Leonie Rebekka Maier (; born 29 September 1992) is a German former footballer who played as a defender. She previously played for the Germany national team.
Club career
VfL Sindelfingen, 2008–2010 Maier started her professional career with VfL Sindelfingen in the second tier of the Frauen-Bundesliga. She spent two seasons at Sindelfingen. During her second season with Sindelfingen she scored 9 goals in 31 appearances with the club.
SC 07 Bad Neuenahr, 2010–2013 Maier then moved to SC 07 Bad Neuenahr, who played in the top tier of the Frauen-Bundesliga. She stayed with the club for three seasons, playing 65 regular season games and scoring two goals. Following the death of the club president, SC 07 Bad Neueahr filed for insolvency, forcing Maier to move.
Bayern Munich, 2013–2019 Maier signed for FC Bayern Munich. Since joining the club she has won the Frauen-Bundesliga twice, in 2014–15 and 2015–16. As of the end of the 2018–19 season she has appeared in 92 first team regular season appearances, scoring four times.
Arsenal, 2019–2021 Maier signed for Arsenal FC on 31 May 2019. She made 25 appearances across two seasons.
Everton, 2021–2023 Maier signed for Everton in July 2021, with a two-year contract until the end of June 2023.
She scored her first goal for Everton on her debut in a 3–1 win vs. Birmingham City.
TSG Hoffenheim, 2023–2024 Maier returned to Germany in the summer of 2023 and joined TSG Hoffenheim. In April 2024, she announced her retirement after the 2023–24 season.
VfB Stuttgart, 2024–2025 Maier originally was going to retire in the summer of 2024, but decided to prolong her career in her hometown Stuttgart. On 20 August 2024, she joined VfB Stuttgart on a one-year contract. Following the end of the 2024–25 season, Maier announced her retirement from professional football.
International career Maier scored her first international goal in a friendly match against Canada on 19 July 2013. She scored in the 53rd minute, which resulted in a 1–0 win for Germany.
She has been selected for the squads of the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup where Germany finished fourth, 2016 Summer Olympics, where Germany won the gold medal, the 2017 UEFA Women's Championship and the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup.
She announced her international retirement in February 2023.
Career statistics
+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsGermany2013203201420201513220161422017111201892201921202040202140Total7911
Scores and results list Maier's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Maier goal.
+ List of international goals scored by Leonie MaierNo.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition1 19 June 2013 Paderborn, Germany 1–0 1–0 Friendly2 29 June 2013 Munich, Germany 1–0 4–2 Friendly3 26 October 2013 Koper, Slovenia 2–0 13–0 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification4 18 September 2015 Halle, Germany 2–0 12–0 UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying5 22 October 2015 Wiesbaden, Germany 2–0 2–0 UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying6 3 March 2016 Tampa, United States 1–0 1–0 2016 SheBelieves Cup7 16 September 2016 Khimki, Russia 2–0 4–0 UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying8 4 July 2017 Sandhausen, Germany 3–1 3–1 Friendly9 4 September 2018 Tórshavn, Faroe Islands 3–0 8–0 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification10 10 November 2018 Osnabrück, Germany 5–2 5–2 Friendly11 3 September 2019 Lviv, Ukraine 8–0 8–0 UEFA Women's Euro 2021 qualifying
Honours Club Bayern Munich Bundesliga: 2014–15, 2015–16
VfB Stuttgart Regionalliga Süd: 2024–25
International Germany UEFA Women's Championship: 2013 Summer Olympic Games Gold medal: 2016 Algarve Cup: 2014
Germany U20 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup: runner-Up 2012 Germany U19 UEFA U-19 Women's Championship: 2011
Germany U17 UEFA U-17 Women's Championship: 2009 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup third place: 2008
Individual FIFPro: FIFA FIFPro World XI 2016
References
External links
Profile at DFB Player German domestic football stats at DFB