Rebecca Knaak

Rebecca Knaak

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
0000–2012	SC 07 Bad Neuenahr
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(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	4	(1)
International career‡
2012	Germany U17	5	(3)
2013–2015	Germany U19	11	(2)
2014–2016	Germany U20	10	(1)
2025–	Germany	2	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 02:55, 17 February 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:45, 25 February 2025 (UTC)

Rebecca Knaak (born 23 June 1996) is a German professional footballer who plays as a defender for Women's Super League club Manchester City and the Germany national team ^{[1] [2]}

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 16 February 2025 ^{[10] [11]}

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup [a]		League cup [b]		Continental [c]		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
SC 07 Bad Neuenahr	2012–13	Frauen-Bundesliga	12	0	0	0	—		—		12	0
Bayer 04 Leverkusen	2013–14	Frauen-Bundesliga	10	1	2	0	—		—		12	1
	2014–15	Frauen-Bundesliga	15	1	1	0	—		—		16	1
	2015–16	Frauen-Bundesliga	17	2	2	0	—		—		19	2
	2016–17	Frauen-Bundesliga	17	2	3	1	—		—		20	3
	Total		59	6	8	1	—		—		67	7
SC Freiburg	2017–18	Frauen-Bundesliga	17	1	3	1	—		—		20	2
	2018–19	Frauen-Bundesliga	21	2	5	1	—		—		26	3
	2019–20	Frauen-Bundesliga	20	3	2	2	—		—		22	5
	2020–21	Frauen-Bundesliga	16	2	4	1	—		—		20	3
	2021–22	Frauen-Bundesliga	12	1	2	0	—		—		14	1
	Total		86	9	16	5	—		—		102	14
FC Rosengård	2022	Damallsvenskan	13	4	1	0	—		—		14	4
	2023	Damallsvenskan	4	0	0	0	—		3	0	7	0
	2024	Damallsvenskan	19	12	2	0	—		4	0	25	12
	Total		36	16	3	0	—		7	0	46	16
Manchester City	2024–25	Women's Super League	4	1	2	0	2	0	0	0	8	1
Career total			197	32	29	6	2	0	7	0	235	38

1. Includes DFB-Pokal, Svenska Cupen, Women's FA Cup
2. Includes Women's League Cup
3. Includes UEFA Women's Champions League

International

As of match played 25 February 2025 ^[12]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Germany	2025	2	0
Total		2	0

Honours

FC Rosengård

• Damallsvenskan: 2022, ^[13] 2024 ^[14]
• Svenska Cupen: 2021–22

Germany

• FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup: 2014

References

1. "Weltmeisterin Rebecca Knaak: Der Papa erkannte das Talent". www.rhein-zeitung.de. 28 August 2014.
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". 23 June 2012. Archived from the original on 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.
10. "Rebecca Knaak". Soccerdonna. Retrieved 1 January 2025.
11. "Germany - R.Knaak - Profile with news, career statistics and history". Soccerway. Retrieved 1 January 2025.
12. "Rebecca Knaak". dfb.de. 22 February 2025.
13. "Rosengård är svenska mästare. Detta sedan Linköping på måndagen spelat oavgjort". www.expressen.se (in Swedish). 24 October 2022. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
14. "FC Rosengård svenska mästare 2024" [FC Rosengård Swedish champions 2024]. svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. 4 October 2024. Retrieved 13 November 2024.

External links

• Rebecca Knaak at Manchester City F.C.
• Rebecca Knaak at Soccerway
• Rebecca Knaak at DFB (also available in German )