Victoria Krug

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Victoria Krug
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Personal information
Full name Victoria Krug
Date of birth (1998-01-12) 12 January 1998 (age 25)
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*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2014-2017 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam II 29 (1)
2014-2017 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam 11 (0)
2020-2021 SV Meppen 20 (0)
2021- RB Leipzig 39 (2)
International career
2015-2017 Germany U17 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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

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  2. "Potsdam trennt sich von Quintett". SPORT1 (in German). Archived from the original on 2023-06-20. Retrieved 2023-07-03.
  3. "Vicky Krug - Women's Soccer". Wake Forest University Athletics. Archived from the original on 2023-07-03. Retrieved 2023-08-03.
  4. "Neuzugang-Victoria-Krug". RB Leipzig (in German). July 2, 2021. Archived from the original on 2023-06-12. Retrieved 2023-08-03.
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