Lynn Julia Mester (born 27 March 1992) is a former German footballer who played for Bundesliga club Bayer 04 Leverkusen.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Lynn Julia Mester[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 27 March 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Coesfeld, Germany | ||
| Height | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2009 | Westfalia Osterwick | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2011 | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | 22 | (18) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2007 | Germany U15 | 5 | (3) |
| 2007–2008 | Germany U16 | 6 | (0) |
| 2007–2009 | Germany U17 | 25 | (13) |
| 2010–2011 | Germany U19 | 3 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2011 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 2011 | |||
Career edit
Club edit
Lynn Mester joined Bayer Leverkusen for the 2009/10 season, from the youth of Westfalia Osterwick.[2] After competing in second division 2. Bundesliga South for the initial season, the team was promoted to the Frauen Bundesliga for the 2010/11 Bundesliga season. Although primarily played in midfield, Mester was top scorer of her team with 18 goals. The club and Mester agreed to immediate separation in January 2011.
National team edit
Mester played a total of 39 games for the youth teams of the German Women's National Football Team. She won the European championship with the German U-17 national team in both 2008 and 2009[3] and finished third at the U-17 World Cup 2008 in New Zealand.
Personal life edit
Mester is the younger sister of football player Ina Lehmann [1], who plays for SGS Essen. She is the cousin of Mathias Mester, a javelin and discus thrower, who is multiple world champion and competes for the athletic division of German sports club Bayer Leverkusen. She was previously in a relationship with football player Christian Clemens from 1. FC Köln and FC Schalke 04.[4]
Mester qualified as an office clerk through an apprenticeship at Bayer AG and currently works for a recruiting company.
Honours edit
Club level
- 2. Bundesliga South with Bayer Leverkusen: Winner 2010
National team
- FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup: Third place 2008
- UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship: Winner 2008, 2009
References edit
- ^ The footballers couples Archived 2010-10-23 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Bayer 04-Women contracts U17 talent Lynn Mester Leverkusen.com, 20. Mai 2009
- ^ Lynn Mester would be after the European title over several Awards[permanent dead link]
- ^ His girlfriend Lynn striker for Bayer Leverkusen Archived 2011-01-23 at the Wayback Machine express.de
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