surgeon-taliban-denmark\"><em>The Guardian<\/em><\/a> in 2020, Nadim reflected on how wonderful it is to score a goal and how nothing other than being a doctor compares to that rush of adrenaline. She said, \u201cNot so long ago, I played a game, and I was really tired, but soon after the game, I assisted one of our doctors in a kidney surgery.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"speaking-truth-to-power\"><strong>Speaking truth to power<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>In a 2020 interview with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vogue.co.uk\/arts-and-lifestyle\/article\/nadia-nadim\"><em>Vogue<\/em><\/a>, Nadim recalled being called ethnic slurs growing up. She has also been trolled by a politician online, racially gaslighted, and physically spat at, but this fueled her motivation.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nadim spoke about the racism she endured on a Danish television show, after which she was told she was ungrateful. She told Vogue that she even received a text message saying, \u201cSend me your bank account number so I can send money for your flight home.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It was the beautiful game of football that made her feel accepted in a foreign land. \u201cOn the field, no matter how different we are, everyone\u2019s fighting for the same thing,\u201d she said in an anti-racism campaign video for UEFA. \u201cThat\u2019s what made me fascinated and fall in love with the game because you\u2019re accepted on the field.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With 190 club goals for IK Skovbakken, Fortuna Hj\u00f8rring, Sky Blue FC, Portland Thorns FC, Manchester City, and PSG, and 38 for her national team, the football icon deserves all the acclaim &#8211; both on and off the pitch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She does not want to stop helping people. Her dream is to work with Doctors Without Borders in Africa or as a doctor in Afghanistan. If you\u2019re looking for a role model, look no further than Nadia Nadim.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n <iframe class=\"zeen-lazy-load-base zeen-lazy-load\" title=\"Nadia Nadim - The Pride Of Denmark \u25cf Dribbling Skills &amp; Goals |HD|\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"about:blank\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ZqAHHJWP0CE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><noscript><iframe title=\"Nadia Nadim - The Pride Of Denmark \u25cf Dribbling Skills &amp; Goals |HD|\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ZqAHHJWP0CE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" 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