Laura Freigang

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Laura Freigang
Freigang with Germany in 2023
Personal information
Full name Laura Freigang[1]
Date of birth (1998-02-01) 1 February 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth Kiel, Germany
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Eintracht Frankfurt
Number 10
Youth career
0000–2011 FSV Oppenheim
2011–2014 Holstein Kiel
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2017 Penn State Nittany Lions 37 (11)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2016 TSV Schott Mainz 13 (4)
2018– Eintracht Frankfurt 122 (72)
International career‡
2013 Germany U15 3 (1)
2013–2014 Germany U16 7 (4)
2014 Germany U17 5 (3)
2015–2017 Germany U19 24 (16)
2015–2018 Germany U20 17 (7)
2020– Germany 32 (12)
Medal record
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Paris Team
UEFA Women's Championship
Silver medal – second place 2022 England
UEFA Women's Nations League
Bronze medal – third place 2024 France–Netherlands–Spain
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:00, 4 May 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18:59, 7 August 2024 (UTC)

Laura Freigang (born 1 February 1998) is a German professional footballer who plays as a forward for Bundesliga club Eintracht Frankfurt and the Germany national team.[2][3][4][5]

Club career

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Laura Freigang started playing football at FSV Oppenheim. After nine years, she moved to Holstein Kiel in 2011 due to her family moving. In the 2012/2013 season she made her first appearances in the B junior team in the first-class Bundesliga North/Northeast. She scored two goals on her debut on 3 November 2012 against Werder Bremen. She scored another goal in a total of eight appearances this season. In the following season, Freigang was an integral part of the team and scored 15 goals in 17 Bundesliga appearances, the fifth most in the North/Northeast season.[6]

After three years in Kiel, Freigang moved back to Rhineland-Palatinate in the summer of 2014, to the regional league team TSV Schott Mainz. In her first season she scored 20 goals in 18 games, the third most in the league.[7] With TSV Schott they achieved promotion to the 2nd Bundesliga as undefeated champions.[8] In the following season she scored four goals in 13 second division games.

As of August 2016, Freigang studied at Pennsylvania State University on a sports scholarship and at the same time played for the university's soccer team in the Big Ten Conference. Freigang scored a goal in the first game of the season and was then named Freshman of the Week in the Big Ten Conference.

For the 2018–19 season she moved to Bundesliga club 1. FFC Frankfurt.[9] She finished her first season with Frankfurt in fifth place and scored 10 goals in 20 games.[10] In the second season of 2019–20, she and two other players were the third-best goalscorer in the league with 16 goals in 22 games[11] and finished sixth with Frankfurt.

In July 2020, 1. FFC Frankfurt was integrated into the Eintracht Frankfurt club and formed the club's women's football department. In 2021 she extended her contract early until 2025.[12] In the 2020–21 season she was second in thescorers list behind Nicole Billa with 17 goals.

Freigang is as of this moment in pursuit of playing in either the NWSL or WSL as reported by several football outlets.

International career

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Youth

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Freigang made her first national appearance in 2013 with the U15 national team.[13] She scored four goals in seven international matches for the U16 team. She scored two goals at the Nordic Cup for the U16 national teams in 2014, including the 2-0 goal in the final win against Sweden.[14] She was appointed to the U17 national team squad for the first time at the 2014 U17 World Cup in Costa Rica. She came on as a substitute in two group games. In the other games for the U17 team she scored three goals.

In 2015 she made her debut for the U19 national team, for which she took part in three European Championships in 2015, 2016, and 2017. She scored a total of two goals and reached the semi-finals in 2015 and 2017. In total, Freigang played 24 international matches for the U19 team, in which she scored 16 goals.[15]

Freigang played her first game for the U20 national team in October 2015. In 2016 and 2018 she and her team reached the quarterfinals of the U20 World Cup. She scored two goals during the 2018 tournament.[16] Freigang scored seven goals in 17 international matches for the U20 team.

Senior

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Laura Freigang in November 2020

She made her senior national team debut on 7 March 2020, coming on as a substitute for Linda Dallmann in the 73rd minute in the Algarve Cup semi-final against Norway. She scored her first international goal on 22 September 2020 in a 3–0 win in the European Championship qualifier against the national team of Montenegro to make it 1–0 in the second minute. In her third international match on 27 November 2020, she scored a hat trick in a 6–0 win in the European Championship qualifier against Greece.[17]

She was named to the squad by national coach Martina Voss-Tecklenburg for the 2022 European Championship in England. Germany reached the final, but lost to England and became European runners-up. Freigang was used in one game.

