Marina Georgieva ( bg, Марина Георгиева; born 13 April 1997) is an Austrian professional

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who plays as a defender for

Division 1 Féminine The Division 1 Féminine, shortened as D1 Féminine or D1F, and currently known as D1 Arkema for sponsorship reasons, is the highest division of women's football in France. Run by the French Football Federation, the league is contested by twelv ...

club Paris Saint-Germain and the Austria national team.

Club career

Georgieva began her career at FK Hainburg. In 2012 she moved to SKN St. Pölten, that were just promoted to the

ÖFB-Frauenliga The ÖFB-Frauenliga (German for "ÖFB Women League") is the top level women's football league of Austria. Since 2002 the champion qualifies for the UEFA Women's Champions League. In the 2000s SV Neulengbach dominated the league, winning the cha ...

. In St. Pölten, she won the championship in 2015 and 2016 and also won the Austrian Cup three times. In January 2017, Georgieva joined German club

Turbine Potsdam 1. Frauenfußballclub Turbine Potsdam 71 e. V., commonly known as 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam (or Turbine Potsdam outside of Germany), is a German women's football club located in Potsdam, Brandenburg. They are one of the most successful women's footb ...

. In June 2018, she moved to

SC Sand SC Sand is a German sport club from Willstätt, Baden-Württemberg. The club was founded on 11 August 1946 and competes in football, aerobics, judo and qigong. The club is most known for its women's football section which plays in the Bundesliga ...

. On 11 August 2022, French club Paris Saint-Germain announced the signing of Georgieva on a two-year deal until June 2024.

International career

Georgieva was part of the Austrian U-17 national team that competed at the

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. She was also part of the Austrian U-19 national team that represented Austria at the

2016 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship The 2016 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship was the 15th edition of the UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship (19th edition if the Under-18 era is included), the annual European international youth football championship contested by the women's under- ...

Slovakia Slovakia (; sk, Slovensko ), officially the Slovak Republic ( sk, Slovenská republika, links=no ), is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east, Hungary to the south, Austria to the s ...

. In 2017, Georgieva was part of the 23-woman squad that represented Austria and reached the semi-finals at the UEFA Women's Euro.

Personal life

Born in Austria, Georgieva is of Bulgarian descent.

Career statistics

International

References

External links

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Player's Profile at Soccerdonna
* 1997 births Living people People from Melk Footballers from Lower Austria Austrian people of Bulgarian descent Women's association football defenders Austrian women's footballers Austria women's international footballers FSK St. Pölten-Spratzern players 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam players SC Sand players Paris Saint-Germain Féminine players ÖFB-Frauenliga players Frauen-Bundesliga players 2. Frauen-Bundesliga players Austrian expatriate women's footballers Austrian expatriate sportspeople in Germany Austrian expatriate sportspeople in France Expatriate women's footballers in Germany Expatriate women's footballers in France UEFA Women's Euro 2017 players {{Austria-women-footy-bio-stub