Leonie Maier

Leonie Rebekka Maier (German pronunciation: [ˈleːoni ˈmaɪ̯ɐ, leoˈniː -];[2] born 29 September 1992) is a German footballer. She currently plays as a defender for Everton and previously for the German national team.

Leonie Maier
Maier with Arsenal in 2020
Personal information
Full name Leonie Rebekka Maier[1]
Date of birth (1992-09-29) 29 September 1992
Place of birth Stuttgart, Germany
Height 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Right back
Team information
Current team
 Everton
Number 21
Youth career
TV Aldingen
0000–2009 JSG Remseck
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2010 VfL Sindelfingen 31 (9)
2010–2013 SC 07 Bad Neuenahr 65 (7)
2013–2019 Bayern Munich 92 (4)
2019–2021 Arsenal 25 (0)
2021– Everton 20 (1)
International career
2008–2009 Germany U17 15 (3)
2010–2011 Germany U19 18 (1)
2012 Germany U20 12 (3)
2013–2023 Germany 79 (11)
Honours
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place2016 Rio de JaneiroTeam
UEFA Women's Championship
Gold medal – first place2013 Sweden
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 March 2023

Club career
Maier with Bayern Munich in 2016

VfL Sindelfingen, 2008–2010

Maier started her professional career with VfL Sindelfingen in the second tier of the Frauen-Bundesliga. She spent two seasons at Sindelfingen. During her second season with Sindelfingen she scored 9 goals in 31 appearances with the club.

SC 07 Bad Neuenahr, 2010–2013

Maier then moved to SC 07 Bad Neuenahr, who played in the top tier of the Frauen-Bundesliga. She stayed with the club for three seasons, playing 65 regular season games and scoring two goals. Following the death of the club president, SC 07 Bad Neueahr filed for insolvency, forcing Maier to move.

Bayern Munich, 2013–2019

Maier signed for FC Bayern Munich. Since joining the club she has won the Frauen-Bundesliga twice, in 2014–2015 and 2015–2016. As of the end of the 2018–2019 season she has appeared in 92 first team regular season appearances, scoring four times.

Arsenal, 2019–2021

Maier signed for Arsenal FC on 31 May 2019.[3] She made 25 appearances across two seasons.

Everton, 2021–

Maier signed for Everton in July 2021, with a two-year contract until the end of June 2023.

She scored her first goal for Everton on her debut in a 3–1 win vs. Birmingham City.[4]

International career

Maier scored her first international goal in a friendly match against Canada on 19 July 2013. She scored in the 53rd minute, which resulted in a 1–0 win for Germany.[5]

She has been selected for the squads of the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup where Germany finished fourth, 2016 Summer Olympics, where Germany won the gold medal, the 2017 UEFA Women's Championship and the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup.[6]

Leonie Maier in 2017

She announced her international retirement in February 2023.[7]

Career statistics

International
As of 26 October 2021[8]
Germany
YearAppsGoals
2013203
201420
2015132
2016142
2017111
201892
201921
202040
202140
Total7911

International goals

Scores and results list Germany's goal tally first:[8]

Maier – goals for Germany
#DateLocationOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.19 June 2013Paderborn, Germany Canada1–01–0Friendly
2.29 June 2013Munich, Germany Japan1–04–2
3.26 October 2013Koper, Slovenia Slovenia2–013–02015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
4.18 September 2015Halle, Germany Hungary2–012–0UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying
5.22 October 2015Wiesbaden, Germany Russia2–02–0
6.3 March 2016Tampa, United States France1–01–02016 SheBelieves Cup
7.16 September 2016Khimki, Russia Russia2–04–0UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying
8.4 July 2017Sandhausen, Germany Brazil3–13–1Friendly
9.4 September 2018Tórshavn, Faroe Islands Faroe Islands3–08–02019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
10.10 November 2018Osnabrück, Germany Italy5–25–2Friendly
11.3 September 2019Lviv, Ukraine Ukraine8–08–0UEFA Women's Euro 2021 qualifying

Honours

Club
Bayern München

Germany

Individual

References
  1. "FIFA Women's World Cup France 2019: List of Players" (PDF). FIFA.com. FIFA. 27 May 2019. p. 10. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
  2. Krech, Eva-Maria; Stock, Eberhard; Hirschfeld, Ursula; Anders, Lutz Christian (2009). Deutsches Aussprachewörterbuch [German Pronunciation Dictionary] (in German). Berlin: Walter de Gruyter. pp. 697, 718. ISBN 978-3-11-018202-6.
  3. "Leonie Maier: Arsenal Women sign Germany defender from Bayern Munich". BBC. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
  4. "Leonie Maier: Everton sign former Arsenal defender on two-year deal". BBC. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
  5. "DFB-Frauen gewinnen gegen Olympiadritten Kanada" (in German). German Football Association. 19 July 2013. Archived from the original on 24 June 2013. Retrieved 19 July 2013.
  6. "Gold for Germany as Neid finishes in style". fifa.com. 19 August 2016. Archived from the original on 20 August 2016.
  7. "Leonie Maier tritt aus Nationalteam zurück". dfb.de. 7 February 2023.
  8. "Leonie Maier". dfb.de. 18 September 2021.
  9. "2016 FIFPro Award". fifpro.org. Archived from the original on 28 July 2017. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
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