Rebecca Knaak

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Rebecca Knaak
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Knaak with SC Freiburg in 2018
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-06-23) 23 June 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Adenau, Germany
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Manchester City
Number 27
Youth career
SV Reifferscheid
–2012 SC 07 Bad Neuenahr
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2012–2013 SC 07 Bad Neuenahr 12 (0)
2013–2017 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 59 (6)
2017–2021 SC Freiburg 86 (9)
2022–2024 FC Rosengård 36 (16)
2025– Manchester City 2 (1)
International career‡
2012 Germany U17 5 (3)
2013–2015 Germany U19 11 (2)
2014–2016 Germany U20 10 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:19, 26 January 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 8 May 2024

Rebecca Knaak (born 23 June 1996) is a German professional footballer who plays as a defender for Women's Super League club Manchester City. [1] [2]

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Club career

Knaak begun her professional career at the age of 15, where she received a professional contract with SC 07 Bad Neuenahr [3] , where she had played in their youth setup. She played once for the second team in the 2. Bundesliga when she came on as a substitute in a 2–2 draw against 1. FFC Niederkirchen. She would made her Bundesliga debut on 28 October 2012 in a goalless draw against VfL Sindelfingen, coming on as a substitute in the 88th minute for Rachel Rinast.[ citation needed ]

For the 2013–14 season, Knaak signed a contract with Bayer 04 Leverkusen. [4] On 16 November 2014, she scored her first league goal in a 5–1 win against SC Freiburg. On 2 March 2017, Knaak announced her move to league rivals SC Freiburg. [5]

In January 2022, it was announced that Knaak will sign with Damallsvenskan club FC Rosengård, [6] signing a three-year contract with them. In her first season at FC Rosengård, she won the league and cup double with the team. Knaak scored her first goal in the Damallsvenskan in a 2–0 win against BK Häcken.[ citation needed ]

On 1 January 2025, Knaak transferred to Women's Super League club Manchester City, signing a one-and-a-half-year contract. [7] [8] She scored her first goal for the club on 19 January in a 2–4 defeat against Manchester United. [9]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 25 January 2025 [10] [11]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cup [a] League cup [b] Continental [c] Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
SC 07 Bad Neuenahr 2012–13 Frauen-Bundesliga 12000——120
Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2013–14Frauen-Bundesliga10120——121
2014–15Frauen-Bundesliga15110——161
2015–16Frauen-Bundesliga17220——192
2016–17Frauen-Bundesliga17231——203
Total59681——677
SC Freiburg 2017–18Frauen-Bundesliga17131——202
2018–19Frauen-Bundesliga21251——263
2019–20Frauen-Bundesliga20322——225
2020–21Frauen-Bundesliga16241——203
2021–22Frauen-Bundesliga12120——141
Total869165——10214
FC Rosengård 2022 Damallsvenskan 13410——144
2023Damallsvenskan4000—3070
2024Damallsvenskan191220—402512
Total361630—704616
Manchester City 2024–25 Women's Super League 2110100041
Career total19532286107023138

Honours

FC Rosengård

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  2. ↑ Zeitung, Badische (18 October 2019). "SC-Kapitänin Rebecca Knaak: "Die Tore zum richtigen Zeitpunkt machen"". Badische Zeitung.
  3. ↑ "Bad Neuenahr bindet Rebecca Knaak » Bundesliga » Rebecca Knaak, SC 07 Bad Neuenahr". web.archive.org. 23 June 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2025.
  4. ↑ "Bayer 04 Leverkusen Fussball GmbH". 7 October 2013. Archived from the original on 7 October 2013.
  5. ↑ "Fußball: Rebecca Knaak bleibt beim SC Freiburg - WELT". DIE WELT. 24 January 2019.
  6. ↑ "SC Freiburg: Rebecca Knaak wechselt im Winter zum FC Rosengard". SPORT1. 13 December 2021.
  7. ↑ "Rebecca Knaak: Man City sign Germany defender". BBC Sport. 1 January 2025. Retrieved 1 January 2025.
  8. ↑ Wrack, Suzanne (1 January 2025). "'Best league in the world': Rebecca Knaak joins Manchester City in WSL". The Guardian. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 1 January 2025.
  9. ↑ Sanders, Emma (19 January 2025). "Man City 2-4 Man Utd: Ella Toone hat-trick gives United thrilling derby win". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 19 January 2025. Retrieved 19 January 2025.
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