Almuth Schult facts for kids
Schult in 2025
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| Full name | Almuth Schult | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 9 February 1991 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Dannenberg, Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1996–2007 | FC SG Gartow | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007–2008 | Hamburger SV | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024 | Hamburger SV | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024 | Kansas City Current | 11 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008–2009 | Germany U19 | 11 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009–2010 | Germany U20 | 10 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010 | Germany U23 | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011–2022 | Germany | 66 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Almuth Schult, born on February 9, 1991, is a famous German former football player. She was a talented goalkeeper and played for the German national team. Almuth announced she was stopping her professional football career in March 2025.
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Almuth Schult's Club Career Highlights
Almuth Schult started playing football at age five with her local club, FC SG Gartow. In 2007, she moved to Hamburger SV. A year later, in 2008, she joined Magdeburger FFC. There, she became a regular player and helped her team get promoted to the 2. Frauen-Bundesliga, which is the second-highest league for women's football in Germany. She played two full seasons in that league.
Playing for Top German Clubs
In 2011, Almuth signed a three-year contract with Frauen-Bundesliga team SC 07 Bad Neuenahr. The Frauen-Bundesliga is the top women's football league in Germany. In 2013, she made a big move to VfL Wolfsburg. This team was very successful, having won both the Bundesliga and the UEFA Women's Champions League. She stayed with Wolfsburg for many years, from 2013 to 2022.
Playing in the United States
In April 2022, Almuth signed an 18-month contract with Angel City FC, a club in the NWSL (National Women's Soccer League) in the United States. However, she only played in one match for them and left the club in November of that year.
In April 2024, she returned to Germany to play for Hamburger SV again, but only until the end of the 2023–24 season. Later that year, on August 2, 2024, the Kansas City Current announced they had signed Almuth. She played for them until December 2024.
Almuth Schult's International Career
Almuth Schult also had a very successful career playing for the German national teams. In 2008, she helped Germany's Under-17 team reach third place at the 2008 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup. She played in two matches during that tournament.
Winning the U-20 World Cup
Two years later, in 2010, Almuth was the main goalkeeper for Germany's Under-20 team at the 2010 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup. This tournament was held in Germany, and her team won the championship!
Playing for the Senior National Team
Almuth was called up as the third goalkeeper for Germany's senior team at the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup. Her first game for the senior team was on February 15, 2012, against Turkey.
After the famous goalkeeper Nadine Angerer retired, Almuth Schult became the starting goalkeeper for Germany. Her first big tournament in this role was the 2016 Summer Olympics. She played every minute of every game and helped Germany win their first-ever gold medal in women's Olympic football.
Almuth Schult's Personal Life
Almuth Schult is married. She became a mother to twins in spring 2020. She welcomed her third child in August 2023.
Almuth Schult's Football Honours
Almuth Schult has won many awards and championships throughout her career.
Club Honours
VfL Wolfsburg
- Bundesliga (German League Championship):
- 2013–14
- 2016–17
- 2017–18
- 2018–19
- DFB-Pokal (German Cup):
- 2014–15
- 2015–16
- 2016–17
- 2017–18
- 2018–19
- UEFA Women's Champions League (European Club Championship):
- 2014
Kansas City Current
- NWSL x Liga MX Femenil Summer Cup:
- 2024
International Honours
Germany
- UEFA European Women's Championship:
- Winner: 2013
- Runner-up: 2022
- Summer Olympic Games:
- Gold medal: 2016 (in football)
- Algarve Cup:
- Winner: 2012, 2014
Germany U20
- FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup:
- Winner: 2010
Germany U17
- FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup:
- Third place: 2008
Individual Awards
- 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
