Almuth Schult
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 9 February 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Dannenberg, Germany | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | VfL Wolfsburg | ||
| Number | 1 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1996–2007 | FC SG Gartow | ||
| 2007–2008 | Hamburger SV | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2008 | Hamburger SV | 0 | (0) |
| 2008–2011 | Magdeburger FFC | 44 | (0) |
| 2011–2013 | SC 07 Bad Neuenahr | 43 | (0) |
| 2013– | VfL Wolfsburg | 42 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2008–2009 | Germany U19 | 11 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | Germany U20 | 10 | (0) |
| 2010 | Germany U23 | 1 | (0) |
| 2011– | Germany | 38 | (0) |
Honours
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 30 May 2015. | |||
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Almuth Schult (born 9 February 1991) is a German footballer. She currently plays for VfL Wolfsburg and the German national team as a goalkeeper.[1]
Career
Club
At the age of five, Schult began her career at her local football club FC SG Gartow, before moving to Hamburger SV in 2007. She joined Magdeburger FFC in 2008, where she played in the third-tier Regionalliga. At Magdeburg Schult became a regular starter and achieved promotion with her team to the second Bundesliga, where she played two full seasons. In 2011, Schult signed a three-year contract with Bundesliga side SC 07 Bad Neuenahr.[2] In 2013, she signed a two years contract with Bundesliga and UEFA Champions League champions VfL Wolfsburg.[3]
International
Schult reached third-place with Germany at the 2008 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup, appearing in two matches. Two years later, she was Germany's first choice goalkeeper at the 2010 U-20 Women's World Cup, which the team won. The tournament was played on home soil in Germany. Schult was called up as third goalkeeper for Germany's 2011 Women's World Cup squad.[4] Her first team debut was on 15February 2012 against Turkey.[5]
After the retirement of Nadine Angerer, Schult's first major tournament as the starting goalkeeper for Germany came at the 2016 Summer Olympics, where she played every minute and earned Germany their first ever gold medal in women's Olympic football.[6]
Honours
Domestic
- Bundesliga: Winner 2013-2014
- DFB-Pokal: Winner 2014-2015, 2015-2016
International
- UEFA Women's Champions League: Winner 2014
- UEFA Women's Championship: Winner 2013
- FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup: Winner 2010
- FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup: Third-place 2008
- Summer Olympic Games: Gold medal, 2016
- Algarve Cup: Winner 2014
References
- ↑ "Nationalspielerin Almuth Schult" (in German). DFB.de. Retrieved 23 June 2011.
- ↑ "Bad Neuenahr verpflichtet Almuth Schult" [Bad Neuenahr signs Almuth Schult] (in German). womensoccer.de. 28 April 2011. Retrieved 14 June 2011.
- ↑ "Goalkeeper Schult goes to Wolfsburg". uefa.com. 30 May 2013. Retrieved 18 June 2013.
- ↑ Bundestrainerin benennt 21-köpfigen WM-Kader. Kicker.de. 27 May 2011. Accessed 7 June 2011.
- ↑ DFB-Frauen glanzlos an die Spitze. Kicker.de. 15 February 2012. 15 February 2012.
- ↑ "Gold for Germany as Neid finishes in style". fifa.com. 19 August 2016.
External links
- Profile (German) at DFB
- Player German domestic football stats (German) at DFB
- Almuth Schult – FIFA competition record
- Profile at Weltfussball.de (German)
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