Lena Lattwein
 Lattwein with Germany in 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Lena Lattwein[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 2 May 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Neunkirchen, Saarland, Germany | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | VfL Wolfsburg | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017 | 1. FC Saarbrücken | 10 | (6) |
| 2017–2021 | 1899 Hoffenheim | 68 | (14) |
| 2018 | 1899 Hoffenheim II | 1 | (0) |
| 2021– | VfL Wolfsburg | 50 | (13) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2013–2015 | Germany U15 | 6 | (4) |
| 2015–2016 | Germany U16 | 5 | (4) |
| 2018– | Germany | 37 | (1) |
Medal record | |||
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 September 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:09, 5 December 2023 (UTC) | |||
Lena Lattwein (born 2 May 2000) is a German professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Frauen-Bundesliga club VfL Wolfsburg and the Germany national team.
Club career
[edit]Lattwein played football for boys' youth teams of JFG Untere III.[2] She then moved up to her first ever all-female team 1. FC Saarbrücken, making her debut in February 2017. On her second matchday, she scored a hat-trick against 1. FFC Frankfurt II in a 4-0 win. With Saarbrücken, she appeared in all 10 matches, scoring 6 goals.
In June 2017, she signed with Frauen-Bundesliga club TSG 1899 Hoffenheim.[2] Lattwein made her Bundesliga debut on 2 September 2017, starting in Hoffenheim's first match of the season, a 0–6 defeat to VfL Wolfsburg. She scored her first Bundesliga goal on 15 October 2017 in a 3–0 win against 1. FC Köln. In September 2018, Lattwein extended her contract with Hoffenheim through 2020.[3]
Lattwein signed to join VfL Wolfsburg in 2021.[4] She made her debut already on the first day of the league championship, on August 28, in the 3-0 home victory against 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam.
International career
[edit]Lattwein represented Germany at the under-15 and under-16 levels. On 30 October 2013, she made her debut for the Germany under-15 team in a 6–0 win against Scotland, scoring two goals.[5] In February 2016, she captained the Germany under-16 team in the UEFA Development Tournament against the Netherlands, Scotland, and France.[6]
In October 2018, Lattwein received her first call up to the Germany senior team, following an injury to Lena Petermann, for Germany's friendly match against Austria;[7] Lattwein did not appear in the match.[8] On 10 November 2018, she made her debut in a 5–2 win against Italy.[9]
For the Euro 2022 in England, she was called up to the squad by the national coach Martina Voss-Tecklenburg. The German team was defeated by England in the final and became Vice European Champion. Lattwein played in five games, scoring one goal.
Personal life
[edit]Lattwein studied mathematical economics at the University of Mannheim.[2][10]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of 5 December 2023[11]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 2018 | 2 | 0 |
| 2019 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 11 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 9 | 0 | |
| Total | 36 | 1 | |
- Scores and results list Germany's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Lattwein goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 July 2022 | London, England |  Denmark |
3–0 | 4–0 | UEFA Women's Euro 2022 |
Honours
[edit]Germany
- UEFA Women's Championship runner-up: 2022[12]
VfL Wolfsburg
References
[edit]- ^ "FIFA Women's World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023 – Squad List: Germany (GER)" (PDF). FIFA. 11 July 2023. p. 11. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
- ^ a b c "Lena Lattwein wechselt zur TSG". TSG 1899 Hoffenheim. 13 June 2017. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
- ^ "Hartig und Lattwein verlängern bei der TSG". TSG 1899 Hoffenheim. 10 September 2018. Archived from the original on 2 May 2019. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
- ^ "Lena Lattwein wechselt im Sommer zum VfL Wolfsburg". 21 January 2021.
- ^ "U 15-Juniorinnen: Kantersieg im ersten Test gegen Schottland". DFB – Deutscher Fußball-Bund e.V.
- ^ "Lena Lattwein: "Es wird ein tolles Finale"". DFB – Deutscher Fußball-Bund e.V.
- ^ "Petermann fällt aus, Lattwein nachnominiert". DFB – Deutscher Fußball-Bund e.V.
- ^ "Lena Lattwein: "Die Qualität haben wir"". DFB – Deutscher Fußball-Bund e.V.
- ^ "5:2 gegen Italien: Siebter Sieg unter Hrubesch". DFB – Deutscher Fußball-Bund e.V.
- ^ "Universität Mannheim – Lattwein, Lena". Archived from the original on 12 November 2018.
- ^ "Lena Lattwein". dfb.de. 18 September 2021.
- ^ Sanders, Emma (31 July 2022). "England beat Germany to win first major women's trophy". BBC. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
External links
[edit]- Lena Lattwein at WorldFootball.net
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- 2000 births
- Living people
- German women's footballers
- Germany women's international footballers
- People from Neunkirchen (German district)
- 1. FC Saarbrücken (women) players
- TSG 1899 Hoffenheim (women) players
- Women's association football midfielders
- Footballers from Saarland
- UEFA Women's Euro 2022 players
- VfL Wolfsburg (women) players
- Frauen-Bundesliga players
- 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup players
- 21st-century German sportswomen