Lena Goeßling

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Lena Goessling

Goeßling playing for Germany in UEFA Women's Euro 2013.
Personal information
Date of birth (1986-03-08) 8 March 1986
Place of birthBielefeld, West Germany
Height1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Playing positionMidfielder
Club information
Current clubVfL Wolfsburg
Number28
Youth career
SV Löhne-Obernbeck
SV Sundern
FC Gütersloh 2000
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2003–2006FC Gütersloh 200035(7)
2006–2011SC 07 Bad Neuenahr97(19)
2011–VfL Wolfsburg45(10)
National team‡
2002–2003Germany U1712(7)
2003–2005Germany U1929(9)
2006Germany U204(0)
2007Germany U234(1)
2008–Germany58(7)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21 September 2013.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 18:14, 30 October 2013 (UTC)[1]

Lena Goeßling (born 8 March 1986) is a German footballer. She plays as a midfielder for VfL Wolfsburg and the German national team.

Career

Club

Goeßling began her career at her local football club SV Löhne-Obernbeck. She later joined FC Gütersloh 2000, where she won the German Under-17 championship. Goeßling played two season in the second Bundesliga with Gütersloh, before joining the top division side SC 07 Bad Neuenahr in 2006. After five years and 97 games for the club, she announced her transfer to VfL Wolfsburg for the 2011–12 season.

International

Goeßling won the 2004 FIFA U-19 Women's World Championship with Germany. She had three appearances for the team and scored twice in the first group game against Thailand. Two years later, she again competed at the 2006 FIFA U-20 Women's World Championship. Now a regular starter, she was eliminated with her team in the quarter-finals against the United States.

In February 2008, Goeßling made her debut for the German national team against China. Twice she has been denied a place in a German squad at international tournaments. She was named for the 26 player preliminary squads at the 2008 Summer Olympics and the 2009 European Championship, but failed to make the final 21 player squad at both tournaments. Goeßling has been called up for the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup, which was her first major tournament.

Left to right: Lena Goeßling, Almuth Schult, Melanie Behringer & Inka Grings

International goals

Scores and results list Germany's goal tally first:

Goeßling – goals for Germany
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 22 October 2011 Bucharest, Romania Romania Romania 1–0 3–0 UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualifying
2. 24 November 2011 Motril, Spain Spain Spain 1–0 2–2 UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualifying
3. 15 September 2012 Karaganda, Kazakhstan Kazakhstan Kazakhstan 7–0 7–0 UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualifying
4. 15 June 2013 Essen, Germany Scotland Scotland 1–0 3–0 Friendly
5. 21 September 2013 Cottbus, Germany Russia Russia 7–0 9–0 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
6. 26 October 2013 Koper, Slovenia Slovenia Slovenia 11–0 13–0 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
7. 12–0

Source: [2]

Honours

International

Club

VfL Wolfsburg

References

  1. ↑ "Nationalspielerin Lena Goeßling" (in German). DFB.de. Retrieved 23 June 2011. 
  2. ↑ "Players Info Goeßling Goals". DFB. Retrieved 3 February 2013. 

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