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Lena Oberdorf
Oberdorf with Germany in 2021
Personal information
Full name Lena Sophie Oberdorf[1]
Date of birth (2001-12-19) 19 December 2001 (age 22)[1]
Place of birth Gevelsberg, Germany
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder, Defensive Midfielder, Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 VfL Wolfsburg
Number 5
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2020 SGS Essen 36 (12)
2020– VfL Wolfsburg 37 (9)
International career‡
2016–2017 Germany U17 14 (3)
2017 Germany U19 6 (4)
2018 Germany U20 4 (1)
2019– Germany 35 (3)
Medal record
UEFA Women's Championship
Silver medal – second place 2022 England
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 December 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:55, 14 November 2022 (UTC)

Lena Sophie Oberdorf (born 19 December 2001) is a German footballer who plays as a midfielder for Frauen-Bundesliga club VfL Wolfsburg and the Germany national team.[2]

Career

A versatile player who can play in various positions ranging from centre-back, left-back, defensive midfielder and central midfielder, Oberdorf is considered to be one of the most promising young talents in women's football.[3][4]

She was born in Gevelsberg. During the 2017 UEFA U-17 Women's Championship, Germany lifted their sixth title and Oberdorf was named the best player of the tournament. At the age of 17, she was selected for the Germany squad for the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup and has since gone on to establish herself as a starter in the national team.[5]

Personal life

Oberdorf's brother Tim Oberdorf is also a footballer.[6]

Career statistics

As of 13 November 2022[7]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Germany 2019 12 2
2020 4 0
2021 7 0
2022 12 1
Total 35 3
Scores and results list Germany's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Oberdorf goal.
List of international goals scored by Lena Oberdorf
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 3 September 2019 Lviv, Ukraine  Ukraine 4–0 8–0 UEFA Women's Euro 2021 qualifying
2 8 October 2019 Thessaloniki, Greece  Greece 5–0 2–0 UEFA Women's Euro 2021 qualifying
3 9 April 2022 Bielefeld, Germany  Portugal 1–0 3–0 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification

Honours

VfL Wolfsburg

Germany

Germany U17

Individual

References

  1. ^ a b c "FIFA Women's World Cup France 2019: List of Players: Germany" (PDF). FIFA. 27 May 2019. p. 10. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
  2. ^ "Lena Sophie Oberdorf - Spielerinnenprofil". DFB Datencenter (in German). Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  3. ^ "Lena Oberdorf 2019/20 - scout report". Total Football Analysis Magazine. 11 April 2020. Retrieved 18 June 2022.
  4. ^ Ruszkai, Ameé. "Lena Oberdorf: The jewel at the heart of German football". www.goal.com. Retrieved 18 June 2022.
  5. ^ Kornat, Wiktoria (8 July 2020). "Lena Oberdorf - The Jewel in Germany's young generation's forge of Talent". Football Engine. Retrieved 18 June 2022.
  6. ^ "Die Oberdorfs: Ein steiniger Weg für "Lehrer" Tim und große Erfolge für "Kiebitz" Lena". kicker (in German). 7 January 2022. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
  7. ^ "Lena Oberdorf". dfb.de. 18 September 2021.
  8. ^ Sanders, Emma (31 July 2022). "England beat Germany to win first major women's trophy". BBC. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
  9. ^ "Lena Oberdorf named UEFA Women's EURO 2022 Young Player of the Tournament". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 31 July 2022. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
  10. ^ "UEFA Women's EURO 2022 Team of the Tournament announced". UEFA.com. 2 August 2022. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  11. ^ Gladwell, Ben (21 August 2017). "2017: Lena Oberdorf". UEFA.com.
  12. ^ "Wirtz, Katterbach und Oberdorf erhalten Fritz-Walter-Medaille in Gold". kicker (in German). 19 August 2020.
  13. ^ "FRITZ-WALTER-MEDAILLE IN GOLD AN KÜHN, BÜHL UND ADEYEMI" (in German). German Football Association. 6 September 2019. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
  14. ^ "FRITZ-WALTER-MEDAILLE IN GOLD AN HAVERTZ, KATTERBACH UND PAWOLLEK" (in German). German Football Association. 9 August 2018. Retrieved 12 December 2018.


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