Germany's squad for the women's European Football Championship: These are the 23 players in the DFB selection

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Merle Frohm

's goal

Almuth Schult blocked her way into the German goal for a long time, but now Frohms is the regular goalkeeper at the European Championship.

Frohms developed into a top keeper at Eintracht Frankfurt at the latest, after the European Championship she will go up another level - the 27-year-old will switch to the German champions in Wolfsburg.

Shirt number 1

born January 28, 1995

Club: VfL Wolfsburg

27 internationals, no goal

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Almuth Schult

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She is considered the chief critic of German women's football and is in demand as a TV expert.

Schult became German champion six times and won Olympic gold;

she too would have deserved to be in goal at the European Championship.

But during Schult's pregnancy, Frohms did her job as number one so well that Schult couldn't get it back.

shirt number 12

born 9 February 1991

Club: Angel City FC

64 caps, no goal

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Ann-Katrin Berger

Goal

Alongside Däbritz, she is one of only two players in the current squad who earn their living abroad, at Chelsea in England.

Berger is proof that Germany is also a great goalkeeping nation in women's soccer.

In 2017, Berger survived a difficult phase when she developed thyroid cancer;

a short time later she returned to football.

Shirt number 21

born 9 October 1990

Club: Chelsea

3 caps, no goal

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Giulia Gwinn

Defense

She was one of the great discoveries at the 2019 World Cup. Gwinn is now the undisputed regular on the right flank - despite a number of serious injuries, including a cruciate ligament tear.

Gwinn should also be the most famous face in the German team, at least among younger people, she has over 260,000 fans on Instagram.

shirt number 15

born 2 July 1999

Club: FC Bayern Munich

27 internationals, 3 goals

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Marina Hegering

Defense

She didn't always look good at the World Cup three years ago, but she should be seeded again at the European Championships.

Hegering is considered a manager who exudes calm.

Nevertheless, the central defense remains the German problem area.

In the summer, Hegering is moving from Bayern Munich to Wolfsburg.

Shirt number 5

born April 17, 1990

Club: VfL Wolfsburg

20 internationals, 3 goals

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Kathrin Hendrich

Defense

Hendrich is likely to defend alongside Hegering at the European Championships, she has earned this role with good performances at VfL Wolfsburg.

Hendrich learned to play soccer in the family garden in Eupen, Belgium. She was born in the Belgian city to a Belgian mother and a German father.

She was trained as a soccer player mainly in Germany.

Shirt number 3

born April 6, 1992

Club: VfL Wolfsburg

46 internationals, 5 goals

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Felicitas Rauch

Defense

She should complete the German defense on the left.

Rauch doesn't have that much experience, even though she plays in a top club at VfL Wolfsburg.

She was absent from the 2019 World Cup, and the 26-year-old has only played 21 international matches.

But Rauch is considered willing to learn, in Wolfsburg she is now referred to as a manager.

Shirt number 17

born April 30, 1996

Club: VfL Wolfsburg

21 internationals, 3 goals

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Sara Doorsoun

Defense

Doorsoun belongs to the “good mood” faction in the DFB team.

She always has an open ear, speaks directly and humorously.

Alone: ​​The daughter of a Turkish woman and an Iranian has lost her former regular place, and a move to Frankfurt during the winter break, which was supposed to give her more playing time at club level, didn't help either.

Shirt number 23

born November 17, 1991

Club: Eintracht Frankfurt

36 internationals, 1 goal

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Sophia Kleinherne

Defense

At the European Championship, Eintracht Frankfurt's chief of defense has to deal with the role of substitute player.

But: Kleinherne is 22, her time in the DFB team will come.

Shirt number 2

born April 12, 2000

Club: Eintracht Frankfurt

16 internationals, no goal

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Lena Oberdorf

Defence/Midfield

Oberdorf is one of the greatest talents in German football.

In 2019, "Obi" still had to take exams for her high school diploma during the World Cup, but now she can fully concentrate on soccer.

The EURO is a good time to impress the footballing world with your dominance on the pitch.

Shirt number 6

born December 19, 2001

Club: VfL Wolfsburg

27 internationals, 3 goals

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Sara Däbritz

midfield

With Dzsenifer Marozsán, Germany is missing the big superstar due to injury, so the hopes rest on Däbritz, who is supposed to steer the midfield as a director and has an outstanding technique.

In Paris, she matured into a superstar, and she seemed confident in the training camp.

She thinks it might even work with the title.

For the new season she is moving to the current Champions League winner Olympique Lyon.

Shirt number 13

born 15 February 1995

Club: Olympique Lyon

86 caps, 17 goals

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Lina Magull

Midfield

She thinks a lot about how to advance women's football;

no wonder, Magull worked part-time in an advertising agency and is familiar with strategies.

The creativity of the PR woman can also be seen on the pitch, the Bayern player – who has also been a FC Bayern fan since she was a child in Dortmund – is a trickster who can do everything on the ball.

Magull is considered the joker on the team.

Shirt number 20

born August 15, 1994

Club: Bayern Munich

60 internationals, 19 goals

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Lena Lattwein

Mittelfeld

According to Oberdorf, Lattwein is the "brain" in the team, she knows so much that she would win the million without a joker in "Who wants to be a millionaire?"

