Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 11 October 1998 | ||
Place of birth | Hamburg, Germany | ||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) [1] | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | SC Freiburg | ||
Number | 21 | ||
Youth career | |||
2003–2014 | Bramfelder SV | ||
2014–2016 | VfL Wolfsburg U17 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2015 | Bramfelder SV | 4 | (0) |
2015–2018 | VfL Wolfsburg II | 51 | (9) |
2018–2020 | Werder Bremen | 16 | (2) |
2020– | SC Freiburg | 71 | (6) |
International career | |||
2012 | Germany U15 | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 July 2023 |
Samantha Steuerwald (born 11 October 1998) is a German professional footballer who plays as a defender for Frauen-Bundesliga club SC Freiburg.
Steuerwald played in the Bramfelder SV youth system from the age of 5. She also competed in youth track and field events, school football, and indoor soccer. [2] In 2008 at age 9, she told the Hamburger Abendblatt that she intended to become a professional footballer. [3] By 2015, she was attending the Eichendorf School in Wolfsburg and playing for VfL Wolfsburg's under-17 team. [4]
2. Frauen-Bundesliga club Werder Bremen signed Steuerwald on 10 July 2018, where she played as a striker. [5] [6]
Frauen-Bundesliga club SC Freiburg signed Steuerwald on 25 June 2020 [7] along with Werder Bremen teammate Luisa Wensing. [8] The club converted her from playing forward to defense during her first season. [9]
On 16 January 2023, Steuerwald extended her contract with Freiburg. [10] [11] [12] [13] [14]
Steurwald played in the 2022–23 DFB-Pokal Frauen final against Wolfsburg, which Freiburg lost 1–4. [15] [16]
In 2012, Germany national women's under-15 football team manager Bettina Wiegmann invited Steuerwald to camp. [2] [17]
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