Lea Schüller

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Lea Schüller (born 12 November 1997) is a German professional footballer who plays as a forward for Women's Super League club Manchester United and the Germany national team.

Full name Lea Schüller[1]
Date of birth (1997-11-12) 12 November 1997 (age 28)
Place of birth Tönisvorst, Germany
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
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Lea Schüller
Schüller with Germany in 2023
Personal information
Full name Lea Schüller[1]
Date of birth (1997-11-12) 12 November 1997 (age 28)
Place of birth Tönisvorst, Germany
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position Forward
Team information
Current team
 Manchester United
Number 24
Youth career
–2012 Hülser SV
2012–2014 SGS Essen
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2020 SGS Essen 125 (62)
2020–2025 Bayern Munich 117 (73)
2026– Manchester United 10 (1)
International career‡
2013–2014 Germany U17 4 (0)
2014–2016 Germany U19 15 (6)
2013–2015 Germany U20 4 (2)
2017– Germany 86 (56)
Medal record
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place2024 ParisTeam
UEFA Women's Championship
Silver medal – second place2022 England
UEFA Women's Nations League
Bronze medal – third place2024 France–Netherlands–Spain
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21:30, 2 May 2026 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 19:11, 18 April 2026 (UTC)
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Club career

SGS Essen

Schüller started playing football at Hülser SV before joining the youth department of SGS Essen in 2012. She made her Frauen-Bundesliga debut aged 16 on 1 December 2013, in a 2–0 home defeat against VfL Wolfsburg.[2] She scored her first two Bundesliga goals on 26 February 2014, in a 3–1 away win against BV Cloppenburg. In July 2017, Schüller extended her contract with SGS Essen for two years until June 2020.[3]

Bayern Munich

In July 2020, Schüller signed a three-year contract with Bayern Munich. She made her debut for her new team in a preseason match, scoring the first two goals for a 3–1 win against SC Freiburg on 9 August.[4] At the next preseason friendly, against UWCL qualifiers Slavia Prague, Schüller contributed a goal in a 4–0 win.[5]

Schüller also made her first ever UEFA Women's Champions League appearance in a 2–1 loss against defending champions Olympique Lyonnais on 23 August. Bayern was subsequently knocked out on a 2–2 aggregate loss, with Olympique Lyonnais moving to the semi-finals with an away-goal advantage.[6]

FC Bayern began the 2020–21 Frauen-Bundesliga against SC Sand on 4 September, with Schüller in the starting XI and scoring her first Bundesliga goal with the team, ending with a 6–0 victory. Bayern would go on to win their third league title. Schüller scored a total of 16 goals in her first season with Bayern Munich, finishing third place behind Nicole Billa of TSG Hoffenheim (23 goals) and Laura Freigang of Eintracht Frankfurt (17 goals) as top scorers of the season.[7]

She continued her impressive displays in the 2021–22 Frauen-Bundesliga season, finishing as the league's top goalscorer with 16 goals as well as the club's top goalscorer with 21 goals in all competitions.[8] In the 2022–23 season, Schüller scored 19 times across all competitions to help Bayern win the league title once more.

In the 2023–24 season, she scored the game winner in the 77th minute of the 2–1 away victory over Eintracht Frankfurt.[9] Lea reached double figures for league goals yet again, scoring 11 times as Bayern retained the Frauen-Bundesliga. On 1 May 2025, Schüller scored a hat-trick to fire Bayern to a 4-2 win over Werder Bremen in the DFB-Pokal Frauen final.[10] This secured the club's first-ever domestic double and first DFB-Pokal trophy since 2012.

During her five-and-a-half years at Bayern Munich, Schüller scored 103 goals in 181 appearances across all competitions, firmly establishing her as one of Europe's most prolific centre-forwards.[11]

Manchester United

On 29 December 2025, Schüller agreed to join Women's Super League side Manchester United on a contract until June 2029, starting on 1 January 2026.[12][13] She made her debut for the club on 10 January, coming on as a 60th minute substitute in a 0–0 WSL draw against Arsenal, before scoring her first goal the following week in a 5–0 FA Cup win against Burnley.[14][15]

International career

Schüller appeared for Germany under-17 national team at the 2014 U-17 Women's World Cup in Costa Rica, playing in all three group matches. With the under-19 team, she participated in the UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship in Israel, again playing in all three group matches and the defeat on penalties to Sweden in the semi-finals. She was then a member of the German under-20 squad at the U-20 Women's World Cup in Papua New Guinea in 2016, where they lost to France in the quarter-finals.[16]

Schüller was first called up by coach Steffi Jones to train with the full Germany national squad in June 2017,[17] but did not make the final squad for the 2017 UEFA Women's Championship.[18] She made her full international debut against Iceland in a 2019 World Cup qualifying match on 20 October 2017, coming on as a late substitute and scoring the final goal in a 3–2 defeat for Germany. Later in qualifying in April 2018, Schüller scored all 4 goals against the Czech Republic in a 4–0 win.[19]

Schüller was called up to the Germany squad for the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup.[20] Following strong performances, Lea was named her country's women's national Player of the Year for 2021.

