Sophia Winkler

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Sophia Winkler
Personal information
Date of birth (2003-06-29) 29 June 2003 (age 22)
Place of birth Marl, Germany
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Eintracht Frankfurt
Number 1
Youth career
SUS Concordia Flaesheim
2017–2020 SGS Essen
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2020–2025 SGS Essen 69 (0)
2025– Eintracht Frankfurt 0 (0)
International career‡
2021–2022 Germany U19 6 (0)
2024– Germany 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16:19, 26 August 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 12:38, 30 November 2024 (UTC)

Sophia Winkler (born 29 June 2003) is a German professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Frauen-Bundesliga club Eintracht Frankfurt.

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Career

Winkler began her career at SUS Concordia Flaesheim, before switching to the SGS Essen youth ranks at the start of 2017.

In the 2020–21 Bundesliga season, Winkler made her debut for Essen's senior team. [1] Having established herself as the main goalkeeper in 2021, the German kept seven clean sheets during the subsequent campaign. Winkler was rewarded for her 2022–23 performances with a contract extension until 2026. [2] [3]

During the first half of the 2023–24 season, Winkler experienced a streak of three consecutive matches where she kept a clean sheet, coming close to the consecutive clean sheet minutes record of Kim Sindermann. [4]

On 17 February 2025, Winkler signed a four-years contract with Eintracht Frankfurt. [5]

Career statistics

International

As of 29 November 2024 [6]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Germany 202410
Total10

References

  1. ↑ "Sophia Winkler - Spielerinnenprofil" (in German). Retrieved 25 March 2023.
  2. ↑ sportschau.de. "WDR-Sport: SGS Essen verlängert Vertrag mit Torhüterin Winkler". sportschau.de (in German). Retrieved 19 February 2024.
  3. ↑ Haidinger, Peter. "Frauen-Bundesliga: SGS Essen verlängert mit Torfrau Sophia Winkler". MSPW - Media Sportservice (in German). Retrieved 19 February 2024.
  4. ↑ Burgmer, Benedikt (24 November 2023). "SGS-Torhüterin Winkler auf Rekordjagd und im Pokalfieber". www.waz.de (in German). Retrieved 19 February 2024.
  5. ↑ "Sophia Winkler wird Adlerträgerin". frauen.eintracht.de (in German). Eintracht Frankfurt. 17 February 2025. Retrieved 26 August 2025.
  6. ↑ "Sophia Winkler". dfb.de. 30 November 2024.
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