Luisa Wensing (born 8 February 1993) is a German

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who plays as a

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for

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. Wensing has also represented

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in international competition, playing at junior level in the

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and

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. She made her debut with the full national team in 2012 against

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"Nationalspielerin Luisa Wensing"
Retrieved on 13 May 2013.

International career

Wensing made her debut for the senior national team on as a substitute in a match against

in the 2012 Algarve Cup. Her first goal for the senior team came on against

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in a 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification match.

International goals

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

Honours

FCR 2001 Duisburg *

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: runner-up 2009–10 *

DFB-Pokal The DFB-Pokal ( is a German knockout football cup competition held annually by the German Football Association (DFB). Sixty-four teams participate in the competition, including all clubs from the Bundesliga and the 2. Bundesliga. It is considere ...

: 2009–10 VfL Wolfsburg *

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, 2013–14, 2016–17 *

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, 2013–14 *

, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17 Germany *

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* UEFA U-17 Women's Championship: 2009 * UEFA U-19 Women's Championship: 2011 *

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: runner-up 2012 *

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 and ...

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References

1993 births Living people German women's footballers Women's association football defenders Germany women's international footballers UEFA Women's Championship-winning players Frauen-Bundesliga players FCR 2001 Duisburg players VfL Wolfsburg (women) players SV Werder Bremen (women) players SC Freiburg (women) players People from Goch Sportspeople from Düsseldorf (region) {{Germany-footy-defender-1990s-stub