Sarah Puntigam

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Sarah Puntigam
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Puntigam with Austria national team in 2014
Personal information
Date of birth (1992-10-13) 13 October 1992 (age 31)
Place of birth Raning, Austria
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) [1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Houston Dash
Number 17
Youth career
2000–2007 USV Gnas
2007–2009 DFC LUV Graz
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2009–2012 Bayern Munich II 25 (3)
2010–2013 Bayern Munich 17 (0)
2013–2014 SC Kriens
2014–2018 SC Freiburg 79 (4)
2018–2022 Montpellier 71 (11)
2022–2023 1. FC Köln 7 (1)
2023– Houston Dash 11 (0)
International career
2010–2011 Austria U19 4 (7)
2009– Austria 129 (18)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:15, 21 April 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 December 2022 (UTC)

Sarah Puntigam (born 13 October 1992) is an Austrian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Houston Dash and the Austria national team. [2]

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Club career

On 5 May 2022, Puntigam joined Frauen-Bundesliga club 1. FC Köln on a two-year deal until June 2024. [3]

International career

Puntigam made her international debut on 4 March 2009 in a 2–1 win against Wales. [4] She scored her first two goals with Austria in a 6–0 win against Faroe Islands on 3 March 2010. [4] [5]

On 6 March 2020, Puntigam played her 100th match for Austria in a 1–1 draw against Switzerland. [6] On 17 September 2021, she played her 110th match for Austria and surpassed Nina Burger to become country's all-time most capped player. [7]

Personal life

Puntigam married her Köln teammate Genessee Daughetee in June 2022. [8]

Career statistics

No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.7 April 2023 Stadion Wiener Neustadt, Wiener Neustadt, Austria Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 1–23–2 Friendly

Honours

Bayern Munich

Austria

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References

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  2. Sarah Puntigam at Soccerway
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  4. 1 2 "Houston Dash Sign Austrian Women's National Team Captain and Midfielder Sarah Puntigam | Houston Dynamo". Houston Dynamo FC. Retrieved 2024-02-12.
  5. "Austria (Women) vs Faroe Islands (Women) statistics 03.03.2010" . Retrieved 2024-02-12.
  6. "Österreichs Remis und Puntigams Meilenstein". oefb.at (in German). 6 March 2020.[ permanent dead link ]
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