Lattwein is at home on the pitch in central midfield, where the competition in the DFB team is fierce.

Her trump card: She is versatile, strong in one-on-one combat and can also help out in defense if necessary.

The 22-year-old is a regular at Wolfsburg and was in impressive form at the end of the season with five goals in five Bundesliga games.

Lattwein is not normally a contender but she is to be expected.

Shirt number 4

born May 2, 2000

Club: VfL Wolfsburg

17 internationals, 0 goals

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Alexandra Popp

midfield/attacker In

2013 and 2017 she missed the European Championships due to an injury, now she contracted Corona during the training camp.

It's not clear how much playing time the veteran Popp will get.

After all, she can actually play in any position - in front of the defense as a wrecking ball, in attack as a header monster.

National coach Voss-Tecklenburg will probably rely on Popp, somewhere and somehow.

Shirt number 11

born April 6, 1991

Club: VfL Wolfsburg

114 internationals, 53 goals

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Nicole Anyomi

Midfield/Attack

Her parents come from Ghana and Togo, she was born in Krefeld and is now the only black player in the DFB team.

In terms of sport, Anyomi inspires with her technique, speed and fast dribbling.

It also makes a mark in society.

A few days after the killing of African American George Floyd by a police officer in the USA, she did not celebrate after her goal in the quarter-finals of the cup against Potsdam in June 2020 - she got on her knees and was the first player in the Bundesliga to show the gesture against racism.

Shirt number 14

born February 10, 2000

Club: Eintracht Frankfurt

8 caps, no goal

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Jule Brand

Midfield/Attack

If the SPIEGEL editorial team were to give a tip as to who would be the sensation in the German team – Jule Brand would be our candidate.

Brand is tricky, with her large strides she is also quick on the move, dangerous in front of goal, she has everything she needs to present her opponents with difficult tasks.

And: Brand is only 19 years old.

Shirt number 22

born February 16, 2002

Club: VfL Wolfsburg

16 caps, 5 goals

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Linda Dallmann

Midfield/Attack

The gym is her second living room, she is the power pack in the German team.

She had to train herself to be assertive from an early age, after all she has six siblings.

On the field, Dallmann is a fine technician who wants to move forward quickly.

At the EM you should see them mainly in the role of joker.

Shirt number 16

born September 2, 1994

Club: FC Bayern Munich

45 caps, 12 goals

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Sydney Lohmann

Midfield/Attack

She's scheduled to come on as a substitute who can provide the famous breath of fresh air.

Lohmann not only has an eye on the offensive, but also helps in defence.

She earned the title »team-friendly« – and you need guys like that at a tournament.

Shirt number 8

born June 19, 2000

Club: FC Bayern Munich

12 caps, 2 goals

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Klara Bühl

Midfield/Attack

"Crazy" and "bumped out": That's how Bühl once described himself.

She's pretty straightforward on the pitch - she always goes forward.

Bühl is one of the greatest talents in German football and won the Fritz Walter Medal as the best young player in gold in 2019.

It will be seeded at the European Championship.

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born December 7, 2000

Club: FC Bayern Munich

24 caps, 12 goals

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Svenja Huth

Midfield/Attack

Huth is in the form of her life and that's saying something.

The 31-year-old has already won every important club title with VfL Wolfsburg in her career, and the winger has also been European champion and Olympic champion.

In England, Huth is one of three captains alongside Däbritz and Popp, and she is expected to lead the team in the opening game against Denmark.

Shirt number 9

born January 25, 1991

Club: VfL Wolfsburg

66 internationals, 13 goals

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Laura Freigang

Attack

Freigang is one of the top strikers in the Bundesliga, but the Frankfurt attacker can't hope for a particularly long time at the European Championships.

The competition is too strong, and that makes it clear that the German team's strength lies in attack.

Even if she doesn't get many minutes, Freigang's positive attitude will still motivate everyone.

She is always in a good mood, self-confident and fights against homophobia.

Shirt number 10

born on February 1st, 1998

Club: Eintracht Frankfurt

13 international matches, 9 goals

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Lea Schüller

Attack Schüller

scored 33 goals in 42 competitive games last season – she's going to the European Championships as Germany's top attacker.

Three years ago at the World Cup, the Bayern player was still a stranger with her role in the center of the attack, you could see her great talent flashing there, but also that she still has to develop physically.

Schüller has long since done so.

Shirt number 7

Born November 12, 1997

Club: Bayern Munich

39 internationals, 25 goals

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Tabea Waßmuth

Attack

She has a similar problem as Freigang, namely with Schüller, a top striker in the DFB team.

When it is used, you can look forward to speed and hard shots.

She has scored 42 Bundesliga goals in 117 appearances so far.

Shirt number 18

born August 25, 1996

Club: VfL Wolfsburg

15 internationals, 5 goals

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National coach Martina Voss-Tecklenburg

has a lot of choice on offense, but the defense is causing concern in the run-up to the 2022 Women's Football Championship in England.

The DFB women compete against Denmark, Spain and Finland in the group phase.

Voss-Tecklenburg, 54, is under observation at her second major tournament.

At the 2019 World Cup, she and her team were eliminated in the quarterfinals - and thus missed the Summer Olympics in Tokyo.

Now she has to show an improvement.

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