Laura Wienroither

Laura Wienroither
Laura Wienroither in October 2017
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-01-13) 13 January 1999 (age 25)[1]
Place of birth Vöcklabruck, Austria
Height 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)[2]
Position(s) Defender[1]
Team information
Current team
Arsenal
Number 26
Youth career
2007–2013 TSV Frankenburg
2017 SV Neulengbach
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2014 Union Kleinmünchen II
2014–2016 Union Kleinmünchen
2016–2017 SV Neulengbach
2017–2018 SKN St. Pölten
2018–2022 TSG Hoffenheim II 18 (2)
2019–2022 TSG Hoffenheim 40 (1)
2022– Arsenal 28 (1)
International career
2014–2016 Austria U17 12 (1)
2016–2018 Austria U19 8 (1)
2019– Austria 30 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 May 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 4 May 2023

Laura Wienroither (born 13 January 1999) is an Austrian professional footballer. She plays as a defender for Arsenal in the Women's Super League, and the Austria women's national team.[3]

On 15 January 2022, Wienroither joined Arsenal[4] from German club 1899 Hoffenheim for an undisclosed fee.[5]

In May 2023, Wienroither suffered a ruptured ACL, 18 minutes in from being subbed on in during the 2nd leg of the semi final of the 2022-23 UEFA Women's Champions League game against VfL Wolfsburg. This was the clubs 4th ACL injury that season after Beth Mead against Manchester United in November 2022, Vivianne Miedema in December 2022 against Lyon during the Matchday 5 of 2022–23 UEFA Women's Champions League group stage and Leah Williamson in April 2023 against Manchester United. She made her return from injury 328 days later against Bristol City Women as an 80th minute substitute for Emily Fox.[6]

International career

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Wienroither was part of the squad that was called up to the UEFA Women's Euro 2022.[7]

International goals

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No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 20 February 2022 Marbella Football Center, Marbella, Spain  Romania 2–0 6–1 Friendly
2. 7 April 2023 Stadion Wiener Neustadt, Wiener Neustadt, Austria  Belgium 3–2 3–2

Honours

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St. Pölten

Arsenal

References

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  1. ^ a b Laura Wienroither at Soccerway. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
  2. ^ "Nationalspielerin Laura Wienroither" (in German). Soccerdonna.de. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
  3. ^ Laura WienroitherUEFA competition record (archive)
  4. ^ Altgelt, Helene Sophie (17 January 2022). "Laura Wienroither: Who is Arsenal's new signing?". Her Football Hub. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
  5. ^ "Laura Wienroither joins the club". Arsenal WFC. 15 January 2022. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
  6. ^ "14/04/2024 - Bristol City Women - Barclays Women's Super League - Women - H". Match build up and reaction from Women V Bristol City Women | Arsenal.com. 4 May 2024. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
  7. ^ "Der EURO-Kader steht". oefb.at (in German).
  8. ^ Sanders, Emma (5 March 2023). "Arsenal 3–1 Chelsea: Gunners fight back to win Women's League Cup final". BBC Sport. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
  9. ^ Smith, Emma (31 March 2024). "Arsenal 1-0 Chelsea (AET): Stina Blackstenius secures League Cup glory in extra time". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
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