Verena Schweers (née Faißt; born 22 May 1989) is a German retired footballer. She played as a defender.[3][4]
 Schweers with Bayern Munich in 2016 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Verena Schweers[1] | ||
| Birth name | Verena Faißt[2] | ||
| Date of birth | 22 May 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Ettenheim, West Germany | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2000–2004 | SC Kappel | ||
| 2004–2006 | SC Freiburg | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2010 | SC Freiburg | 81 | (3) |
| 2010–2016 | VfL Wolfsburg | 96 | (9) |
| 2016–2020 | Bayern Munich | 51 | (2) |
| Total | 228 | (14) | |
| International career | |||
| 2006–2008 | Germany U19 | 5 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | Germany U20 | 7 | (0) |
| 2009– | Germany U23 | 7 | (0) |
| 2010–2019 | Germany | 47 | (3) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
She announced her retirement on 31 July 2020.[5]
Career edit
Club edit
Schweers 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, she joined Freiburg's Bundesliga squad and made her first division debut. After seven years at the club, Schweers transferred to VfL Wolfsburg in 2010–11 season.[3] In the 2012–13 season, she 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. Schweers transferred to Bayern Munich in the 2016–2017 season, where she signed a two-year contract that will last until 30 June 2018.[6]
International edit
At junior level, Schweers 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. Schweers was called up for Germany's 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup squad.[4]
International goals edit
Scores and results list Germany's goal tally first:
| Schweers – goals for Germany | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Date | Location | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| 1. | 29 November 2012 | Halle, Germany |  France |
1–0 | 1–1 | Friendly |
| 2. | 8 March 2013 | Parchal, Portugal |  Japan |
1–0 | 2–1 | 2013 Algarve Cup |
| 3. | 22 October 2016 | Regensburg, Germany |  Austria |
3–2 | 4–2 | Friendly |
Source:[4]
Honours edit
Domestic edit
International edit
- FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup: Third-place 2008
- UEFA Women's Champions League: Winner 2012–13, 2013–14
References edit
- ^ "FIFA Women's World Cup France 2019 – List of Players: Germany" (PDF). FIFA. 10 June 2019. p. 10. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 June 2019. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
- ^ "FIFA Women's World Cup Germany 2011 – List of Players: Germany" (PDF). FIFA. 28 July 2014. p. 8. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 November 2019. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
- ^ a b "Verena Faißt" (in German). Framba.de. Archived from the original on 19 March 2012. Retrieved 23 June 2011.
- ^ a b c "Nationalspielerin Verena Faißt" (in German). DFB.de. Retrieved 23 June 2011.
- ^ "Verena Schweers beendet ihre Karriere" (in German). DFB.de. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
- ^ "Verena Faißt: "Ich will mich neu erfinden"", Retrieved 3 September 2016.
External links edit
- Profile at VfL Wolfsburg at the Wayback Machine (archived 27 September 2011)
- Profile at the German Football Federation at the Wayback Machine (archived 16 October 2012)
- Verena Schweers – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Verena Schweers at WorldFootball.net
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