Pauline Marie Bremer (; born 10 April 1996) is a German footballer who plays as a forward for Frauen-Bundesliga club 1. FC Köln and the Germany national team.
Club career Early career Pauline Bremer began her junior career at SVG Göttingen 07 before signing a senior contract with 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam in 2012. On 1 June 2015, it was announced that she would join Lyon for the 2015–16 season on a two-year contract.
Manchester City Bremer joined Manchester City in 2017 as part of an exchange deal that saw defender Lucy Bronze join Lyon. She started her first game for Manchester on 7 October against Everton and she scored a goal in the 18th minute. However, late in the first half Bremer suffered a broken leg, which ruled her out for 13 months. She made her return for Manchester City on 5 December 2018 in a 6–0 Continental Cup win against Sheffield United. In February 2020, Manchester City announced that Bremer was to leave at the end of the 2019–20 season and return to Germany with VfL Wolfsburg.
Brighton & Hove Albion
On 19 June 2023, it was announced that Bremer signed a two-year contract to player for WSL side Brighton & Hove Albion in England.
On 5 May 2025, it was announced that Bremer would be leaving Brighton when her contract expires in June 2025.
International career Bremer was part of the Germany U17 that won the 2012 U-17 European Championship. She won the top scorer prize in the 2013 UEFA U-19 European Championship by scoring six goals.
She was called up to be part of the Germany U20 team for the 2014 U-20 World Cup. With five goals from Bremer in the tournament, the Germany team won the U-20 Women's World Cup trophy.
Bremer made her debut for the senior national team on her 18th birthday in a World Cup qualifier against Slovenia. She came on as a substitute for Célia Šašić in the 60th minute.
Bremer played in three matches for Germany during qualifying for Euro 2017, but she was not named to the final tournament roster. After missing significant time due to injury, Bremer returned to the German national team in April 2019.
Career statistics Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupLeague cupContinentalTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsTurbine Potsdam2012–13Frauen-Bundesliga11321——1342013–14Frauen-Bundesliga20710—812982014–15Frauen-Bundesliga17448——2112Total481479—816324Lyon2015–16D1 Féminine10530—722072016–17D1 Féminine18435—70289Total28965—1424816Manchester City2017–18FA WSL21000010312018–19FA WSL40213000912019–20FA WSL12101365342222Total18113495443424VfL Wolfsburg2019–20Frauen-Bundesliga———30302020–21Frauen-Bundesliga4230—00722021–22Frauen-Bundesliga11610—601862022–23Frauen-Bundesliga9510—52157Total241350—1424315Brighton & Hove Albion2023–24WSL1622120—2032024–25WSL1712031—222Total3334151—425 1. FC Köln 2025–26 Frauen-Bundesliga21610——226 2026–27 Frauen-Bundesliga5100——51Total267100000277Career total17556261913640925791
International
+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsGermany201440201543201630201740201800201941202020Total214 Scores and results list Germany's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Bremer goal. + List of international goals scored by Pauline BremerNo.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition 1.18 September 2015Leuna Chemie Stadion, Halle, Germany 5–0 12–0 UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying 2. 10–0 3. 12–0 4. 8 October 2019 Kleanthis Vikelidis Stadium, Thessaloniki, Greece 5–0 4–0 UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualifying
Honours 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam DFB-Pokal: runner-up 2012–13, 2014–15 DFB-Hallenpokal: 2013, 2014
Lyon Division 1 Féminine: 2015–16, 2016–17 Coupe de France Féminine: 2015–16, 2016–17 UEFA Women's Champions League: 2015–16, 2016–17
Manchester City FA WSL Cup: 2018–19 FA Women's Cup: 2018–19
Germany FIFA U-20 World Cup: 2014 UEFA U-17 European Championship: 2012
Individual FIFA U-20 World Cup Silver Shoe: 2014 UEFA U-19 European Championship top scorer: 2013 Fritz Walter Medal Silver: 2014 Gold: 2015
References
External links
Profile at DFB Player German domestic football stats at DFB