# Leonie Maier

Leonie Rebekka Maier (German pronunciation:; born 29 September 1992) is a German footballer who plays as a defender for VfB Stuttgart in the German Regionalliga Süd, and previously 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, since 2024

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.

## 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

    As of 26 October 2021
Appearances and goals by national team and year :
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
| Germany | 2013 | 20 | 3 |
| Germany | 2014 | 2 | 0 |
| Germany | 2015 | 13 | 2 |
| Germany | 2016 | 14 | 2 |
| Germany | 2017 | 11 | 1 |
| Germany | 2018 | 9 | 2 |
| Germany | 2019 | 2 | 1 |
| Germany | 2020 | 4 | 0 |
| Germany | 2021 | 4 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 79 | 11 |
    Scores and results list Maier's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Maier goal.
List of international goals scored by Leonie Maier :
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| 1 | 19 June 2013 | Paderborn, Germany | Canada | 1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
| 2 | 29 June 2013 | Munich, Germany | Japan | 1–0 | 4–2 | Friendly |
| 3 | 26 October 2013 | Koper, Slovenia | Slovenia | 2–0 | 13–0 | 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
| 4 | 18 September 2015 | Halle, Germany | Hungary | 2–0 | 12–0 | UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying |
| 5 | 22 October 2015 | Wiesbaden, Germany | Russia | 2–0 | 2–0 | UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying |
| 6 | 3 March 2016 | Tampa, United Stat | France | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2016 SheBelieves Cup |
| 7 | 16 September 2016 | Khimki, Russia | Russia | 2–0 | 4–0 | UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying |
| 8 | 4 July 2017 | Sandhausen, Germany | Brazil | 3–1 | 3–1 | Friendly |
| 9 | 4 September 2018 | Tórshavn, Faroe Islands | Faroe Islands | 3–0 | 8–0 | 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
| 10 | 10 November 2018 | Osnabrück, Germany | Italy | 5–2 | 5–2 | Friendly |
| 11 | 3 September 2019 | Lviv, Ukraine | Ukraine | 8–0 | 8–0 | UEFA Women's Euro 2021 qualifying |

## Honours

Bayern Munich
* Bundesliga: 2014–15, 2015–16
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