Laura Wienroither
Austrian footballer
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Laura Wienroither (Austrian German: [ˈlaʊra ˈviːnroːtɐ]; born 13 January 1999) is an Austrian professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Women's Super League club Manchester City and the Austria national team.[2]
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Wienroither in 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 13 January 1999[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Vöcklabruck, Austria | ||
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Right-back[1] | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Manchester City | ||
| Number | 13 | ||
| 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) |
| 2022–2025 | Arsenal | 30 | (1) |
| 2025 | → Manchester City (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2025– | Manchester City | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2014–2016 | Austria U17 | 12 | (1) |
| 2016–2018 | Austria U19 | 8 | (1) |
| 2019– | Austria | 42 | (2) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 27 April 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 30 May 2025 | |||
Club career
On 15 January 2022, Wienroither joined Arsenal[3] from German club 1899 Hoffenheim for an undisclosed fee.[4]
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 club's fourth 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.[5]
On 30 January 2025, it was announced that Wienroither would join Manchester City on loan for the remainder of the season.[6] On 15 August 2025, it was announced that Wienroither would be making the move permanent, leaving Arsenal just a year after renewing her contract at the North London club.[7] She signed for Manchester City until 2027.[8][9]
International career
Wienroither was part of the squad that was called up to the UEFA Women's Euro 2022.[10]
Career statistics
International
- As of match played 30 May 2025[11]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austria | 2018 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 9 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 13 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 3 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 4 | 0 | |
| Total | 42 | 2 | |
- Scores and results list Austria's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Wienroither goal.
| 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 | |