Freigang was called back into the squad for the 2023 World Cup and played a short seven-minute appearance in the 6–0 win against World Cup newcomers Morocco, but was eliminated with Germany in the preliminary round.[18]

Personal life

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Freigang studied communication sciences and later psychology at Pennsylvania State University from 2016 to 2018. She has been studying sports science at the Goethe University Frankfurt since the 2018/19 winter semester.[19]

In December 2023, Freigang published a book with personal photographs from Germany's World Cup campaign.[20] The limited edition was sold out in ten minutes.[21]

Career statistics

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As of 6 August 2024[16]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Germany 2020 3 4
2021 7 5
2022 7 3
2023 7 0
2024 8 0
Total 32 12
Scores and results list Germany's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Freigang goal.
List of international goals scored by Laura Freigang[16]
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 22 September 2020 Podgorica, Montenegro  Montenegro 1–0 3–0 UEFA Euro 2021 qualifying
2 27 November 2020 Ingolstadt, Germany  Greece 2–0 6–0 UEFA Euro 2021 qualifying
3 3–0
4 4–0
5 24 February 2021 Venlo, Netherlands  Netherlands 1–1 1–2 Friendly
6 10 April 2021 Wiesbaden, Germany  Australia 4–0 5–2 Friendly
7 13 April 2021 Wiesbaden, Germany  Norway 1–1 3–1 Friendly
8 26 October 2021 Essen, Germany  Israel 3–0 7–0 2023 FIFA World Cup qualification
9 26 November 2021 Braunschweig, Germany  Turkey 6–0 8–0
10 6 September 2022 Plovdiv, Bulgaria  Bulgaria 2–0 8–0
11 6–0
12 8–0

Honours

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Germany

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup France 2018: List of Players – Germany" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 26 July 2018. p. 5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 July 2018. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
  2. ^ Laura Freigang at WorldFootball.net Edit this at Wikidata
  3. ^ "TSV Schott angelt sich Sturmtalent" [TSV Schott nets attacking talent]. Sport aus Mainz (in German). 27 June 2014. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
  4. ^ "Laura Freigang feiert A-Nationalmannschafts-Debüt" [Laura Freigang celebrates her senior national team debut]. Schleswig-Holstein Football Association (in German). 23 March 2020. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
  5. ^ "Laura Freigang". Penn State Nittany Lions. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
  6. ^ "B-Juniorinnen-Bundesliga Nord/Nordost - Alle Torschützen - Frauenfußball auf soccerdonna.de". www.soccerdonna.de. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
  7. ^ "Regionalliga Südwest - Alle Torschützen - Frauenfußball auf soccerdonna.de". www.soccerdonna.de. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
  8. ^ "Regionalliga Südwest - Aktuelle Tabelle, Heimtabelle, Gasttabelle - Frauenfußball auf soccerdonna.de". www.soccerdonna.de. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
  9. ^ "Frankfurt holt U-20-Nationalspielerin Freigang". kicker (in German). Retrieved 9 November 2023.
  10. ^ "Torjäger | Allianz Frauen-Bundesliga 2018/19". kicker (in German). Retrieved 9 November 2023.
  11. ^ "Torjäger | Flyeralarm Frauen-Bundesliga 2019/20". kicker (in German). Retrieved 9 November 2023.
  12. ^ "Laura Freigang verlängert bis 2025". Eintracht Frankfurt (in German). Retrieved 9 November 2023.
  13. ^ "U15-Juniorinnen Nationalmannschaft". Kieler Sportvereinigung Holstein von 1900 e. V. (in German). 18 April 2013. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
  14. ^ "Statistik-Center". DFB - Deutscher Fußball-Bund e.V. (in German). 14 August 2014. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
  15. ^ "Laura Freigang - Spielerinnenprofil". DFB Datencenter (in German). Retrieved 9 November 2023.
  16. ^ a b c Laura Freigang at DFB (also available in German) Edit this at Wikidata
  17. ^ "Laura Freigang trifft und trifft und trifft – DW – 27.11.2020". dw.com (in German). Retrieved 9 November 2023.
  18. ^ "Wenig Weltklasse, keine Kadertiefe, falsche Entscheidungen: Die Gründe für das WM-Aus". kicker (in German). Retrieved 9 November 2023.
  19. ^ "Laura Freigang will sich beim 1. FFC Frankfurt durchsetzen". Allgemeine Zeitung (in German). 30 August 2018. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
  20. ^ "Laura Freigang über ihren Fotografie-Bildband zur Frauenfußball-WM 2023: 'Ich wollte ein besonderes Team auf einem besonderen Weg festhalten'". vogue.de (in German). 8 December 2023.
  21. ^ "Nach 10 Minuten ausverkauft: DFB-Fanliebling veröffentlicht Fotobuch". n-tv.de (in German). 8 December 2023.
  22. ^ "Spain 0-1 Germany: Germany win women's football bronze at Paris 2024". BBC Sport. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
  23. ^ Sanders, Emma (31 July 2022). "England beat Germany to win first major women's trophy". BBC. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
  24. ^ "Germany win Nations League play-off to reach Olympics". BBC Sport. 28 February 2024. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
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