Melanie Leupolz
Melanie Leupolz (born 14 April 1994) is a German footballer who plays as a midfielder and captains Bayern Munich of the Frauen-Bundesliga. She will move to Chelsea of the FA Women's Super League in the summer of 2020.[1]
Leupolz playing for FC Bayern Munich (women) in 2016 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 14 April 1994 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Wangen im Allgäu, Germany | |||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Playing position(s) | Midfielder | |||||||||||||||||||||
Club information | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Current team | Bayern Munich | |||||||||||||||||||||
Number | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||||
TSV Ratzenried | ||||||||||||||||||||||
–2010 | TSV Tettnang | |||||||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||
2010–2014 | Freiburg | 75 | (13) | |||||||||||||||||||
2014– | Bayern Munich | 77 | (6) | |||||||||||||||||||
National team‡ | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2009 | Germany U15 | 5 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||||
2009–2011 | Germany U17 | 5 | (7) | |||||||||||||||||||
2011–2013 | Germany U19 | 12 | (4) | |||||||||||||||||||
2012 | Germany U20 | 8 | (4) | |||||||||||||||||||
2013– | Germany | 66 | (10) | |||||||||||||||||||
Honours
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 4 September 2018 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 18:52, 4 March 2020 (UTC) |
Leupolz is also a German international.
International career
As an Under-17 international she competed at the 2010 U-17 World Cup, where she scored two goals against South Africa.[2] She was the team's captain in the 2011 U-17 European Championship, where she missed the final shot in the penalty shootout in the semifinals against France.[3]
On 19 June 2013 Leupolz made her senior Germany debut in a 1–0 win over Canada in Paderborn. The following day she was named in the Germans' UEFA Women's Euro 2013 squad.[4]
She was part of the squad for the 2016 Summer Olympics, where Germany won the gold medal.[5] At the 2019 Women's World Cup, she scored a goal in Germany's 4-0 win over South Africa, her first national goal since the 2016 Summer Olympics.[6]
International goals
Scores and results list Germany's goal tally first:
Leupolz – goals for Germany | ||||||
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# | Date | Location | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
1. | 21 September 2013 | Cottbus, Germany | 6–0 | 9–0 | 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification | |
2. | 5 April 2014 | Dublin, Ireland | 3–2 | 3–2 | ||
3. | 10 April 2014 | Mannheim, Germany | 1–0 | 4–0 | ||
4. | 8 May 2014 | Osnabrück, Germany | 7–0 | 9–1 | ||
5. | 8 April 2015 | Fürth, Germany | 3–0 | 4–0 | Friendly | |
6. | 15 June 2015 | Winnipeg, Canada | 1–0 | 4–0 | 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup | |
7. | 18 September 2015 | Halle, Germany | 11–0 | 12–0 | UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying | |
8. | 3 August 2016 | São Paulo, Brazil | 5–0 | 6–1 | 2016 Summer Olympics | |
9. | 17 June 2019 | Montpellier, France | 1–0 | 4–0 | 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup | |
10. | 5 October 2019 | Aachen, Germany | 7–0 | 8–0 | UEFA Women's Euro 2021 qualifying |
Source:[7]
Honors
Bayern Munich
- Bundesliga (2): 2014–15, 2015–16
Germany U-20
- FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup: 2012 runner-up
Germany
- Summer Olympics: 2016
- UEFA Women's Championship: 2013
- Algarve Cup: 2014
References
- "Melanie Leupolz transfer agreed". Chelsea FC. 23 March 2020. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
- Statistics in FIFA.com
- The match's report and statistics in UEFA.com
- "Neid turns to youth for Germany". uefa.com. UEFA. 20 June 2013. Retrieved 20 June 2013.
- "Gold for Germany as Neid finishes in style". fifa.com. 19 August 2016.
- "Germany beats South Africa 4-0 to win World Cup group". Fox Sports. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
- "Players Info Leupolz". DFB. Retrieved 5 April 2014.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Melanie Leupolz. |
- Melanie Leupolz on Instagram
- Melanie Leupolz on Facebook
- Melanie Leupolz – FIFA competition record
- Profile at DFB (in German)
- Player German domestic football stats at DFB (in German)
- Melanie Leupolz at the International Olympic Committee
- Melanie Leupolz at the Deutscher Olympischer Sportbund (in German)
- Melanie Leupolz at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)