Marisa Ewers

Marisa Ewers

Personal information
Full name	Marisa Henrike Ewers [1]
Date of birth	(1989-02-24) 24 February 1989 (age 36)
Place of birth	Hamburg, West Germany
Height	1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s)	Defender / Midfielder
Youth career
	Blau-Weiß 96 Schenefeld
	Altona 93
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2006–2008	Hamburger SV II	37	(1)
2008–2012	Hamburger SV	62	(2)
2012–2016	Bayer Leverkusen	84	(3)
2016–2019	Birmingham City	28	(0)
2019–2022	Aston Villa	39	(3)
International career
	Germany U20	1	(0)
	Germany U23	7	(1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Marisa Henrike Ewers is a German former footballer who played as a defender for Aston Villa, Birmingham City, Bayer Leverkusen and Hamburger SV. She is currently Director of Women's Football Aston Villa Women.

Ewers started playing football at the age of eight. In 2006, she joined Bundesliga club Hamburger SV where she first played for the reserve team in the second German division ^[2] Since 2007, Ewers had been part of the Bundesliga team. However in 2012, shortly after Hamburg announced its disestablishment of the women's section, she joined Bayer 04 Leverkusen where she immediately became a regular starter. In 2008, Ewers was part of the German squad which took part at the Under-19 Championship.

Ewers moved to English football, joining Birmingham City in 2016, before leaving to join their rivals Aston Villa in the division below, helping them to secure promotion to the Women's Super League. ^[3]

In February 2022, Ewers announced her retirement from playing. ^[4] Having already undertook a recruitment role at Aston Villa alongside her playing days, Ewers was made Head of Recruitment at the conclusion of the 2021/22 season, and subsequently promoted to General Manager in 2023.

In January 2024, Ewers was named by Aston Villa as a member of the Honorary Anniversary Board ahead of the club's 150th anniversary season. ^[5]

On 30 May 2025 Ewers was appointed Director of Women's Football at Aston Villa. ^[6]

Career statistics

As of 15 January 2022 ^[7]

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Continental		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Hamburger SV II	2006–08	2. Frauen-Bundesliga	37	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	37	1
Hamburger SV	2008–09	Frauen-Bundesliga	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	2009–10		21	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	22	0
	2010–11		18	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	21	1
	2011–12		22	1	4	1	5	0	0	0	31	2
	Total		62	2	8	1	5	0	0	0	75	3
Bayer Leverkusen	2012–13	Frauen-Bundesliga	22	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	23	0
	2013–14		21	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	22	1
	2014–15		20	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	22	0
	2015–16		21	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	23	2
	Total		84	3	6	0	0	0	0	0	90	3
Birmingham City	2016	FA WSL	4	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	5	0
	2017	FA WSL Spring Series	4	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	5	0
	2017–18	FA WSL	12	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	13	0
	2018–19		8	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	10	0
	Total		28	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	36	0
Aston Villa	2019–20	Women's Championship	14	3	0	0	6	0	0	0	20	3
	2020–21	Women's Super League	19	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	22	0
	2021–22		5	0	2	0	3	0	0	0	10	0
	Total		39	3	2	0	12	0	0	0	52	3
Career total			249	9	16	1	22	0	0	0	287	10

References

1. "List of Players under Written Contract Registered Between 01/06/2018 and 30/06/2018" (PDF). The FA. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
2. Portrait Archived 2013-10-07 at the Wayback Machine in Hamburger Abendblatt (german)
3. "Marisa Ewers". Aston Villa Football Club. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
4. "Marisa Ewers calls time on playing career". Aston Villa Football Club. 17 February 2022. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
5. "AV 150: Honorary Board Announced". Aston Villa Football Club. 25 January 2024. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
6. Club, Aston Villa Football (30 May 2025). "Marisa Ewers appointed Director of Women's Football". Aston Villa Football Club. Retrieved 2 July 2025.
7. "Germany - M. Ewers - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 3 October 2022.