Sarah Puntigam

Sarah Puntigam

Puntigam with Austria national team in 2014
Personal information
Date of birth	(1992-10-13) 13 October 1992 (age 32)
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*
Years	Team	Apps	(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	21	(2)
2023–	Houston Dash	27	(0)
International career‡
2010–2011	Austria U19	4	(7)
2009–	Austria	147	(20)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:47, 16 October 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 00:31, 30 October 2024 (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]

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]}

Puntigam was part of the 23-women squad who represented Austria and reached the semi-finals at the UEFA Women's Euro 2017. ^[6]

On 6 March 2020, Puntigam played her 100th match for Austria in a 1–1 draw against Switzerland. ^[7] On 17 September 2021, she played her 110th match for Austria and surpassed Nina Burger to become country's all-time most capped player. ^[8]

Puntigam was part of the squad that was called up to the UEFA Women's Euro 2022. ^[9]

Personal life

Puntigam married her Köln teammate Genessee Daughetee in June 2022. ^[10]

Honours

Bayern Munich

• DFB-Pokal: 2011–12

Austria

• Cyprus Cup: 2016

Career statistics

Scores and results list Austria's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Puntigam goal.

List of international goals scored by Sarah Puntigam

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	3 March 2010	Olhão, Portugal	Faroe Islands	4–0	6–0	2010 Algarve Cup
2.				5–0
3.	16 June 2012	Prague, Czech Republic	Czech Republic	1–0	3–2	UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualifying
4.	25 October 2012	Rostov-on-Don, Russia	Russia	1–1	1–1	UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualifying play-off
5.	5 April 2014	Lovech, Bulgaria	Bulgaria	4–0	6–1	2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
6.	9 April 2014	Le Mans, France	France	1–3	1–3
7.	17 September 2014	Pasching, Austria	Kazakhstan	3–0	5–1
8.	22 September 2015	Sankt Pölten, Austria	Wales	2–0	3–0	UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying
9.	23 November 2017	Maria Enzersdorf, Austria	Israel	1–0	2–0	2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
10.	7 March 2018	Larnaca, Cyprus	Wales	1–0	1–1 (3–2 p)	2018 Cyprus Women's Cup
11.	12 June 2018	Ramat Gan, Israel	Israel	4–0	6–0	2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
12.	22 September 2020	Shymkent, Kazakhstan	Kazakhstan	4–0	5–0	UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualifying
13.	22 October 2021	Wiener Neustadt, Austria	Luxembourg	5–0	5–0	2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
14.	12 April 2022		Latvia	1–0	8–0
15.				2–0
16.	7 April 2023	Wiener Neustadt, Austria	Belgium	1–2	3–2	Friendly
17.	25 October 2024	Koper, Slovenia	Slovenia	2–0	3–0	UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying play-offs
18.	29 October 2024	Wiener Neustadt, Austria	Slovenia	1–0	2–1
19.				2–0

References

1. "Nationalspielerin Sarah Puntigam" (in German). Soccerdonna.de. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
2. Sarah Puntigam at Soccerway
3. "FC SIGN AUSTRIA'S RECORD APPEARANCE MAKER". 5 May 2022. Archived from the original on 11 July 2022. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
4. "Houston Dash Sign Austrian Women's National Team Captain and Midfielder Sarah Puntigam | Houston Dynamo". Houston Dynamo FC. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
5. "Austria (Women) vs Faroe Islands (Women) statistics 03.03.2010" . Retrieved 12 February 2024.
6. "ÖSTERREICH SIEGT ZUM EURO-AUFTAKT!". OFB. Archived from the original on 10 August 2017. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
7. "Österreichs Remis und Puntigams Meilenstein". oefb.at (in German). 6 March 2020.^{[ permanent dead link ‍]}
8. "L'Autriche de Sarah Puntigam bat largement la Lettonie" (in French). 17 September 2021. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
9. "Der EURO-Kader steht". oefb.at (in German).
10. "Strahlende Braut: ÖFB-Spielerin heiratete ihre Teamkollegin". 17 June 2022. Retrieved 11 July 2022.

External links

• Sarah Puntigam at Soccerway.com
• Sarah Puntigam at WorldFootball.net
• Sarah Puntigam at kicker (in German)
• Sarah Puntigam at FBref.com
• Sarah Puntigam at the German Football Association