Leonie Rebekka Maier (; born 29 September 1992) is a German

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. She currently plays as a defender for Everton and previously for the German national team.

Club career

VfL Sindelfingen, 2008–2010

Maier started her professional career with

VfL Sindelfingen VfL Sindelfingen is a German sports club from Sindelfingen, Baden–Württemberg. The club was founded in 1862 and has more than 9,000 members, making it one of biggest sports clubs in Germany. VfL Sindelfingen has departments for various sports ...

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 SC 07 Bad Neuenahr was a German football club from Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler, Rhineland-Palatinate. The best-known section within the club was its women's football team, which was founded in 1969 and won the German Championship in 1978. ''Sportclu ...

, 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. 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

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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

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against

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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, where Germany won the gold medal, the 2017 UEFA Women's Championship 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. I ...

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 *

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: Winner 2014–15, 2015–16

Germany

* UEFA U-17 Women's Championship: Winner 2009 * UEFA U-19 Women's Championship: Winner 2011 * FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup: Runner-Up

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UEFA Women's Championship The UEFA European Women's Championship, also called the UEFA Women's Euro, held every four years, is the main competition in women's association football between national teams of the UEFA confederation. The competition is the women's equivalen ...

: Winner

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* Summer Olympic Games: Gold medal,

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Algarve Cup The Algarve Cup is an invitational tournament for national teams in women's association football hosted by the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF). Held annually in the Algarve region of Portugal since 1994, it is one of the most prestigious an ...

: 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 The FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup is an international association football tournament for female players under the age of 17. It is organized by Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA). The tournament is held in even-numbered ye ...

: Third place

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Individual

* FIFPro: FIFA FIFPro World XI

References

External links

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