Lina Magull
German footballer (born 1994)
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Lina Marie Magull (born 15 August 1994) is a German professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie A club Inter Milan. She represented the Germany national team until 2024, scoring 22 goals in 77 caps.[2][3]
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Magull in 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Lina Marie Magull[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 15 August 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Dortmund, Germany | ||
| Height | 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Inter Milan | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1999–2002 | Hörder SC | ||
| 2002–2007 | Hombrucher SV | ||
| 2008–2009 | SuS Kaiserau | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2012 | FSV Gütersloh 2009 | 38 | (21) |
| 2012–2015 | VfL Wolfsburg | 42 | (9) |
| 2015–2018 | SC Freiburg | 64 | (29) |
| 2018–2024 | Bayern Munich | 104 | (26) |
| 2024– | Inter Milan | 25 | (13) |
| International career | |||
| 2008–2009 | Germany U15 | 8 | (2) |
| 2010–2011 | Germany U17 | 17 | (7) |
| 2011–2013 | Germany U19 | 17 | (11) |
| 2012–2014 | Germany U20 | 17 | (3) |
| 2015–2025 | Germany | 77 | (22) |
Medal record | |||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:15, 13 January 2024 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Youth career
Lina Magull started her youth career playing for Hörder SC from 1999 to 2002. She spent the next six years with Hombrucher SV where she played in an all-boy team. In 2008, she moved in the course of her appointment at the girls' boarding school of the Football and Athletics Association of Westfalia in SuS Kaiserau's youth team C (boys).
Senior career
One year later she started her senior career with the second division side FSV Gütersloh 2009 and helped them gain the promotion to the Bundesliga. In the 2012–13 season Magull signed a contract with VfL Wolfsburg. She made her Frauen-Bundesliga debut on 23 September 2012 in the devastating 6–0 victory against VfL Sindelfingen.[4][5] Just four days later, she successfully came on to make her UEFA Women's Champions League debut in VfL Wolfsburg's 5–1 away win against the Polish club Unia Racibórz.[6] On 14 November 2012, Magull scored her first league goal for VfL Wolfsburg against her former club Gütersloh in a game which eventually ended with 10–0 victory to Wolfsburg.[7] She won the treble (Bundesliga, Champions League and DFB-Pokal Frauen) with Wolfsburg in 2012–13 and the continental double in 2013–14. On 12 November 2014, Magull scored two goals against SV Neulengbach to help Wolfsburg past through to the quarter-final of the 2014–15 UEFA Women's Champions League.[8] She won the DFB-Pokal for the second time on 1 May 2015.
On 21 May 2015, she extended her contract with Wolfsburg which will keep her at the German club until 2018. In addition, she was also loaned out to play for the Bundesliga side SC Freiburg so that she will have more chances to develop her career.[9] In May 2016, her loan at SC Freiburg was extended for another year, running until 2017.[10] She impressed over her three years at Freiburg, making 74 appearances in all competitions and scoring 34 goals.
In 2018, she signed for Bayern Munich and quickly became a regular in their starting XI. She scored ten goals in her first season at the club, including two in the Champions League. In December 2019, she extended her contract to stay at Bayern until 2022.[11]
Magull became Bayern Munich captain and, during this time, the team won both the 2020–21 and 2022–23 Frauen-Bundesliga titles. She captained Die Frauen for three years.[12] In November 2023, Lina decided to no longer captain the Bayern team, stating: "The captaincy was a bit of a burden for me. The decision allows me to focus more on myself again."[13] In five and a half seasons with Bayern, Magull scored 40 goals in 159 competitive games.
On 13 January 2024, after requesting to leave Bayern, it was announced that she signed with Serie A side Inter Milan.[14]
International career
Lina Magull has been chosen to represent junior teams by the German Football Association since 2008. She took part in the 2010 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in Trinidad and Tobago, where Germany lost 1–0 to North Korea in the quarter-final. In 2010 and 2011, she played in the UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship and finished in the third place respectively. She participated in the German squad[15] competing in the 2012 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in Japan. In the second group game against Ghana, Magull scored the only winning goal in second half injury time to help Germany secure their place in the quarter-final.[16] Germany eventually reached the final but lost 1–0 to the United States. In 2013, she played in the 2013 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship in Wales and reached the semi-finals, where her Germany were defeated 2–1 by France. In her second FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in Canada, Germany, under Magull's captaincy, became the champions after a 1–0 victory after extra time against Nigeria in the final.
On 13 October 2015, Magull (along with Mandy Islacker) was called up to the Germany senior team for the first time in preparation for the two UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifiers against Russia and Turkey.[17] She made her debut in the qualifying game versus Russia on 22 October.
