Giulia Gwinn

Giulia Ronja Gwinn (German pronunciation: [ɡvɪn]; born 2 July 1999) is a German footballer. She plays as a midfielder for FC Bayern Munich in the Bundesliga and the German national team.[2]

Giulia Gwinn
Gwinn during the UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship, March 2016
Personal information
Full name Giulia Ronja Gwinn[1]
Date of birth (1999-07-02) 2 July 1999
Place of birth Ailingen, Germany
Height 170 cm (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Playing position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Bayern Munich
Number 7
Youth career
TSG Ailingen
VfB Friedrichshafen
2009–2014 FV Ravensburg
2014–2015 SV Weingarten
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2016 SC Freiburg II 6 (7)
2015–2019 SC Freiburg 83 (29)
2019– Bayern Munich 7 (0)
National team‡
2013 Germany U15 6 (2)
2014 Germany U16 3 (2)
2015–2016 Germany U17 27 (9)
2017 Germany U19 10 (6)
2017–2018 Germany U20 6 (1)
2017– Germany 18 (3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 27 October 2019
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 18:51, 4 March 2020 (UTC)

Early life

Gwinn started playing football at the age of eight years for TSG Ailingen and later for VfB Friedrichshafen. In 2009, she began a five-year spell at FV Ravensburg.[3] She then played a season for the B-Juniors of SV Weingarten, as the only girl in the team.[4]

Club career

In 2015, Gwinn joined Bundesliga team SC Freiburg for the 2015–16 season at the age of 16 years.[3][5] She had initially agreed to sign for Freiburg in February 2015, rejecting competing offers from FC Bayern Munich and Turbine Potsdam.[6] On 13 September 2015 (3rd Round) she debuted in a 6–1 home win over 1. FC Köln. She substituted in for Sandra Starke, making her Bundesliga debut as a 16-year-old. A month later, on 11 October 2015 (5th Round), in the match against SV Werder Bremen, was her first time in the starting lineup. On 6 December 2015 (10th matchday) she scored in a 6–1 home win over Bayer Leverkusen.[7]

On 25 February 2019, Gwinn agreed terms with Bayern Munich which would see her leave Freiburg at the end of the 2018–19 season.[2]

International career

Youth

Gwinn has represented Germany on the under-15, under-16 and under-17 national teams. At the age of 13 years, she was called up by coach Bettina Wiegmann for under-15 national team training in November 2012.[8] She made her debut for the U-15 national team in April 2013,[9] a substitute in an 8–0 win over the Netherlands.[10] She made three appearances for the under-16 national team in 2014.[11] In 2015, she was the youngest player in the U-17 national team squad for the European Championship in Iceland where the team reached the semi-finals but were defeated 0–1 by the Swiss selection.[12] UEFA's technical report noted that Gwinn's pace on the right wing had been a positive feature of Germany's play.[13] In May 2016, the team won the 2016 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship after a penalty shootout against Spain in Belarus.[14] The four Freiburg players in the squad contributed seven of Germany's 10 goals at the tournament and two of them, including Gwinn, successfully converted their kicks in the shootout.[15]

At the 2016 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in Jordan, Gwinn helped Germany beat Venezuela 2–1 in their opening match earning her the "Player of the Match" award.[16] She scored the first goal with a volley, then assisted on the second.[17] Entering the tournament with 23 Under-17 caps and as a first team player with Freiburg, Gwinn was considered one of the pillars of the team.[18] In the Germans' second match against Canada, Gwinn's direct free kick salvaged a 1–1 draw.[19] In the third match, Gwinn scored a goal in Germany's victory over Cameroon.[20]

She played in the 2017 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship (scoring a goal against Scotland[21]) in Northern Ireland where she reached the semi-final and with this she qualified for the 2018 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup (where scored a goal against China[22] and was named "Player of the Match" against Nigeria[23]).

Senior

On 14 May 2019 Gwinn was named to the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup German squad.[24] In her FIFA Women's World Cup debut, she secured the win for Germany in their opening game of the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup by scoring the only goal in a 1–0 group-stage victory over China. She was named "Player of the Match" for her contribution.[25] The German World Cup campaign ended in the quarterfinals after a 2-1 loss to Sweden. Gwinn was later awarded with the Best Young Player Award for her performance at the tournament.[26]

International goals

Scores and results list Germany's goal tally first:

Gwinn – goals for Germany
#DateLocationOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.10 November 2018Osnabrück, Germany Italy3–25–2Friendly
2.8 June 2019Rennes, France China PR1–01–02019 FIFA World Cup
3.5 October 2019Aachen, Germany Ukraine2–08–0UEFA Women's Euro 2021 qualifying

Source:[27]

Personal life

She is the youngest of four siblings.[16]

Honours

International

Germany

Individual

References
  1. "List of Players – Germany" (PDF). FIFA. 2 October 2016. p. 5. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  2. "FC Bayern verpflichtet Nationalspielerin Giulia Gwinn". Retrieved 30 June 2019.
  3. "Giulia Gwinn Interview" (in German). SC Freiburg. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 14 September 2015.
  4. Dedeleit, Jochen (18 March 2015). "Gwinn und Minge stehen vor EM-Quali". FuPa.net (in German). Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  5. "SC contracts Giulia Gwinn and Janina Minge" (in German). SC Freiburg. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 14 September 2015.
  6. "Giulia Gwinn wechselt zum SC Freiburg" (in German). Schwäbische Zeitung. 23 February 2015. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  7. "Spieltag/Tabelle" (in German). German Football Association. 6 December 2015. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  8. "Giulia Gwinn ist nominiert" (in German). Südkurier. 9 November 2012. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  9. "Janine Minge und Giulia Gwinn erstellen Strafenkatalog" (in German). Schwäbische Zeitung. 15 November 2013. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  10. Dedeleit, Jochen. "Giulia Gwinn bleibt international im Rennen". www.fv-ravensburg.de (in German). FV Ravensburg. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  11. Dedeleit, Jochen (17 November 2014). "Gwinn und Minge machen auf sich aufmerksam". FuPa.net (in German). Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  12. "Swiss knock out Germany to make first final". Uefa.com. UEFA. 1 July 2015. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  13. "Team Analysis – Germany". UEFA. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
  14. "Germany's European title dream comes true". FIFA.com.
  15. Hennig, Sandra (2 June 2016). "Starke Talente des SC Freiburg: Quartett im Team des U17-Europameisters" (in German). Badische Zeitung. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  16. "Gwinn: Germany's wunderkind shining in Jordan". Retrieved 11 October 2016.
  17. Bach, Tobias (30 September 2016). "U17 WM: Deutschland gewinnt zum Auftakt Dank Giulia Gwinn und Klara Bühl" (in German). Eurosport. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  18. Tschek, Michael (28 September 2016). "Fußballerin aus Ailingen will hoch hinaus" (in German). Schwäbische Zeitung. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  19. "Canada ties Germany at U17 Women's World Cup". CBC Sports. 3 October 2016. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
  20. Germany moves confidently into the quarterfinals
  21. Scotland 0 – 3 Germany
  22. Germany 2 – 0 China
  23. "Player of the Match" Winners in U20
  24. "Voss-Tecklenburg beruft WM-Kader" [Voss-Tecklenburg appoints World Cup squad] (in German). DFB. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
  25. "Giulia Gwinn is the official Player of the Match!". DFB's official Twitter handle. Retrieved 9 July 2019.
  26. "Gwinn awarded FIFA Young Player Award". DFB. Retrieved 9 July 2019.
  27. "Players Info Gwinn Goals". DFB. Retrieved 3 February 2014.
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