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SaraMakoben-Blessing
- position Defender
- height 5-6
- class Sophomore
- Hometown Brondby, Denmark
- Major Psychology
- High school Vestskoven Gymnasium Albertslund
2022 (Sophomore)
- Appeared in five matches, logging 61 minutes
- Played a season-high 32 minutes at Arkansas
- Named to 2022 Fall SEC Academic Honor Roll
2021 (Freshman)
- Saw action in 17 games, earning a starting role in 15 of them
- Recorded first career goal at No. 15 South Florida
- Had one assist at Eastern Kentucky
- Dished out two assists at home against Bellarmine
- Fired off seven shots, including four on target
- Key member of UK’s back line that shut out Marshall, Louisiana, EKU, and Bellarmine
- Logged 1,144 minutes
Prior to UK
- Played for Brondby IF, the most prestigious club in Denmark, under the direction of Per Nielsen
- Represented Denmark at the U15 and U17 levels
- Was part of Brondby IF’s first team Champions League roster, the highest level of women’s club soccer in the world
- Two-time team captain
- Cup champion in 2019
Personal
- Daughter of Lene and Kristian Makoben-Blessing
- Has one brother, Rasmus