Jule Brand (born 16 October 2002) is a German

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who plays as a defender,

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or winger for

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and the Germany women's national team. In 2022, she won the first ''

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'''s "Best European Golden Girl" award.

Club career

Brand played at club level for

1899 Hoffenheim Turn- und Sportgemeinschaft 1899 Hoffenheim e.V., or simply TSG 1899 Hoffenheim or just Hoffenheim () is a German professional football club based in Hoffenheim, a village of Sinsheim municipality, Baden-Württemberg. Originally founded in 189 ...

, including in the Champions League. She joined

in summer 2022.

International career

Brand made her senior international debut for

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in a friendly on 10 April 2021, coming on as a substitute in the 60th minute for Tabea Waßmuth against Australia. Two minutes later, she scored her first international goal, extending Germany to a 3–0 lead, before assisting the fourth goal scored by

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in the 65th minute. The home match finished as a 5–2 win for Germany.

Career statistics

:''Scores and results list Germany's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Brand goal.''

Honours

Germany *

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runner-up:

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Individual

* Best European Golden Girl: 2022

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* * * * 2002 births Living people People from Germersheim Footballers from Rhineland-Palatinate German women's footballers Germany women's youth international footballers Germany women's international footballers Women's association football defenders Women's association football midfielders TSG 1899 Hoffenheim (women) players Frauen-Bundesliga players 2. Frauen-Bundesliga players UEFA Women's Euro 2022 players VfL Wolfsburg (women) players {{Germany-women-footy-bio-stub