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Verena Schweers (née Faißt; born 22 May 1989) is a German retired footballer. She played as a defender.[3][4]

She announced her retirement on 31 July 2020.[5]

Career

Club

Schweers began her career at SC Kappel in 2000. She moved to SC Freiburg in 2004, where she initially played in the club's youth and second team. For the 2006–07 season, she joined Freiburg's Bundesliga squad and made her first division debut. After seven years at the club, Schweers transferred to VfL Wolfsburg in 2010–11 season.[3] In the 2012–13 season, she won the German League, the German Cup, and the Champion's League with Wolfsburg. In 2014, she won the German League and the Champions League again and in 2015 the German Cup. Schweers transferred to Bayern Munich in the 2016–2017 season, where she signed a two-year contract that will last until 30 June 2018.[6]

International

At junior level, Schweers represented Germany at the 2008 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup, reaching third-place. She made her debut for the German senior national team in October 2010 in a friendly match against Australia. Schweers was called up for Germany's 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup squad.[4]

International goals

Scores and results list Germany's goal tally first:

Schweers – goals for Germany
# Date Location Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 29 November 2012 Halle, Germany  France 1–0 1–1 Friendly
2. 8 March 2013 Parchal, Portugal  Japan 1–0 2–1 2013 Algarve Cup
3. 22 October 2016 Regensburg, Germany  Austria 3–2 4–2 Friendly

Source:[4]

Honours

Domestic

International

References

  1. ^ "FIFA Women's World Cup France 2019 – List of Players: Germany" (PDF). FIFA. 10 June 2019. p. 10. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 June 2019. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
  2. ^ "FIFA Women's World Cup Germany 2011 – List of Players: Germany" (PDF). FIFA. 28 July 2014. p. 8. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 November 2019. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Verena Faißt" (in German). Framba.de. Archived from the original on 19 March 2012. Retrieved 23 June 2011.
  4. ^ a b c "Nationalspielerin Verena Faißt" (in German). DFB.de. Retrieved 23 June 2011.
  5. ^ "Verena Schweers beendet ihre Karriere" (in German). DFB.de. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
  6. ^ "Verena Faißt: "Ich will mich neu erfinden"", Retrieved 3 September 2016.

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