Lisa_Schmitz

Lisa Schmitz

Lisa Schmitz

German footballer

Lisa Schmitz (born 4 May 1992) is a German footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for VfL Wolfsburg. She has also played for Germany.

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Club career

Schmitz making a save against Turbine Potsdam in 2015

Schmitz started playing football at Germania Zündorf and joined second division team Bayer 04 Leverkusen in 2008.[2] Being Bayer's first choice goalkeeper she helped her team getting promoted to the Bundesliga in 2010. She was named best goalkeeper at the DFB-Hallenpokal in 2014 and 2015[3] and won that cup in 2015. After having played 121 league games for Leverkusen, thereof 86 in the Bundesliga, Schmitz signed a two-year contract with Turbine Potsdam in 2015.[4]

International career

Schmitz made her debut for Germany under-15 national team in 2007.[2] In 2008, she was part of the U17 team that won the UEFA U17 Championship and finished third at the FIFA U17 World Cup later that year. Being third choice goalkeeper behind Anna Felicitas Sarholz and Almuth Schult she did not appear in any of the tournament matches. In 2011, she was called up to the Germany team that won the UEFA U19 Championship and played in 4 matches at the tournament final.

Honours

Bayer 04 Leverkusen

Germany

References

  1. [1]
    "FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup New Zealand 2008 – List of Players: Germany" (PDF). FIFA. 27 October 2008. p. 8. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 October 2019. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
  2. [2]
    "Geh mal in die Kiste!". ksta.de (in German). 22 October 2008. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
  3. [3]
    "Beste Torhüterinnen". dfb.de. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
  4. [4]
    "Potsdam verpflichtet Torhüterin Schmitz". dfb.de (in German). 9 April 2015. Retrieved 7 August 2015.


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