It doesn’t work without experience. Every club has some leading players who have already played many games for their club. The clubs in the women’s Bundesliga also have several players who have been loyal to their club for years and have put in effort after effort (all data from soccerdonna.de). Who are the old hands at the twelve clubs?
Lina Magull: Lots of experience at Bayern / Mark Wieland/GettyImages
At FC Bayern Munich, Lina Magull is the most experienced player in the squad when it comes to appearances for her club. She has played an impressive 150 times for Bayern since moving from Freiburg. With her creativity and technique, Magull is a fixture among the Munich team, despite her rather small stature.
Behind her is a homegrown player: Sydney Lohmann has been playing for Bayern since she was a teenager. She has worn the first team jersey 119 times in various competitions. Four other FCB players are in the 100 club: Jovana Damnjanovic, Carolin Simon, Lea Schüller and Sarah Zadrazil.
“Leitwölfin” Alexandra Popp / Christian Kaspar-Bartke/GettyImages
Alexandra Popp is far ahead with 308 games for VfL. In the women’s Bundesliga, she has the most appearances for her current club among active players. In her eleven years at Mittellandkanal, Popp has long since become a VfL legend, scoring on average in every other game.
Wolfsburg generally has a lot of experience in attack: Ewa Pajor has also always remained loyal to VfL, appearing 174 times for the club since her move from Poland. A loyal and dangerous attacking duo. Joelle Wedemeyer, Dominique Janssen, Svenja Huth, Felicitas Rauch and Kathrin Hendrich also have a three-digit number of appearances for the She-Wolves.
Frankfurts Barbara Dunst / Christof Koepsel/GettyImages
Shared first place at Eintracht: Barbara Dunst and Lara Prasnikar have already appeared 79 times with the eagle on their chest. No player has ever made more than 100 appearances for Eintracht Frankfurt – there is a simple reason for this: 1.FFC Frankfurt only merged with Eintracht in 2020.
If you count the appearances from FFC times, captain Tanja Pawollek is in the lead. She played 60 times for Eintracht and previously played 93 games in the FFC uniform. National player Laura Freigang is also just behind the top duo: she has made 78 appearances since 2020.
Hoffenheim captain Fabienne Dongus / Alex Grimm/GettyImages
Talents come and go, but Fabienne Dongus is the haven of peace for TSG Hoffenheim. The 29-year-old performs her duties in the defensive midfield steadfastly and reliably and has been doing so for ten years. Since 2013, Dongus has played a total of 202 times for TSG.
Nicole Billa joined the club two years after Dongus. As a goalscorer she is irreplaceable in Kraichgau and has already played 192 games. Goalkeeper Martina Tufekovic, Michaela Specht, Isabella Hartig and Sarai Linder have also been Hoffenheim pillars for a long time.
Defense attorney Melissa Friedrich / Martin Rose/GettyImages
For many players, Bayer Leverkusen is the stepping stone on the way to a bigger club. Midfielder Jill Baijings recently moved to FC Bayern Munich. Therefore, there are few players who have been playing in the Rhineland for a long time. Defender Melissa Friedrich has made the most appearances and will probably break the hundred mark this season.
She stands for SC Freiburg: Hasret Kayikci / Vera Loitzsch/GettyImages
Hasret Kayikci is many things at SC Freiburg: goalscorer, leader, identification figure – and a symbol of the loyalty that is so highly valued in Freiburg. The highly talented offensive player came to Breisgau in 2011 and felt so comfortable there that she played more than 200 games for SC. Without her many injuries, there could have been significantly more.
Lisa Karl has also been playing in Freiburg for a long time; she made her debut for the sports club in 2015. Her 139 appearances are impressive, but are still surpassed by last season’s shooting star. Janina Minge, who came to Freiburg in the same year, has 166 encounters.
Jacqueline Meißner: Has been with SGS Essen for a long time / Lukas Schulze/GettyImages
SGS Essen is known as a talent factory. But the club is also considered an oasis of well-being and a family environment. As a result, some players have spent almost their entire careers in Essen. Jacqueline Meißner, for example: The defender has already played 264 times for the SGS and has been lacing up her shoes in the Ruhr area since 2011. Lena Ostermeier, another experienced defender, plays alongside her. She has already played 173 games with the SGS.
Michelle Ulbrich (front) in a duel with Jule Brand / Cathrin Mueller/GettyImages
Michelle Ulbrich is a real veteran of Werder: She was born in Bremen and moved from her youth club to SVW in 2011. She has been loyal to this for 12 years. Since then, the central defender has made 232 appearances and contributed to many important victories with her strength in duels.
Captain Lina Hausicke also embodies the Bremen DNA with her leadership strength. She has already played 123 times for Werder, and Reena Wichmann and Lina Lührßen have also appeared for the club more than 100 times.
Sharon Beck is the most experienced player at FC Köln / Lukas Schulze/GettyImages
The Effzeh had to cope with upheaval twice in a row. In the summer of 2022 and 2023, many experienced players left the club. Therefore, there are few players in the current squad who have made many appearances for FC. Attacker Sharon Beck has the most with 59 games.
Yvonne Zielinski in action / Christof Koepsel/GettyImages
Yvonne Zielinski has only played for two clubs in her long career: The 33-year-old played for Cologne and Duisburg. She made more than 140 appearances for both clubs. With 156 games for the Zebras, she is by far the leader at MSV. It is noteworthy that goalkeeper Ena Mahmutovic, at just 19 years old, has already guarded the goal 41 times – if she stays in Duisburg, she could still overtake Zielinski.
Offensive player Marlene Müller contributed 34 goals and 19 assists in her 81 games for Leipzig. Overall, RB is a fairly young team with many new players. Nobody in the current squad has played more than 100 games for Leipzig. In addition, Johanna Kaiser, the captain and a very experienced player, ended her career in the summer.
Nürnbergs Keeperin Lea Paulick / Christian Kaspar-Bartke/GettyImages
A goalkeeper has played the most games at 1. FC Nürnberg: Lea Paulick is in first place with 140 appearances for the club. However, the Franconian number 1 is currently suffering from an injury and will probably not play in the first half of the season. Franziska and Jessica May also played more than 100 games with the club on their way to the Bundesliga.
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