Barbara Dunst (born 25 September 1997) is an Austrian footballer who plays as a midfielder for German Frauen-Bundesliga club Bayern Munich and the Austria women's national team. She is a two-time Austrian Women's Footballer of the Year award winner.

Career Club

Dunst began playing football in 2004 at SV Anger, where she played for eight years in the boys' team. In November 2012, she signed with ÖFB-Frauenliga club LUV Graz, for whom she made her debut on 10 November 2012 in a league match against FC Wacker Innsbruck.

For the 2014–15 season, she moved to league rivals and reigning cup winners SKN St. Pölten. With St. Pölten, Dunst won the domestic double in the 2014–15 campaign and repeated this championship and cup success in the following season. In the UEFA Women's Champions League, her team reached the Round of 32 in both the 2015–16 and 2016–17 seasons, being eliminated by Verona and Brøndby respectively.

During the second half of the 2016–17 season, Dunst signed a contract with the German Bundesliga club Bayer Leverkusen. She debuted for Leverkusen on 19 February 2017 against FF USV Jena in a league match which ended 1–1.

On 21 June 2017, Dunst left Leverkusen and moved to fellow Frauen-Bundesliga side MSV Duisburg. She made 46 appearances in all competitions during her two years at the club.

In 2019, Dunst joined Eintracht Frankfurt (then 1. FFC Frankfurt) and established herself as a key player for the team. She helped Frankfurt reach the 2020-21 DFB-Pokal Frauen final and played 106 minutes of the final, where they lost 1–0 after extra time to Wolfsburg. Dunst scored an impressive four goals in 10 matches in the 2023-24 UEFA Women's Champions League (including the qualifying rounds). In total, Dunst has made 147 competitive appearances for Frankfurt and scored 25 goals.

On 20 March 2025, Bayern Munich announced the signing of Dunst on a three-year contract, with the midfielder arriving in the summer. Due to a cruciate ligament rupture suffered whilst on international duty back in December 2024, the Austrian was unable to make any appearances for Bayern for many months. On 4 November, 336 days after getting injured, Dunst made her comeback as well as her Bayern debut as a substitute in a 6-0 league win away to Nürnberg.

International career Dunst played for the Austria U17 national team between 2013 and 2014. In 2013, she participated with her team in the UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship qualification, where Austria was eliminated in the second round. In 2015, Dunst became part of the Austrian U19 team. In 2016, she played UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship, where Austria was eliminated in the group stage.

In October 2015, she was called up to the Austrian senior team for the first time for a European Championship qualifier against Israel. She made her senior international debut in that qualifier on 25 October. In March 2016, she won the Cyprus Cup with her team.

In 2017, Dunst was part of the 23-women squad who represented Austria and reached the semi-finals at the UEFA Women's Euro 2017. She was also part of the squad that was called up to the UEFA Women's Euro 2022.

In 2023, Dunst's strong performances saw her named the Austrian Women's Footballer of the Year, a prize awarded by Austrian Press Agency DiePresse. She impressively won the award for the second time the following year. In December 2024, Dunst ruptured her cruciate ligament during a Euros qualification play-off tie against Poland and missed several months of football as a result.

Career statistics Club :

+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational CupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsDFC LUV Graz2012–13ÖFB Frauen Bundesliga11221—–1332013–14ÖFB Frauen Bundesliga15210—–162Total264310000295SKN St. Pölten2014–15ÖFB Frauen Bundesliga17344—–2172015–16ÖFB Frauen Bundesliga1874220–2492016–17ÖFB Frauen Bundesliga933120–124Total441311740005920Bayer Leverkusen2017Frauen-Bundesliga10000—–100MSV Duisburg2017–18Frauen-Bundesliga21110—–2212018–19Frauen-Bundesliga22222—–244Total433320000465Eintracht Frankfurt2019–20Frauen-Bundesliga22320—–2432020–21Frauen-Bundesliga21044—–2542021–22Frauen-Bundesliga22620—–2462022–23Frauen-Bundesliga2112020–2512023–24Frauen-Bundesliga22540104–3692024–25Frauen-Bundesliga1012220–143Total118161661440014826Bayern Munich2025–26Frauen-Bundesliga1713100002022026–27Frauen-Bundesliga3000001040Total201310010242Career Total2613736171841031658

International Scores and results list Austria's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Dunst goal.

+ List of international goals scored by Barbara Dunst No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 1 17 September 2014 Waldstadion, Pasching, Austria 1–0 5–0 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification 2 2–0 3 3 September 2019 Bundesstadion Südstadt, Maria Enzersdorf, Austria 3–0 3–0 UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualifying 4 8 November 2019 Toše Proeski Arena, Skopje, North Macedonia 3–0 3–0 5 17 September 2021 Daugava Stadium, Liepāja, Latvia 3–1 8–1 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification 6 26 October 2021 Seaview, Belfast, Northern Ireland 1–0 2–2 7 30 November 2021 Stade de Luxembourg, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg 5–0 8–0 8 20 February 2022 Marbella Football Center, Marbella, Spain 1–0 6–1 Friendly 9 8 April 2022 Stadion Wiener Neustadt, Wiener Neustadt, Austria 3–0 3–1 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification 10 6 September 2022 5–0 10–0 11 27 October 2023 Stadion Schnabelholz, Altach, Austria 2–0 2–1 2023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League 12 28 February 2024Marbella Football Center, Marbella, Spain 1–0 1–1 Friendly 13 25 October 2024 Bonifika Stadium, Koper, Slovenia 1–0 3–0 UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying play-offs 14 9 June 2026 Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway 1–2 1–2 2027 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours FSK St. Pölten-Spratzern ÖFB-Frauenliga: 2014–15, 2015–16 ÖFB Cup: 2014–15, 2015–16

Bayern Munich Bundesliga: 2025–26 DFB-Pokal: 2025–26 DFB-Supercup Frauen: 2026

Individual Austrian Footballer of the Year (APA): 2023, 2024

References

External links

Profile at the FC Bayern Munich website

(national team)