Leonie Rebekka Maier (German pronunciation: [ˈleːoni ˈmaɪ̯ɐ, leoˈniː -];[2] born 29 September 1992) is a German footballer. She currently plays as a defender for Everton and the German national team.
![]() Maier with Arsenal in 2020 | ||||||||||||||||
Personal information | ||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Leonie Rebekka Maier[1] | |||||||||||||||
Date of birth | (1992-09-29) 29 September 1992 (age 30) | |||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Stuttgart, Germany | |||||||||||||||
Height | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) | |||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Right back | |||||||||||||||
Club information | ||||||||||||||||
Current team | Everton | |||||||||||||||
Number | 21 | |||||||||||||||
Youth career | ||||||||||||||||
TV Aldingen | ||||||||||||||||
0000–2009 | JSG Remseck | |||||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||
2009–2010 | VfL Sindelfingen | 31 | (9) | |||||||||||||
2010–2013 | SC 07 Bad Neuenahr | 65 | (7) | |||||||||||||
2013–2019 | Bayern Munich | 92 | (4) | |||||||||||||
2019–2021 | Arsenal | 25 | (0) | |||||||||||||
2021– | Everton | 8 | (1) | |||||||||||||
National team‡ | ||||||||||||||||
2008–2009 | Germany U17 | 15 | (3) | |||||||||||||
2010–2011 | Germany U19 | 18 | (1) | |||||||||||||
2012 | Germany U20 | 12 | (3) | |||||||||||||
2013– | Germany | 79 | (11) | |||||||||||||
Honours
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 May 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18:03, 30 October 2021 (UTC) |
Maier started her professional career with VfL Sindelfingen in the second tier of the Frauen-Bundesliga. She spent two seasons at Sindelfingen. During her second season with Sindelfingen she scored 9 goals in 31 appearances with the club.
Maier then moved to SC 07 Bad Neuenahr, who played in the top tier of the Frauen-Bundesliga. She stayed with the club for three seasons, playing 65 regular season games and scoring two goals. Following the death of the club president, SC 07 Bad Neueahr filed for insolvency, forcing Maier to move.
Maier signed for FC Bayern Munich. Since joining the club she has won the Frauen-Bundesliga twice, in 2014–2015 and 2015–2016. As of the end of the 2018–2019 season she has appeared in 92 first team regular season appearances, scoring four times.
Maier signed for Arsenal FC on 31 May 2019.[3] She made 25 appearances across two seasons.
Maier signed for Everton in July 2021, with a two-year contract until the end of June 2023.
She scored her first goal for Everton on her debut in a 3–1 win vs. Birmingham City.[4]
Maier scored her first international goal in a friendly match against Canada on 19 July 2013. She scored in the 53rd minute, which resulted in a 1–0 win for Germany.[5]
She has been selected for the squads of the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup where Germany finished fourth, 2016 Summer Olympics, where Germany won the gold medal, the 2017 UEFA Women's Championship and the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup.[6]
Germany | ||
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Year | Apps | Goals |
2013 | 20 | 3 |
2014 | 2 | 0 |
2015 | 13 | 2 |
2016 | 14 | 2 |
2017 | 11 | 1 |
2018 | 9 | 2 |
2019 | 2 | 1 |
2020 | 4 | 0 |
2021 | 4 | 0 |
Total | 79 | 11 |
Scores and results list Germany's goal tally first:[7]
Maier – goals for Germany | ||||||
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# | Date | Location | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
1. | 19 June 2013 | Paderborn, Germany | ![]() | 1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
2. | 29 June 2013 | Munich, Germany | ![]() | 1–0 | 4–2 | |
3. | 26 October 2013 | Koper, Slovenia | ![]() | 2–0 | 13–0 | 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
4. | 18 September 2015 | Halle, Germany | ![]() | 2–0 | 12–0 | UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying |
5. | 22 October 2015 | Wiesbaden, Germany | ![]() | 2–0 | 2–0 | |
6. | 3 March 2016 | Tampa, United States | ![]() | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2016 SheBelieves Cup |
7. | 16 September 2016 | Khimki, Russia | ![]() | 2–0 | 4–0 | UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying |
8. | 4 July 2017 | Sandhausen, Germany | ![]() | 3–1 | 3–1 | Friendly |
9. | 4 September 2018 | Tórshavn, Faroe Islands | ![]() | 3–0 | 8–0 | 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
10. | 10 November 2018 | Osnabrück, Germany | ![]() | 5–2 | 5–2 | Friendly |
11. | 3 September 2019 | Lviv, Ukraine | ![]() | 8–0 | 8–0 | UEFA Women's Euro 2021 qualifying |
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