Turid Knaak
German footballer (born 1991)
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Turid Knaak (born 24 January 1991) is a German former footballer.[2] She played as an attacking midfielder or a striker for Bundesliga club VfL Wolfsburg and the Germany women's national team.[3]
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Turid Knaak with Germany in 2021 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Turid Knaak[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 24 January 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Essen, Germany | ||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||
| Position(s) | |||
| Youth career | |||
| SC Rellinghausen | |||
| SC Steele 03/20 | |||
| –2003 | SGS Essen | ||
| 2003–2007 | FCR 2001 Duisburg | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2011 | FCR 2001 Duisburg | 72 | (13) |
| 2011–2017 | Bayer Leverkusen | 102 | (20) |
| 2014 | → Arsenal (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2017–2020 | SGS Essen | 64 | (16) |
| 2020–2021 | Atlético Madrid | 26 | (2) |
| 2021–2022 | VfL Wolfsburg | 16 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2006 | Germany U15 | 4 | (5) |
| 2006–2008 | Germany U17 | 19 | (9) |
| 2009–2010 | Germany U19 | 18 | (7) |
| 2010 | Germany U20 | 7 | (0) |
| 2010 | Germany U23 | 2 | (0) |
| 2018–2022 | Germany | 16 | (2) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
Knaak started her professional career at FCR Duisburg with whom she won the German Cup and the UEFA Women's Cup. For the 2011–12 season she transferred to Bayer 04 Leverkusen.[4]
On 4 July 2014, she joined Arsenal on a two-month loan,[5] coming off the bench to make her debut in the FA WSL Cup two days later, in a 3–0 win over Chelsea,[6] and four days later, she was named in the starting line up against the London Bees, scoring twice in a 7–0 cup win.[7] She made one more cup appearance in a 4–0 win over Millwall,[8] and then three appearances in the FA WSL, before returning to Leverkusen for the start of the 2014–15 Bundesliga season.
Career statistics
International
- As of 18 September 2021[9]
| Germany | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2018 | 5 | 1 |
| 2019 | 7 | 1 |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 16 | 2 |
International goals
Scores and results list Germany's goal tally first:[9]
| Knaak – goals for Germany | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Date | Location | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| 1. | 10 June 2018 | Hamilton, Canada |  Canada | 3–2 | 3–2 | Friendly |
| 2. | 31 August 2019 | Kassel, Germany |  Montenegro | 7–0 | 10–0 | UEFA Women's Euro 2021 qualifying |
Honours
FCR 2001 Duisburg
- Bundesliga Runner-up: 2007–08, 2009–10
- DFB-Pokal: 2008–09, 2009–10
- UEFA Women's Cup: 2008–09
Atlético Madrid
- Supercopa de España: Winner 2020–21
VfL Wolfsburg
Germany U17
- UEFA Women's U17 Championship: Winner 2008
- FIFA U17 Women's World Cup third place: 2008
- FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup: Winner 2010
