Tanja Pawollek

Tanja Pawollek

Pawollek in 2019
Personal information
Date of birth	(1999-01-18) 18 January 1999 (age 25) [1]
Place of birth	Obertshausen, Germany
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) [1]
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Eintracht Frankfurt
Number	31
Youth career
2004–2010	TV Hausen
2010–2016	SG Rosenhöhe
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2014–2016	1. FFC Frankfurt II	2	(1)
2016–	Eintracht Frankfurt	143	(19)
2022–	Eintracht Frankfurt II	7	(0)
International career‡
2013–2014	Germany U15	3	(3)
2014–2015	Germany U16	6	(0)
2015–2016	Germany U17	20	(3)
2017	Germany U19	11	(1)
2017–2018	Germany U20	9	(0)
2022–	Poland	20	(1)
Medal record Representing   Germany Women's football UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship Winner 2016 Belarus
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:20, 21 November 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:44, 3 December 2024 (UTC)

Tanja Pawollek (born 18 January 1999) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Frauen-Bundesliga club Eintracht Frankfurt, which she captains. ^[1] Born in Germany, she plays for the Poland national team.

Career

Clubs

Pawollek started her club career aged 5 at TV Hausen. After 6 years at her hometown club she moved to SG Rosenhöhe where she rose through the ranks up to the boy's under 17 team. In summer 2016 she signed for a 3-year contract with Bundesliga side 1. FFC Frankfurt. ^[2] After just playing a 90 minutes match 2. Frauen-Bundesliga for the 1.FFC reserves team on 28 August 2016 against TSG Hoffenheim reserves, she debuted in the Bundesliga on 4 September 2016 against Borussia Mönchengladbach when she was subbed in for Saskia Bartusiak in the 68th minute. Pawollek would win the bronze Fritz Walter Medal in 2016 and the gold medal in 2018. ^[3]

Pawollek scored her first Bundesliga goal on 30 April 2017 in a 2–2 away draw at Bayer 04 Leverkusen. She has captained the team since the 2019–20 season. ^[4] Pawollek helped Eintracht Frankfurt reach the final of the 2020–21 DFB-Pokal Frauen, where she would suffer a serious knee injury. ^[5]

In July 2020, 1. FFC Frankfurt was integrated into Eintracht Frankfurt, forming the clubs's women's football section. ^[6]

In February 2023, Pawollek signed a contract extension to remain at Eintracht Frankfurt until 30 June 2025. ^[7]

International career

Since the first call up for the under-15 national team on 30 October 2013 against Scotland, when she contributed a goal, Pawollek became a regular member for Germany's youth teams with 49 appearances, ^[8] including being named to the Team of the Tournament in the 2016 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship won by Germany. ^{[9] [10]} In December 2018, Martina Voss-Tecklenburg called her up for Germany during the winter training camp between 14 and 21 January 2019 in Marbella, Spain. ^[8]

In May 2021, Pawollek, whose parents were born in Poland, was called up to the Poland national team. However, she could not play due to an injury. ^[8] In June 2022, she was called up again and made her debut in a friendly match against Iceland on 29 June 2022. ^{[11] [12]} She also made two appearances for Poland in the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualifiers against Kosovo and Albania, and in friendlies in 2023. ^[13]

International goals

As of match played 29 October 2024

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

List of international goals scored by Tanja Pawollek

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	22 September 2023	Georgios Kamaras Stadium, Athens, Greece	Greece	3–1	3–1	2023–24 UEFA Nations League

Honours

Germany U17

• UEFA Under-17 Championship: 2016 ^[10]

References

1. "Tanja Pawollek". Eintracht Frankfurt . Retrieved 19 April 2023.
2. "Toptalent Tanja Pawollek unterschreibt beim 1. FFC Frankfurt - Framba.de". 30 September 2016. Archived from the original on 30 September 2016.
3. "Fritz-Walter-Goldmedaille für Hessin Tanja Pawollek" (in German). Hessian Football Association. 25 July 2018.
4. "EINTRACHT-KAPITÄNIN WIEDER FIT: Tanja Pawollek denkt positiv" (in German). Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung. 24 April 2022.
5. "Frankfurts Kapitänin Tanja Pawollek erleidet im DFB-Pokalfinale einen Kreuzbandriss" (in German). Sportfrauen.net. 21 June 2021.
6. "Start einer neuen Ära" (Press release) (in German). Eintracht Frankfurt. 16 June 2020. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
7. "PAWOLLEK SIGNS ON UNTIL 2025". OneFootball. 21 February 2023.
8. "Tanja Pawollek called up by Poland" (Press release). Eintracht Frankfurt. 25 May 2021. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
9. Technical Report (Report). UEFA. p. 33. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
10. O'Neill, Jen (17 May 2016). "Germany Win UEFA U-17 Title On Penalties". SheKicks. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
11. Nowakowski, Wojciech (17 November 2022). "Poland National Team: Ups and downs in 2022". Her Football hub. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
12. "Uczestniczki Euro były lepsze. Polska przegrała z Islandią" [Euro participants were better. Poland lost to Iceland]. Łączy nas piłka (Press release) (in Polish). PZPN. 29 June 2022. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
13. "Polska - Szwajcaria 0:0" (in Polish). PZPN. 17 February 2023. Retrieved 19 April 2023.

External links

• Tanja Pawollek at WorldFootball.net
• Tanja Pawollek at Soccerway
• Tanja Pawollek at FBref.com
• Tanja Pawollek - Spielerinnenprofil dfb.de
• Tanja Pawollek soccerdonna.de
• Eintracht Frankfurt player profile