Magull was part of the Germany squad that went to the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. She was one of the team's alternates, and the Germans won the gold medal, beating Sweden 2–1 in the final. The midfielder was named in Germany's squad for UEFA Women's Euro 2017. At the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup, she scored a goal in Germany's 4–0 win over South Africa.[18] She scored Germany's lone goal in their 2–1 quarterfinal defeat against Sweden.[19]
Magull produced top performances at UEFA Women's Euro 2022, where Germany reached the final but were narrowly beaten 2-1 after extra time by hosts England at Wembley Stadium. She starred with three goals and one assist in five games at the tournament, and scored Germany's only goal of the final in the 79th-minute to make it 1–1 and force the match into extra time.[20]
Magull was also a part of the squad that represented Germany at the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup in Australia and New Zealand. She announced her retirement from international football in March 2025, having scored 22 goals and made 77 appearances for the Germany women's national team.[21][22]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 12 May 2024[23]
| Club | Season | League | DFB Pokal | Continental[a] | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| FSV Gütersloh 2009 | 2009–10 | 2. Frauen-Bundesliga | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 3 | 0 | |
| 2010–11 | 2. Frauen-Bundesliga | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 | – | 16 | 2 | ||
| 2011–12 | 2. Frauen-Bundesliga | 21 | 19 | 3 | 1 | – | 24 | 20 | ||
| Total | 38 | 21 | 5 | 1 | – | 43 | 22 | |||
| VfL Wolfsburg | 2012–13 | Frauen-Bundesliga | 15 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 28 | 4 |
| 2013–14 | Frauen-Bundesliga | 11 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 7 | |
| 2014–15 | Frauen-Bundesliga | 16 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 26 | 7 | |
| Total | 42 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 18 | 6 | 71 | 18 | ||
| SC Freiburg (loan) | 2015–16 | Frauen-Bundesliga | 20 | 6 | 3 | 2 | – | 23 | 8 | |
| SC Freiburg | 2016–17 | Frauen-Bundesliga | 22 | 11 | 4 | 2 | – | 26 | 13 | |
| 2017–18 | Frauen-Bundesliga | 22 | 12 | 3 | 1 | – | 25 | 13 | ||
| Total | 64 | 29 | 10 | 5 | – | 74 | 34 | |||
| Bayern Munich | 2018–19 | Frauen-Bundesliga | 17 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 29 | 10 |
| 2019–20 | Frauen-Bundesliga | 20 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 25 | 7 | |
| 2020–21 | Frauen-Bundesliga | 20 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 31 | 7 | |
| 2021–22 | Frauen-Bundesliga | 20 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 30 | 5 | |
| 2022–23 | Frauen-Bundesliga | 19 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 31 | 8 | |
| 2023–24 | Frauen-Bundesliga | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 0 | |
| Total | 104 | 26 | 17 | 5 | 38 | 6 | 159 | 37 | ||
| Inter Milan | 2023–24 | Serie A | 14 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 9 |
| Career total | 262 | 94 | 45 | 14 | 56 | 12 | 363 | 120 | ||
- Includes UEFA Women's Champions League
International
- Scores and results list Germany's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Magull goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 25 October 2015 | Sandhausen, Germany |  Turkey | 5–0 | 7–0 | UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying |
| 2 | 6–0 | |||||
| 3 | 24 October 2017 | Großaspach, Germany |  Faroe Islands | 7–0 | 11–0 | 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualifying |
| 4 | 10 April 2018 | Domžale, Slovenia |  Slovenia | 1–0 | 4–0 | 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualifying |
| 5 | 4 September 2018 | Tórshavn, Faroe Islands | Faroe Islands | 2–0 | 8–0 | 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualifying |
| 6 | 5–0 | |||||
| 7 | 10 November 2018 | Osnabrück, Germany |  Italy | 1–0 | 5–2 | Friendly |
| 8 | 17 June 2019 | Montpellier, France |  South Africa | 4–0 | 4–0 | 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup |
| 9 | 29 June 2019 | Rennes, France |  Sweden | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup |
| 10 | 3 September 2019 | Lviv, Ukraine |  Ukraine | 2–0 | 8–0 | UEFA Women's Euro 2021 qualifying |
| 11 | 5 October 2019 | Aachen, Germany | Ukraine | 8–0 | 3–0 | UEFA Women's Euro 2021 qualifying |
| 12 | 4–0 | |||||
| 13 | 8–0 | |||||
| 14 | 1 December 2020 | Tallaght, Ireland |  Republic of Ireland | 1–0 | 3–0 | UEFA Women's Euro 2021 qualifying |
| 15 | 18 September 2021 | Cottbus, Germany |  Bulgaria | 2–0 | 7–0 | 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
| 16 | 3–0 | |||||
| 17 | 26 October 2021 | Essen, Germany |  Israel | 5–0 | 7–0 | 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
| 18 | 23 February 2022 | Wolverhampton, England |  England | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2022 Arnold Clark Cup |
| 19 | 24 June 2022 | Erfurt, Germany |  Switzerland | 2–0 | 7–0 | Friendly |
| 20 | 8 July 2022 | London, England |  Denmark | 1–0 | 4–0 | UEFA Women's Euro 2022 |
| 21 | 22 July 2022 | London, England |  Austria | 1–0 | 2–0 | UEFA Women's Euro 2022 |
| 22 | 31 July 2022 | London, England | England | 1–1 | 1–2 | UEFA Women's Euro 2022 |
Honours
VfL Wolfsburg
- UEFA Women's Champions League: 2012–13, 2013–14
- Bundesliga: 2012–13, 2013–14
- DFB-Pokal: 2012–13, 2014–15
Bayern Munich
Germany
- Summer Olympics Gold Medal: 2016
- UEFA Women's Championship runner-up: 2022[26]
Germany U20
- FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup: 2014; runner-up 2012
Individual
- Fritz Walter Medal: Silver 2012
