Verena Schweers
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 22 May 1989 | ||
Place of birth | Ettenheim, West Germany | ||
Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Bayern Munich | ||
Number | 22 | ||
Youth career | |||
2000–2004 | SC Kappel | ||
2004–2006 | SC Freiburg | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2006–2010 | SC Freiburg | 81 | (3) |
2010–2016 | VfL Wolfsburg | 95 | (9) |
2016– | Bayern Munich | 22 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2006–2008 | Germany U19 | 5 | (0) |
2008–2009 | Germany U20 | 7 | (0) |
2009– | Germany U23 | 7 | (0) |
2010– | Germany | 40 | (3) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:58, 1 September 2018 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 June 2018 |
Verena Faißt (born 22 May 1989) is a German footballer. She plays as a defender for Bayern Munich and the German national team.[1][2]
Career
Club
Faißt began her career at SC Kappel in 2000. She moved to SC Freiburg in 2004, where she initially played in the club's youth and second team. For the 2006–07 season, Faißt joined Freiburg's Bundesliga squad and made her first division debut. After seven years at the club, Faißt transferred to VfL Wolfsburg in 2010–11 season.[1] In the 2012–2013 season, Faißt won the German League, the German Cup, and the Champion's League with Wolfsburg. In 2014, she won the German League and the Champions League again and in 2015 the German Cup. Faißt transferred to Bayern Munich in the 2016–2017 season, where she signed a two-year contract that will last until 30 June 2018.[3]
International
At junior level, Faißt represented Germany at the 2008 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup, reaching third-place. She made her debut for the German senior national team in October 2010 in a friendly match against Australia. Faißt was called up for Germany's 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup squad.[2]
International goals
Scores and results list Germany's goal tally first:
Faißt – goals for Germany | ||||||
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# | Date | Location | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
1. | 29 November 2012 | Halle, Germany | France | 1–0 | 1–1 | Friendly |
2. | 8 March 2013 | Parchal, Portugal | Japan | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2013 Algarve Cup |
3. | 22 October 2016 | Regensburg, Germany | Austria | 3–2 | 4–2 | Friendly |
Source:[2]
Honours
Domestic
International
- FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup: Third-place 2008
- UEFA Women's Champions League: Winner 2012–13, 2013–14
References
- ^ a b "Verena Faißt" (in German). Framba.de. Archived from the original on 19 March 2012. Retrieved 23 June 2011.
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- ^ "Verena Faißt: "Ich will mich neu erfinden"", Retrieved 3 September 2016.
External links
- Profile at VfL Wolfsburg at the Wayback Machine (archived 27 September 2011)
- Profile at the German Football Federation at the Wayback Machine (archived 16 October 2012)
- Verena Schweers – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Verena Schweers at WorldFootball.net
- 1989 births
- Living people
- People from Ettenheim
- German women's footballers
- Footballers from Baden-Württemberg
- SC Freiburg (women) players
- VfL Wolfsburg (women) players
- 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup players
- FC Bayern Munich (women) players
- Germany women's international footballers
- Women's association football defenders