Marisa Ewers

Marisa Ewers
Personal information
Full name	Marisa Henrike Ewers
Date of birth	24 February 1989 (age 34)
Place of birth	Hamburg, West Germany
Height	1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s)	Defender / Midfielder
Youth career
	Blau-Weiß 96 Schenefeld
	Altona 93
Senior career*
Years	Team
2006–2008	Hamburger SV II
2008–2012	Hamburger SV
2012–2016	Bayer Leverkusen
2016–2019	Birmingham City
2019–2022	Aston Villa
International career
	Germany U20
	Germany U23
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Marisa Henrike Ewers is a German former footballer who played as a defender for Aston Villa, Birmingham City, Bayer Leverkusen and Hamburger SV. She is currently General Manager of Aston Villa Women.

Ewers started playing football at the age of eight. In 2006, she joined Bundesliga club Hamburger SV where she first played for the reserve team in the second German division^[2] Since 2007, Ewers had been part of the Bundesliga team. However in 2012, shortly after Hamburg announced its disestablishment of the women's section, she joined Bayer 04 Leverkusen where she immediately became a regular starter. In 2008, Ewers was part of the German squad which took part at the Under-19 Championship.

Ewers moved to English football, joining Birmingham City in 2016, before leaving to join their rivals Aston Villa in the division below, helping them to secure promotion to the Women's Super League.^[3]

In February 2022, Ewers announced her retirement from playing.^[4] Having already undertook a recruitment role at Aston Villa alongside her playing days, Ewers was made Head of Recruitment at the conclusion of the 2021/22 season, and subsequently promoted to General Manager in 2023.

Career statistics[edit]

As of 15 January 2022^[5]

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Continental		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Hamburger SV II	2006–08	2. Frauen-Bundesliga	37	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	37	1
Hamburger SV	2008–09	Frauen-Bundesliga	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	2009–10		21	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	22	0
	2010–11		18	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	21	1
	2011–12		22	1	4	1	5	0	0	0	31	2
	Total		62	2	8	1	5	0	0	0	75	3
Bayer Leverkusen	2012–13	Frauen-Bundesliga	22	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	23	0
	2013–14		21	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	22	1
	2014–15		20	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	22	0
	2015–16		21	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	23	2
	Total		84	3	6	0	0	0	0	0	90	3
Birmingham City	2016	FA WSL	4	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	5	0
	2017	FA WSL Spring Series	4	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	5	0
	2017–18	FA WSL	12	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	13	0
	2018–19	FA WSL	8	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	10	0
	Total		28	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	36	0
Aston Villa	2019–20	Women's Championship	14	3	0	0	6	0	0	0	20	3
	2020–21	Women's Super League	19	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	22	0
	2021–22	Women's Super League	5	0	2	0	3	0	0	0	10	0
	Total		39	3	2	0	12	0	0	0	52	3
Career total			249	9	16	1	22	0	0	0	287	10

References[edit]

^ "List of Players under Written Contract Registered Between 01/06/2018 and 30/06/2018" (PDF). The FA. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
^ Portrait Archived 2013-10-07 at the Wayback Machine in Hamburger Abendblatt (german)
^ "Marisa Ewers". Aston Villa Football Club. Retrieved 2022-10-03.
^ "Marisa Ewers calls time on playing career". Aston Villa Football Club. 17 February 2022. Retrieved 2022-10-03.
^ "Germany - M. Ewers - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2022-10-03.

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[1] "List of Players under Written Contract Registered Between 01/06/2018 and 30/06/2018" (PDF). The FA. Retrieved 3 December 2018.

[2] Portrait Archived 2013-10-07 at the Wayback Machine in Hamburger Abendblatt (german)

[3] "Marisa Ewers". Aston Villa Football Club. Retrieved 2022-10-03.

[4] "Marisa Ewers calls time on playing career". Aston Villa Football Club. 17 February 2022. Retrieved 2022-10-03.

[5] "Germany - M. Ewers - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2022-10-03.

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