Noelle Maritz (born 23 December 1995) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for Arsenal of the FA WSL. She previously played for VfL Wolfsburg in the German Bundesliga and FC Zürich in Switzerland's Nationalliga A. Born in the United States, she represents Switzerland at international level.
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Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (1995-12-23) 23 December 1995 (age 26) | ||
Place of birth | Newport Beach, California, United States | ||
Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Arsenal | ||
Number | 16 | ||
Youth career | |||
1999–2001 | Hillsborough FC | ||
2001–2005 | PDA SC | ||
2006–2007 | FC Amriswil | ||
2007–2008 | FC Staad | ||
2008–2011 | FC Wil 1900 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2011–2013 | FC Zürich | 28 | (1) |
2013–2020 | VfL Wolfsburg | 109 | (7) |
2020– | Arsenal | 21 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2010–2012 | Switzerland U17 | ||
2012 | Switzerland U19 | ||
2012 | Switzerland U20 | ||
2013– | Switzerland | 96[1] | (2) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 May 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 July 2022 |
Wolfsburg coach Ralf Kellermann signed Maritz in 2013 on the strength of her national team performances in Cyprus.[2]
Maritz signed for FA WSL club Arsenal in 2020.[3] She made her Arsenal debut in their opening game against Reading on 6 September 2020, playing the whole 90 minutes.
Since her debut at the 2013 Cyprus Cup, Maritz has been a member of the Switzerland women's national football team.[1]
Maritz was born in the United States and moved to Switzerland when she was ten. Therefore, she has dual citizenship.[citation needed]
Because she was born in the state of California, her name is officially spelled without accents as "Noelle", instead of the usual "Noëlle", according to the state's naming laws where names should only consist of letters in the English alphabet.
FC Zürich
VfL Wolfsburg
Arsenal W.F.C. – current squad | |
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Switzerland squad – 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup | ||
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Switzerland squad – UEFA Women's Euro 2017 | ||
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Switzerland squad – UEFA Women's Euro 2022 | ||
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