Marie Therese Höbinger (born 1 July 2001) is an Austrian footballer who plays as a midfielder or forward for Women's Super League club Liverpool[4] and the Austria national team. She played previously at FC Zürich where she scored nine goals in fifteen games in her last season. She also won two league titles, a Swiss Women’s Cup and experienced playing in the Champions League.

Marie Höbinger
Personal information
Full name Marie Therese Höbinger[1][2]
Date of birth (2001-07-01) 1 July 2001 (age 22)[1]
Place of birth Vienna, Austria[3]
Height 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Midfielder/Forward[1]
Team information
Current team
Liverpool
Number 14
Youth career
200?–2008 ASV Hinterbrühl
2008–2010 1. SV Wiener Neudorf
2010–2015 FC Stadlau
2015–2017 Turbine Potsdam
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2019 Turbine Potsdam II 29 (2)
2019–2022 Turbine Potsdam 45 (4)
2022FC Zürich (loan) 8 (1)
2022–2023 FC Zürich 11 (3)
2023– Liverpool 10 (3)
International career
2016–2017 Austria U16 5 (1)
2016–2018 Austria U17 20 (10)
2018–2019 Austria U19 7 (6)
2020– Austria 34 (7)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:44, 19 December 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18:44, 19 December 2023 (UTC)

Career edit

Youth career edit

Höbinger started her youth football career at ASV Hinterbrühl in Mödling, Austria. At the age of 13, Höbinger moved to Germany.[5]

Turbine Potsdam edit

She lived in a boarding house and went to school at German women's club Turbine Potsdam, where she progressed her way from their academy teams up to the first team.[6]

FC Zürich edit

After two and a half seasons with Potsdam, Höbinger signed on loan for FC Zürich in 2022, helping the club to win the Swiss Super League and Swiss Cup double and receiving a nomination for AXA Women's Super League Player of the Year.[5] After making the transfer permanent that summer, the club retained the league title in 2022-23.

Liverpool FC edit

In July 2023, Höbinger signed for FA WSL team Liverpool F.C.[4] She made her Reds debut on 1 October 2023 in a 1-0 league win over Arsenal F.C. at the Emirates Stadium.[7] In the 2023–24 home game against Tottenham Hotspur, she scored the equalizer making it 1–1 in the 91st minute.[8]

International career edit

Höbinger made her debut for the Austria women's national team in November 2019 and has since established herself as a regular in the side.[4] She was part of the Austrian squad that competed at the 2022 UEFA Women's Euros.

Personal life edit

Höbinger is also a German citizen.[3]

Career statistics edit

Club edit

As of match played 17 December 2023[9][10]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[11]
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Continental[c] Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Turbine Potsdam II 2017–18 2. Frauen-Bundesliga 13 2 13 2
2018–19 2. Frauen-Bundesliga 16 0 16 0
Total 29 2 29 2
Turbine Potsdam 2019–20 Frauen-Bundesliga 20 2 3 1 23 3
2020–21 Frauen-Bundesliga 15 0 2 0 17 0
2021–22 Frauen-Bundesliga 11 2 2 1 13 3
Total 46 4 7 2 53 6
FC Zürich (loan) 2021–22 Swiss Women's Super League 8 1 2 0 0 0 10 1
FC Zürich 2022–23 Swiss Women's Super League 15 9 0 0 4 0 19 9
Total 23 10 2 0 4 0 29 10
Liverpool 2023–24 Women's Super League 10 3 0 0 4 0 14 3
Career total 108 19 9 2 4 0 4 0 125 21

International edit

As of match played 5 December 2023[12]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Austria 2019 2 0
2020 3 0
2021 10 5
2022 9 1
2023 10 1
Total 34 7
Scores and results list Austria's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Höbinger goal.
List of international goals scored by Marie Höbinger
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1 23 February 2021 Hibernians Stadium, Paola, Malta   Slovakia 1–0 1–0 Friendly [13]
2 11 April 2021 Sonnenseestadion, Ritzing, Austria   Finland 2–0 2–2 [14]
3 17 September 2021 Daugava Stadium, Liepāja, Latvia   Latvia 1–1 8–1 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification [15]
4 21 September 2021 Toše Proeski Arena, Skopje, North Macedonia   North Macedonia 1–0 6–0 [16]
5 30 November 2021 Stade de Luxembourg, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg   Luxembourg 6–0 8–0 [17]
6 6 September 2022 Stadion Wiener Neustadt, Wiener Neustadt, Austria   North Macedonia 6–0 10–0 [18]
7 11 April 2023 Stadion Wiener Neustadt, Wiener Neustadt, Austria   Czech Republic 1–0 2–0 Friendly [19]

Honours edit

FC Zürich

References edit

  1. ^ a b c "Marie Therese Höbinger | Austria | UEFA Women's EURO". UEFA.com. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
  2. ^ "Marie Therese Höbinger Profile LFC". liverpoolfc.com. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
  3. ^ a b "Marie Höbinger". 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam (in German). Archived from the original on 30 October 2020. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
  4. ^ a b c Kelly, Andy. "Liverpool FC Women complete signing of Marie Höbinger". Retrieved 31 July 2023.
  5. ^ a b "Factfile: Get to know new signing Marie Höbinger - Liverpool FC". www.liverpoolfc.com. July 2023. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
  6. ^ Marie Hobinger signs for LFCW, retrieved 23 August 2023
  7. ^ "LFC Women kick off new WSL season with win at Emirates Stadium". Liverpool FC. 1 October 2023. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
  8. ^ "Hobinger equalises late as Liverpool deny Spurs". BBC Sport. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
  9. ^ "Austria - M. HÖBINGER - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway".
  10. ^ "Marie-Therese Höbinger: All Competitions Stats, Goals, Records". FBref.
  11. ^ Single source here, if player is inactive. If player has not retired, move source next to "Updated" template.
  12. ^ "Marie-Therese Höbinger".
  13. ^ "Österreich - Slowakei". oefb.at (in German). Retrieved 13 February 2024.
  14. ^ "Österreich - Finnland". oefb.at (in German). Retrieved 13 February 2024.
  15. ^ "Lettland - Österreich". oefb.at (in German). Retrieved 13 February 2024.
  16. ^ "Nordmazedonien - Österreich". oefb.at (in German). Retrieved 13 February 2024.
  17. ^ "Luxemburg - Österreich". oefb.at (in German). Retrieved 13 February 2024.
  18. ^ "Österreich - Nordmazedonien". oefb.at (in German). Retrieved 13 February 2024.
  19. ^ "Österreich - Tschechien". oefb.at (in German). Retrieved 13 February 2024.

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