Maya Ruby Hahn (born 7 February 2001) is a

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...

who plays as a

midfielder A midfielder is an outfield position in association football. Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. As central midfielders often go across boundarie ...

for

1. FFC 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 ...

. Born in New Zealand, she is a Germany youth international.

Early life

Hann grew up speaking German. She was born and raised in

Wellington Wellington ( mi, Te Whanganui-a-Tara or ) is the capital city of New Zealand. It is located at the south-western tip of the North Island, between Cook Strait and the Remutaka Range. Wellington is the second-largest city in New Zealand by me ...

, New Zealand.

Education

Hahn attended the

University of Oregon The University of Oregon (UO, U of O or Oregon) is a public research university in Eugene, Oregon. Founded in 1876, the institution is well known for its strong ties to the sports apparel and marketing firm Nike, Inc, and its co-founder, billion ...

in the United States.

Youth career

Hahn joined the Ole Academy at the age of eight. In 2014, Hahn trained with the youth academy of German side

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 ...

Senior club career

In 2022, Hahn signed for German top flight side

, where she suffered relegation to the German second tier.

International career

Hahn was awarded Best Player at the 2017 Oceania Under-16 Championship. She helped the

New Zealand women's national under-17 football team The New Zealand women's Under-17 Football Team, informally known as the 'Young Football Ferns', is the representative team for New Zealand in international Under-17 association football tournaments. The Young Football Ferns were the host team for ...

achieve third place at the

2018 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup The 2018 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup was the 6th edition of the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup, the biennial international women's youth football championship contested by the under-17 national teams of the member associations of FIFA, since its inc ...

Style of play

Hahn has been described as a "ball-playing midfielder".

Personal life

Hahn was born to a German father. She has a brother.

References

External links

Oregon Ducks bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Hahn, Maya Living people 2001 births Expatriate women's soccer players in the United States Women's association football midfielders German expatriate sportspeople in the United States German expatriate women's footballers German women's footballers New Zealand expatriate sportspeople in the United States New Zealand people of German descent Oregon Ducks women's soccer players New Zealand expatriate sportspeople in Germany Expatriate women's footballers in Germany