Kyra Malinowski is a German football striker, currently playing for SG Essen-Schönebeck in Germany's

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. She was named the

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of the 2009 U-17 European Championship after scoring five goals in the final against

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.Golden Players – 2009: Kyra Malinowski

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.com The following year she scored two goals in the 2010 U-19 European Championship. She was subsequently awarded the bronze

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1993 births Living people German women's footballers Sportspeople from Bochum Women's association football forwards Footballers from North Rhine-Westphalia {{Germany-women-footy-bio-stub