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Turid Knaak

Turid Knaak
Turid Knaak with Germany in 2021
Personal information
Full name Turid Knaak[1]
Date of birth (1991-01-24) 24 January 1991 (age 34)
Place of birth Essen, Germany
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder, striker
Youth career
SC Rellinghausen
SC Steele 03/20
–2003 SGS Essen
2003–2007 FCR 2001 Duisburg
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2011 FCR 2001 Duisburg 72 (13)
2011–2017 Bayer Leverkusen 102 (20)
2014 → Arsenal (loan) 4 (0)
2017–2020 SGS Essen 64 (16)
2020–2021 Atlético Madrid 26 (2)
2021–2022 Wolfsburg 16 (0)
International career‡
2006 Germany U15 4 (5)
2006–2008 Germany U17 19 (9)
2009–2010 Germany U19 18 (7)
2010 Germany U20 7 (0)
2010 Germany U23 2 (0)
2018–2022 Germany 16 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:38, 7 July 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15:38, 7 July 2022 (UTC)

Turid Knaak (born 24 January 1991) is a German former footballer.[2] She played as an attacking midfielder or a striker for Bundesliga club VfL Wolfsburg and the Germany women's national team.[3]

Club career

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Knaak started her professional career at FCR Duisburg with whom she won the German Cup and the UEFA Women's Cup. For the 2011–12 season she transferred to Bayer 04 Leverkusen.[4]

On 4 July 2014, she joined Arsenal on a two-month loan,[5] coming off the bench to make her debut in the FA WSL Cup two days later, in a 3–0 win over Chelsea,[6] and four days later, she was named in the starting line up against the London Bees, scoring twice in a 7–0 cup win.[7] She made one more cup appearance in a 4–0 win over Millwall,[8] and then three appearances in the FA WSL, before returning to Leverkusen for the start of the 2014–15 Bundesliga season.

Career statistics

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International

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As of 18 September 2021[9]
Germany
Year Apps Goals
2018 5 1
2019 7 1
2020 3 0
2021 1 0
Total 16 2

International goals

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Scores and results list Germany's goal tally first:[9]

Knaak – goals for Germany
# Date Location Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 10 June 2018 Hamilton, Canada  Canada 3–2 3–2 Friendly
2. 31 August 2019 Kassel, Germany  Montenegro 7–0 10–0 UEFA Women's Euro 2021 qualifying

Honours

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FCR 2001 Duisburg

Atlético Madrid

VfL Wolfsburg

Germany U17

References

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  1. ^ "FIFA Women's World Cup France 2019 – List of Players: Germany" (PDF). FIFA. 7 July 2019. p. 10. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 July 2019. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
  2. ^ ""Auf berufliche Ziele konzentrieren": Knaak beendet aktive Karriere". Kicker (in German). 5 May 2022. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
  3. ^ "Steckbrief Turid Knaak" (in German). fcr-01.de. Retrieved 25 February 2010.
  4. ^ "Leverkusen angelt sich Turid Knaak" (in German). womensoccer.de. 14 June 2011. Archived from the original on 13 July 2018. Retrieved 14 June 2011.
  5. ^ "Turid Knaak signs for Ladies on loan". Arsenal.com. 4 July 2014. Retrieved 3 October 2014.
  6. ^ "Continental Cup: Arsenal 3–0 Chelsea". Arsenal.com. 6 July 2014. Retrieved 3 October 2014.
  7. ^ "Arsenal Ladies 7–0 London Bees – Report". Arsenal.com. 11 July 2014. Retrieved 3 October 2014.
  8. ^ "Continental Cup: Millwall 0–4 Arsenal". Arsenal.com. 13 July 2014. Retrieved 3 October 2014.
  9. ^ a b "Turid Knaak". dfb.de. 18 September 2021.
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