Leonie Rebekka Maier (; born 29 September 1992) is a German footballer. She currently plays as a defender for Everton and previously for the

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Club career

VfL Sindelfingen, 2008–2010

Maier started her professional career with VfL Sindelfingen in the second tier of the Frauen-Bundesliga. She spent two seasons at Sindelfingen. During her second season with Sindelfingen she scored 9 goals in 31 appearances with the club.

SC 07 Bad Neuenahr, 2010–2013

Maier then moved to SC 07 Bad Neuenahr, who played in the top tier of the Frauen-Bundesliga. She stayed with the club for three seasons, playing 65 regular season games and scoring two goals. Following the death of the club president, SC 07 Bad Neueahr filed for insolvency, forcing Maier to move.

Bayern Munich, 2013–2019

Maier signed for

FC Bayern Munich Fußball-Club Bayern München e. V. (FCB, ), also known as FC Bayern (), Bayern Munich, or simply Bayern, is a German professional sports club based in Munich, Bavaria. It is best known for its professional men's football team, which play ...

. Since joining the club she has won the Frauen-Bundesliga twice, in 2014–2015 and 2015–2016. As of the end of the 2018–2019 season she has appeared in 92 first team regular season appearances, scoring four times.

Arsenal, 2019–2021

Maier signed for Arsenal FC on 31 May 2019. She made 25 appearances across two seasons.

Everton, 2021–

Maier signed for Everton in July 2021, with a two-year contract until the end of June 2023. She scored her first goal for Everton on her debut in a 3–1 win vs. Birmingham City.

International career

Maier scored her first international goal in a friendly match against Canada on 19 July 2013. She scored in the 53rd minute, which resulted in a 1–0 win for Germany. She has been selected for the squads of the

2015 FIFA Women's World Cup The 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup was the seventh FIFA Women's World Cup, the quadrennial international soccer championship contested by the women's national teams of the member associations of FIFA. The tournament was hosted by Canada for the ...

where Germany finished fourth,

2016 Summer Olympics The 2016 Summer Olympics ( pt, Jogos Olímpicos de Verão de 2016), officially the Games of the XXXI Olympiad ( pt, Jogos da XXXI Olimpíada) and also known as Rio 2016, was an international multi-sport event held from 5 to 21 August 20 ...

, where Germany won the gold medal, the

2017 UEFA Women's Championship The 2017 UEFA European Women's Championship, commonly referred to as UEFA Women's Euro 2017, was the 12th edition of the UEFA Women's Championship, the quadrennial international football championship organised by UEFA for the women's national team ...

and the

2019 FIFA Women's World Cup The 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup was the eighth edition of the FIFA Women's World Cup, the quadrennial international Women's association football championship contested by 24 women's national teams representing member associations of FIFA. It ...

She announced her international retirement in February 2023.

Career statistics

International

International goals

''Scores and results list Germany's goal tally first:''

Honours

Club

;Bayern München * Bundesliga: Winner 2014–15, 2015–16

Germany

* UEFA U-17 Women's Championship: Winner

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* UEFA U-19 Women's Championship: Winner

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: Runner-Up

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* UEFA Women's Championship: Winner

2013 File:2013 Events Collage V2.png, From left, clockwise: Edward Snowden becomes internationally famous for leaking classified NSA wiretapping information; Typhoon Haiyan kills over 6,000 in the Philippines and Southeast Asia; The Dhaka garment fact ...

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: Gold medal,

2016 File:2016 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Bombed-out buildings in Ankara following the 2016 Turkish coup d'état attempt; the impeachment trial of Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff; Damaged houses during the 2016 Nagorno-Karabakh ...

* Algarve Cup: Winner

2014 File:2014 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Stocking up supplies and personal protective equipment (PPE) for the Western African Ebola virus epidemic; Citizens examining the ruins after the Chibok schoolgirls kidnapping; Bundles of wat ...

* FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup: Third place

2008 File:2008 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Lehman Brothers went bankrupt following the Subprime mortgage crisis; Cyclone Nargis killed more than 138,000 in Myanmar; A scene from the opening ceremony of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing; ...

Individual

* FIFPro: FIFA FIFPro World XI

References

External links

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Profile
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Player German domestic football stats
at DFB * * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Maier, Leonie 1992 births Living people German women's footballers German expatriate women's footballers German expatriate sportspeople in England Expatriate women's footballers in England Germany women's international footballers SC 07 Bad Neuenahr players FC Bayern Munich (women) players 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup players Footballers from Stuttgart Women's association football defenders Olympic gold medalists for Germany Olympic medalists in football Footballers at the 2016 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2016 Summer Olympics Frauen-Bundesliga players 2. Frauen-Bundesliga players Olympic footballers for Germany UEFA Women's Championship-winning players 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup players Arsenal W.F.C. players Women's Super League players UEFA Women's Euro 2017 players