Joelle Wedemeyer

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Joelle Wedemeyer
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Wedemeyer in 2018
Personal information
Full name Marie Joelle Wedemeyer [1]
Date of birth (1996-08-12) 12 August 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Braunschweig, Germany
Height 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
VfL Wolfsburg
Number 24
Youth career
0000–2011 MTV Wolfenbüttel
2011–2013 VfL Wolfsburg
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2013–2022 VfL Wolfsburg II 49 (1)
2013– VfL Wolfsburg 114 (5)
International career
2014–2015 Germany U19 11 (0)
2014–2016 Germany U20 8 (0)
2018 Germany 1 (0)
Medal record
Women's football
Representing Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup
Winner 2014 Canada
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 September 2024

Marie Joelle Wedemeyer (born 12 August 1996) is a German footballer who plays as a centre-back for Frauen-Bundesliga club VfL Wolfsburg.

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Career

MTV Wolfenbüttel

Wedemeyer played for MTV Wolfenbüttel [2] until 2011 and then transferred to VfL Wolfsburg youth department, whose junior team she played for in the Women’s Junior Bundesliga in its inaugural 2012/13 season. As a member of teams selected by the Lower Saxony Football Association, she took part in the national cup in 2011 (U15s), 2012 (U17s) and 2013 (U19s). [3]

VfL Wolfsburg

Since the 2013/14 season, Wedemeyer has been a member of VfL Wolfsburg's first team squad, although she predominantly only features for the reserve team. Having made her first appearance for the first team in the second round of the German Cup against third division side TSG Burg Gretesch, she represented her country for the first time on 16 October 2013 in the second leg of the UEFA Women's Champions League Round of 32 tie against Pärnu JK.

International career

Wedemeyer made her debut for U-17 national side in a 7–0 victory over Ukraine in Brussels on 7 April 2014. With the Germany U20 team, she took part in the U20 World Cup in Canada from 5 to 24 August 2014, and came on as a substitute for Rebecca Knaak in the second half of the final against the Nigeria. Thanks to Lena Petermann's winning goal (1–0) in the 98th minute, Wedemeyer and her team became World Champions. She made her first appearance for the full national team on 10 June 2018, in a 3–2 win against the Canada in Hamilton (Ontario, Canada).

Honours

VfL Wolfsburg

Germany U20

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References

  1. "FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup Papua New Guinea 2016 – List of Players: Germany" (PDF). FIFA . 21 November 2016. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 July 2019. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
  2. MTV Wolfenbüttel
  3. nfv.de: Einsätze für den NFV