Pauline Bremer

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Pauline Bremer
Arsenal WFC v Manchester City WFC, 11 May 2019 (07) (cropped) - Pauline Bremer.jpg
Bremer in 2019
Personal information
Full name Pauline Marie Bremer [1]
Date of birth (1996-04-10) 10 April 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Ossenfeld, Germany
Height1.71 m (5 ft 7+12 in)
Position(s) Midfielder, Striker
Team information
Current team
Brighton & Hove Albion W.F.C.
Number 8
Youth career
2005–2012 SVG Göttingen 07
2012–2013 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2012 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam II 6 (1)
2012–2015 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam 48 (14)
2015–2017 Lyon 28 (9)
2017–2020 Manchester City 18 (11)
2020–2023 VfL Wolfsburg 24 (13)
2023– Brighton & Hove Albion 28 (3)
International career
2010–2011 Germany U-15 4 (1)
2011 Germany U-16 1 (0)
2012–2013 Germany U17 16 (5)
2013 Germany U19 6 (11)
2014 Germany U20 10 (10)
2014–2020 Germany 21 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 February 2025
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 7 March 2020

Pauline Marie Bremer (born 10 April 1996) is a German footballer who plays as a forward for Women's Super League club Brighton & Hove Albion and the Germany national team.

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Club career

Early career

Pauline Bremer began her junior career at SVG Göttingen 07 before signing a senior contract with 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam in 2012. On 1 June 2015, it was announced that she would join Lyon for the 2015–16 season on a two-year contract. [2]

Manchester City

Bremer joined Manchester City in 2017 as part of an exchange deal that saw defender Lucy Bronze join Lyon. [3] [4] She started her first game for Manchester on 7 October against Everton and she scored a goal in the 18th minute. [5] However, late in the first half Bremer suffered a broken leg, which ruled her out for 13 months. [6] She made her return for Manchester City on 5 December 2018 in a 6–0 Continental Cup win against Sheffield United. [7] In February 2020, Manchester City announced that Bremer was to leave at the end of the 2019–20 season and return to Germany with VfL Wolfsburg. [8]

Brighton & Hove Albion

On 19 June 2023, it was announced that Bremer signed a two-year contract to player for WSL side Brighton & Hove Albion in England. [9]

International career

Bremer was part of the Germany U17 that won the 2012 U-17 European Championship. [10] She won the top scorer prize in the 2013 UEFA U-19 European Championship by scoring six goals. [11]

She was called up to be part of the Germany U20 team for the 2014 U-20 World Cup. [12] With five goals from Bremer in the tournament, the Germany team won the U-20 Women's World Cup trophy. [13]

Bremer made her debut for the senior national team on her 18th birthday in a World Cup qualifier against Slovenia. She came on as a substitute for Célia Šašić in the 60th minute.

Bremer played in three matches for Germany during qualifying for Euro 2017, but she was not named to the final tournament roster. [14] After missing significant time due to injury, Bremer returned to the German national team in April 2019.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 16 February 2025 [15]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cup [a] League cup [b] ContinentalTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Turbine Potsdam 2012–13 Frauen-Bundesliga 11321134
2013–14Frauen-Bundesliga2071081298
2014–15Frauen-Bundesliga174482112
Total481479816324
Lyon 2015–16 D1 Féminine 1053072207
2016–17D1 Féminine1843570289
Total289651424816
Manchester City 2017–18 FA WSL 2100001031
2018–19FA WSL4021300091
2019–20FA WSL12101365342222
Total18113495443424
VfL Wolfsburg 2019–20Frauen-Bundesliga3030
2020–21Frauen-Bundesliga42300072
2021–22Frauen-Bundesliga1161060186
2022–23Frauen-Bundesliga951052157
Total2413501424315
Brighton & Hove Albion 2023–24 WSL1622120203
2024–25 WSL1212031172
Total2834151375
Career total14649251913640922584

International

As of match played 8 March 2020 [16]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Germany 201440
201543
201630
201740
201800
201941
202020
Total214
Scores and results list Germany's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Bremer goal.
List of international goals scored by Pauline Bremer
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetitionRef.
1.18 September 2015 Leuna Chemie Stadion, Halle, Germany Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 5–012–0 UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying [17]
2.10–0
3.12–0
4.8 October 2019 Kleanthis Vikelidis Stadium, Thessaloniki, GreeceFlag of Greece.svg  Greece 5–04–0 UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualifying [18]

Honours

1. FFC Turbine Potsdam

Lyon

Manchester City

Germany

Individual

References

  1. "FIFA Women's World Cup Canada 2015 – List of Players: Germany" (PDF). FIFA . 6 July 2015. p. 12. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 February 2020. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
  2. "Bremer wechselt von Potsdam nach Lyon". dfb.de. 1 June 2015. Archived from the original on 10 November 2017. Retrieved 17 July 2017.
  3. "Pauline Bremer Signs For City". Manchester City. Archived from the original on 18 August 2017. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
  4. "Lucy Bronze: England right-back joins Lyon from Manchester City". BBC Sport. 18 August 2017.
  5. "Manchester City made it three wins from three in this season's WSL with a 3–2 victory over Everton – but the game was marred by an injury to striker Pauline Bremer". 7 October 2017. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
  6. "13 MONTHS OUT: WELCOME BACK, PAULINE!". 7 December 2018. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
  7. Clayton, David (5 December 2018). "Beckie fires four as Blues thrash Blades". Manchester City FC.
  8. Oatway, Caroline (28 February 2020). "Bremer to depart in summer". Manchester City FC. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
  9. "Brighton sign Germany forward Bremer from Wolfsburg". BBC Sport. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
  10. "Germany overjoyed by shoot-out success". UEFA. 29 June 2012. Archived from the original on 3 January 2014. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
  11. "Six-goal Bremer takes top scorer prize". UEFA. 31 August 2013. Archived from the original on 3 January 2014. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
  12. "U20-WM: Mit Leupolz, Däbritz und Bremer nach Kanada" (in German). Framba.de. Archived from the original on 24 March 2016. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  13. "Germany edge Nigeria to take the trophy". FIFA. Archived from the original on 26 August 2014. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
  14. "P.BREMER" . Retrieved 6 April 2019.
  15. "Germany - P. Bremer - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". Archived from the original on 27 March 2019. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
  16. "Germany - P. Bremer - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". Archived from the original on 27 March 2019. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
  17. "Statistik-Center". DFB - Deutscher Fußball-Bund e.V. (in German). 14 August 2014. Archived from the original on 18 November 2023. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
  18. "Statistik-Center". DFB - Deutscher Fußball-Bund e.V. (in German). 14 August 2014. Archived from the original on 18 November 2023. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
  19. UEFA.com. "History: Wolfsburg 1-1 Lyon | UEFA Women's Champions League 2015/16 Final". UEFA.com. Archived from the original on 26 July 2024. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
  20. "Women's Champions League final: Lyon 0-0 Paris St-Germain (7-6 pens)". BBC Sport. 1 June 2017. Archived from the original on 5 June 2023. Retrieved 4 November 2024.