Victoria Krug

Victoria Krug
	Krug in 2021
Personal information
Full name	Victoria Krug
Date of birth	12 January 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth	Forst, Germany
Height	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	RB Leipzig
Number	20
Senior career*
Years	Team
2014–2017	1. FFC Turbine Potsdam II
2014–2017	1. FFC Turbine Potsdam
2020–2021	SV Meppen
2021–	RB Leipzig
International career
2015-2017	Germany U17
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Last updated September 01, 2024

Victoria Krug (born 12 January 1998) is a German footballer who plays as a defender for Frauen-Bundesliga club RB Leipzig,^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4] whom she also captains. Krug became the first female footballer from Lusatia to play in the Frauen-Bundesliga.^[5]

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References

↑ "Da Luz Adds Victoria Krug to 2017 Signing Class". Wake Forest Women's Soccer. 22 April 2017. Archived from the original on 25 June 2017.
↑ "Potsdam trennt sich von Quintett". SPORT1 (in German). Archived from the original on 20 June 2023. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
↑ "Vicky Krug - Women's Soccer". Wake Forest University Athletics. Archived from the original on 3 July 2023. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
↑ "Neuzugang-Victoria-Krug". RB Leipzig (in German). 2 July 2021. Archived from the original on 12 June 2023. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
↑ "Sie ist die einzige Lausitzerin in der Frauen-Bundesliga" (in German). Lausitzer Rundschau. 19 February 2021. Archived from the original on 19 July 2023. Retrieved 19 July 2023.

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[1] "Da Luz Adds Victoria Krug to 2017 Signing Class". Wake Forest Women's Soccer. 22 April 2017. Archived from the original on 25 June 2017.

[2] "Potsdam trennt sich von Quintett". SPORT1 (in German). Archived from the original on 20 June 2023. Retrieved 3 July 2023.

[3] "Vicky Krug - Women's Soccer". Wake Forest University Athletics. Archived from the original on 3 July 2023. Retrieved 3 August 2023.

[4] "Neuzugang-Victoria-Krug". RB Leipzig (in German). 2 July 2021. Archived from the original on 12 June 2023. Retrieved 3 August 2023.

[5] "Sie ist die einzige Lausitzerin in der Frauen-Bundesliga" (in German). Lausitzer Rundschau. 19 February 2021. Archived from the original on 19 July 2023. Retrieved 19 July 2023.

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