On 18 June 2022, Schüller was called up to the 23-player Germany squad for the UEFA Women's Euro 2022, where they reached the final.[21] She scored in their opening game of the tournament, a 4-0 win against Denmark. Schüller started the final at Wembley Stadium, where Germany lost 2-1 after extra time to hosts England. Schüller won Germany's 2022 Footballer of the Year award.[22]

Schüller was called up to the Germany squad for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup.[23]

On 3 July 2024, Schüller was called up to the Germany squad for the 2024 Summer Olympics.[24] She helped her nation win the bronze medal at the Games, with Germany beating world champions Spain 1-0 in the Bronze medal match.[25]

On 12 June 2025, Schüller was called up to the Germany squad for the UEFA Women's Euro 2025.[26] She helped them to reach the semi-finals by scoring goals against Denmark and Poland before being knocked out by Spain.[27]

As of December 2025, Schüller is Germany's sixth all-time leading scorer with a tally of over 50 goals.

Personal life

From 2019, Schüller was in a relationship with Austrian sport sailor Lara Vadlau,[28] but broke up in 2024.[29] Since 2025, Schüller is in a relationship with Martina Piemonte.[30]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 2 May 2026[31]
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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup[a] Continental[b] Other[c] Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
SGS Essen 2013–14Frauen-Bundesliga 7230——102
2014–15Frauen-Bundesliga 18710——197
2015–16Frauen-Bundesliga 22821——249
2016–17Frauen-Bundesliga 13810——148
2017–18Frauen-Bundesliga 21744——2511
2018–19Frauen-Bundesliga 221424——2418
2019–20Frauen-Bundesliga 221656——2722
Total 125621815000014377
Bayern Munich 2019–20Frauen-Bundesliga ––10—10
2020–21Frauen-Bundesliga 20164773—3126
2021–22Frauen-Bundesliga 22162174—3121
2022–23Frauen-Bundesliga 221441104—3619
2023–24Frauen-Bundesliga 21114053—3014
2024–25Frauen-Bundesliga 22115570103516
2025–26Frauen-Bundesliga 105104111167
Total 117732014411521180103
Manchester United 2025–26 Women's Super League 101213020172
Career total 2521364030441541340182
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  1. [a]
    Includes DFB Pokal and Women's FA Cup
  2. [b]
    Includes UEFA Women's Champions League
  3. [c]
    Includes DFB-Supercup and FA Women's League Cup

International

As of 18 April 2026[32]
More information National team, Year ...
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Germany 201731
201886
201983
202042
20211111
2022107
2023105
20241512
2025137
202642
Total8656
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Scores and results list Germany's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Schüller goal.
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List of international goals scored by Lea Schüller[32]
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
120 October 2017Wiesbaden, Germany Iceland2–32–32019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
27 April 2018Zwickau, Germany Czech Republic1–04–0
32–0
43–0
54–0
64 September 2018Tórshavn, Faroe Islands Faroe Islands1–08–0
76 October 2018Essen, Germany Austria3–13–1Friendly
828 February 2019Laval, France France1–01–0
922 June 2019Grenoble, France Nigeria3–03–02019 FIFA Women's World Cup
1031 August 2019Kassel, Germany Montenegro9–010–0UEFA Women's Euro 2021 qualifying
117 March 2020Lagos, Portugal Norway1–04–02020 Algarve Cup
1219 September 2020Essen, Germany Republic of Ireland3–03–0UEFA Women's Euro 2021 qualifying
1321 February 2021Aachen, Germany Belgium2–02–0Friendly
1418 September 2021Cottbus, Germany Bulgaria1–07–02023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
155–0
1621 September 2021Chemnitz, Germany Serbia1–15-1
172–1
183–1
194–1
2026 November 2021Braunschweig, Germany Turkey2–08–0
213–0
225–0
2330 November 2021Faro, Portugal Portugal1–03–1
2417 February 2022Middlesbrough, England Spain1–11–12022 Arnold Clark Cup
2512 April 2022Stara Pazova, Serbia Serbia1–22–32023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
268 July 2022London, England Denmark2–04–0UEFA Women's Euro 2022
273 September 2022Bursa, Turkey Turkey3–03–02023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
286 September 2022Plovdiv, Bulgaria Bulgaria1–08–0
293–0
304–0
317 July 2023Fürth, Germany Zambia1–22–3Friendly
3224 July 2023Melbourne, Australia Morocco6–06–02023 FIFA Women's World Cup
3326 September 2023Bochum, Germany Iceland3–04–02023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League
3427 October 2023Sinsheim, Germany Wales1–05–1
352–1
3628 February 2024Heerenveen, Netherlands Netherlands2–02–0
379 April 2024Aachen, Germany Iceland1–03–1UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying
382–1
3931 May 2024Rostock, Germany Poland2–14–1
404 June 2024Gdynia, Poland Poland1–13–1
412–1
4216 July 2024Hanover, Germany Austria3–04–0
4325 July 2024Marseille, France Australia2–03–02024 Summer Olympics
4431 July 2024Saint-Étienne, France Zambia1–04–1
453–1
4629 November 2024Zurich, Switzerland Switzerland3–06–0Friendly
476–0
4821 February 2025Breda, Netherlands Netherlands1–12–22025 UEFA Women's Nations League
494 April 2025Dundee, Scotland Scotland4–04–0
5030 May 2025Bremen, Germany Netherlands2–04–0
514–0
523 June 2025Vienna, Austria Austria2–06–0
534 July 2025St. Gallen, Switzerland Poland2–02–0UEFA Women's Euro 2025
548 July 2025Basel, Switzerland Denmark2–12–1
553 March 2026Dresden, Germany Slovenia5–05–02027 FIFA World Cup qualification
5614 April 2026Nuremberg, Germany Austria5–15–1
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Honours

Bayern Munich

Manchester United

Germany

Individual

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