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Steffi Hardy
Personal information
Date of birth	29 June 1996 (age 30)
Place of birth	Workington, England
Position	Centre-back
Team information
Current team	Apollon Ladies
Number	6
Youth career
0000–2013	Blackburn Rovers
College career
Years	Team
2014–2017	South Alabama Jaguars
Senior career*
Years	Team
2013–2014	Blackburn Rovers
2018	Grindavík
2019–	Apollon Ladies
International career‡
2025–	Cyprus
	* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 09:35, 9 April 2025 (UTC); ‡ National team caps and goals as of 10:12, 19 June 2026 (UTC)

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

Club 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]

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]

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	3 June 2025	Mikheil Meskhi Stadium, Tbilisi, Georgia	Georgia	1–0	2–1	2025 UEFA Women's Nations League
2.	2 March 2026	Dasaki Stadium, Dasaki Achnas, Cyprus	Faroe Islands	1–0	1–1	Friendly

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

Apollon Ladies

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