Verena Faißt

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Verena Faißt
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Faißt with Bayern Munich in 2016
Personal information
Date of birth (1989-05-22) 22 May 1989 (age 29)
Place of birth Ettenheim, West Germany
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current team
 Bayern Munich
Number 22
Youth career
2000–2004 SC Kappel
2004–2006 SC Freiburg
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2006–2010 SC Freiburg 81 (3)
2010–2016 VfL Wolfsburg 95 (9)
2016– Bayern Munich 22 (0)
National team‡
2006–2008 Germany U19 5 (0)
2008–2009 Germany U20 7 (0)
2009– Germany U23 7 (0)
2010– Germany 40 (3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league onlyand correct as of 17:58, 1 September 2018 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 10 June 2018

Verena Faißt (born 22 May 1989) is a German footballer. She plays as a defender for Bayern Munich and the German national team. [1] [2]

Association football Team field sport

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Career

Club

Faißt began her career at SC Kappel in 2000. She moved to SC Freiburg in 2004, where she initially played in the club's youth and second team. For the 2006–07 season, Faißt joined Freiburg's Bundesliga squad and made her first division debut. After seven years at the club, Faißt transferred to VfL Wolfsburg in 2010–11 season. [1] In the 2012–2013 season, Faißt won the German League, the German Cup, and the Champion's League with Wolfsburg. In 2014, she won the German League and the Champions League again and in 2015 the German Cup. Faißt transferred to Bayern Munich in the 2016–2017 season, where she signed a two-year contract that will last until 30 June 2018. [3]

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International

At junior level, Faißt represented Germany at the 2008 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup, reaching third-place. She made her debut for the German senior national team in October 2010 in a friendly match against Australia. Faißt was called up for Germany's 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup squad. [2]

2008 FIFA U-20 Womens World Cup

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International goals

Scores and results list Germany's goal tally first:

Faißt – goals for Germany
#DateLocationOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.29 November 2012 Halle, Germany Flag of France.svg  France 1–01–1 Friendly
2.8 March 2013 Parchal, Portugal Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 1–02–1 2013 Algarve Cup
3.22 October 2016 Regensburg, GermanyFlag of Austria.svg  Austria 3–24–2Friendly

Source: [2]

Honours

Domestic

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The 2012–13 season of the Frauen-Bundesliga was the 23rd season of Germany's premier women's football league. The season began on 1 September 2012 and ended on 12 May 2013. Turbine Potsdam were the defending champions.

The 2013–14 season of the Frauen-Bundesliga was the 24th season of Germany's premier women's football league. The season began on 7 September 2013 and concluded on 8 June 2014. VfL Wolfsburg defended their title.

International

The FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup is an international association football tournament, organized by FIFA, for national teams of women under the age of 20. The tournament is held in even-numbered years. It was first conducted in 2002 as the FIFA U-19 Women's World Championship with an upper age limit of 19. In 2006, the age limit was raised to the current 20. The event was renamed as a World Cup effective with the 2008 competition, making its name consistent with FIFA's other worldwide competitions for national teams.

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References

  1. 1 2 "Verena Faißt" (in German). Framba.de. Archived from the original on 19 March 2012. Retrieved 23 June 2011.
  2. 1 2 3 "Nationalspielerin Verena Faißt" (in German). DFB.de. Retrieved 23 June 2011.
  3. ↑ "Verena Faißt: "Ich will mich neu erfinden"", Retrieved 3 September 2016.
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