Almuth Schult facts for kids
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Schult in 2021
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| Date of birth | 9 February 1991 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Dannenberg, Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Current club | free agent | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1996–2007 | FC SG Gartow | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007–2008 | Hamburger SV | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007–2008 | Hamburger SV | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008–2011 | Magdeburger FFC | 44 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011–2013 | SC 07 Bad Neuenahr | 43 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013–2022 | VfL Wolfsburg | 116 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022 | Angel City FC | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2008–2009 | Germany U19 | 11 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009–2010 | Germany U20 | 10 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010 | Germany U23 | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011– | Germany | 66 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Honours
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Almuth Schult (German pronunciation: [ˈʔalmuːt ˈʃʊlt]; born 9 February 1991) is a German footballer who plays as a goalkeeper the Germany national team and is currently a free agent.
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Club career
At the age of five, Schult began her career at her local football club FC SG Gartow, before moving to Hamburger SV in 2007. She joined Magdeburger FFC in 2008, where she played in the third-tier Regionalliga. At Magdeburg Schult became a regular starter and achieved promotion with her team to the 2. Frauen-Bundesliga, where she played two full seasons. In 2011, Schult signed a three-year contract with Frauen-Bundesliga side SC 07 Bad Neuenahr. In 2013, she signed a two-year contract with Bundesliga and UEFA Women's Champions League champions VfL Wolfsburg.
International career
Schult reached third-place with Germany at the 2008 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup, appearing in two matches. Two years later, she was Germany's first choice goalkeeper at the 2010 U-20 Women's World Cup, which the team won. The tournament was played on home soil in Germany. Schult was called up as third goalkeeper for Germany's 2011 Women's World Cup squad. Her first team debut was on 15 February 2012 against Turkey.
After the retirement of Nadine Angerer, Schult's first major tournament as the starting goalkeeper for Germany came at the 2016 Summer Olympics, where she played every minute and earned Germany their first ever gold medal in women's Olympic football.
Honours
VfL Wolfsburg
- Bundesliga: 2013–14, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19
- DFB-Pokal: 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19
- UEFA Women's Champions League: 2014
Germany
- UEFA European Women's Championship: 2013, runner-up: 2022
- Summer Olympic Games: Gold medal, 2016
- Algarve Cup: 2012, 2014
Germany U20
- FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup: 2010
Germany U17
- FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup: third place 2008
Individual
- IFFHS World's Best Woman Goalkeeper: 2014
- IFFHS World's Best Woman Goalkeeper of the Decade 2011–2020
See also
In Spanish: Almuth Schult para niños
