Giulia Ronja Gwinn (German pronunciation: [ɡvɪn]; born 2 July 1999) is a German professional footballer who plays as a right-back or a midfielder for Frauen-Bundesliga club FC Bayern Munich and the Germany women's national team.[2]
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Personal information | ||||||||||
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Full name | Giulia Ronja Gwinn[1] | |||||||||
Date of birth | (1999-07-02) 2 July 1999 (age 23) | |||||||||
Place of birth | Ailingen, Germany | |||||||||
Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[1] | |||||||||
Position(s) | Right-back, midfielder | |||||||||
Club information | ||||||||||
Current team | Bayern Munich | |||||||||
Number | 7 | |||||||||
Youth career | ||||||||||
TSG Ailingen | ||||||||||
VfB Friedrichshafen | ||||||||||
2009–2014 | FV Ravensburg | |||||||||
2014–2015 | SV Weingarten | |||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||
2015–2016 | SC Freiburg II | 6 | (7) | |||||||
2015–2019 | SC Freiburg | 83 | (29) | |||||||
2019– | Bayern Munich | 36 | (6) | |||||||
National team‡ | ||||||||||
2013 | Germany U15 | 6 | (2) | |||||||
2014 | Germany U16 | 3 | (2) | |||||||
2015–2016 | Germany U17 | 27 | (9) | |||||||
2017 | Germany U19 | 10 | (6) | |||||||
2017–2018 | Germany U20 | 6 | (1) | |||||||
2017– | Germany | 33 | (3) | |||||||
Honours
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 June 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13:43, 1 August 2022 (UTC) |
Gwinn started playing football at the age of eight for TSG Ailingen and later for VfB Friedrichshafen. In 2009, she began a five-year spell at FV Ravensburg.[3] She then played a season for the B-Juniors of SV Weingarten, as the only girl in the team.[4]
In 2015, Gwinn joined Frauen-Bundesliga team SC Freiburg for the 2015–16 season at the age of 16 years.[3][5] She had initially agreed to sign for Freiburg in February 2015, rejecting competing offers from Bayern Munich and Turbine Potsdam.[6] On 13 September 2015, (3rd Round) she debuted in a 6–1 home win over 1. FC Köln. She substituted in for Sandra Starke, making her Bundesliga debut as a 16-year-old. A month later, on 11 October 2015 (5th Round), in the match against Werder Bremen, was her first time in the starting lineup. On 6 December 2015 (10th matchday) she scored in a 6–1 home win over Bayer Leverkusen.[7]
On 25 February 2019, Gwinn agreed terms with Bayern Munich which would see her leave Freiburg at the end of the 2018–19 season.[2]
Gwinn has represented Germany on the under-15, under-16, under-17, under-19 and under-20 national teams. At the age of 13 years, she was called up by coach Bettina Wiegmann for under-15 national team training in November 2012.[8] She made her debut for the U-15 national team in April 2013,[9] a substitute in an 8–0 win over the Netherlands.[10] She made three appearances for the under-16 national team in 2014.[11] In 2015, she was the youngest player in the U-17 national team squad for the European Championship in Iceland where the team reached the semi-finals but were defeated 0–1 by the Swiss selection.[12] UEFA's technical report noted that Gwinn's pace on the right wing had been a positive feature of Germany's play.[13] In May 2016, the team won the 2016 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship after a penalty shootout against Spain in Belarus.[14] The four Freiburg players in the squad contributed seven of Germany's 10 goals at the tournament and two of them, including Gwinn, successfully converted their kicks in the shootout.[15]
At the 2016 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in Jordan, Gwinn helped Germany beat Venezuela 2–1 in their opening match earning her the "Player of the Match" award.[16] She scored the first goal with a volley, then assisted on the second.[17] Entering the tournament with 23 Under-17 caps and as a first team player with Freiburg, Gwinn was considered one of the pillars of the team.[18] In the Germans' second match against Canada, Gwinn's direct free kick salvaged a 1–1 draw.[19] In the third match, Gwinn scored a goal in Germany's victory over Cameroon.[20]
She played in the 2017 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship (scoring a goal against Scotland[21]) in Northern Ireland where she reached the semi-final and with this she qualified for the 2018 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup (where scored a goal against China[22] and was named "Player of the Match" against Nigeria[23]).
On 14 May 2019, Gwinn was named to the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup German squad.[24] In her FIFA Women's World Cup debut, she secured the win for Germany in their opening game of the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup by scoring the only goal in a 1–0 group-stage victory over China. She was named "Player of the Match" for her contribution.[25] The German World Cup campaign ended in the quarterfinals after a 2–1 loss to Sweden. Gwinn was later awarded with the Best Young Player Award for her performance at the tournament.[26]
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Germany | 2017 | 1 | 0 |
2018 | 3 | 1 | |
2019 | 13 | 2 | |
2020 | 2 | 0 | |
2021 | 2 | 0 | |
2022 | 12 | 0 | |
Total | 33 | 3 |
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 10 November 2018 | Osnabrück, Germany | ![]() | 3–2 | 5–2 | Friendly |
2 | 8 June 2019 | Rennes, France | ![]() | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2019 FIFA World Cup |
3 | 5 October 2019 | Aachen, Germany | ![]() | 2–0 | 8–0 | UEFA Women's Euro 2021 qualifying |
She is the youngest of four siblings.[16]
Bayern Munich
Germany
Germany U17
Individual
FC Bayern Munich (women) – current squad | |
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Germany squad – 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup | ||
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Germany squad – UEFA Women's Euro 2022 runners-up | ||
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