Maike Schirmer

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Maike Schirmer
Personal information
Born (1990-05-23) 23 May 1990 (age 33)
Kaltenkirchen, West Germany
Nationality German
Height 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Playing position Right wing
Club information
Current club VfL Oldenburg
Number 17
Senior clubs
YearsTeam
TuS Hartenholm
–2005
SG Kisdorf/Leezen
2005-2008
VfL Bad Schwartau
2008-2016
VfL Oldenburg
2016-2020
Buxtehuder SV
2020-2021
Toulon Saint-Cyr Var Handball (Flag of France.svg  France)
2021-2022
VfL Oldenburg
National team
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2012-2022
Germany 28 (38)

Maike Schirmer (born 25 May 1990) is a German former handball player, who played for VfL Oldenburg, Buxtehuder SV, VfL Bad Schwartau, SG Kisdorf/Leezen and TuS Hartenholm in Germany and Toulon Saint-Cyr Var Handball in France, as well as the German national team. [1]

Schirmer debuted for the national team in 2012. She was selected as part of the German team for the 2017 World Women's Handball Championship. She started playing handball at SG Kisdorf/Leezen. In 2005 she switched to VfL Bad Schwartau, where she played in the German Regionalliga. After three years she switched to Bundesliga-side VfL Oldenburg. Here she won the DHB-Pokal in 2009 and in 2012. In 2010 she reached the semifinals of the EHF Cup Winners' Cup.

In 2016 she transferred to Buxtehuder SV, where she once again won the DHB-Pokal in 2017.

She retired in 2022.

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