# Jule Brand

Jule Brand (born 16 October 2002) is a German professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or forward for VfL Wolfsburg and the Germany national team.

## Club career

Brand had played in boys' teams at FV Dudenhofen and JSG JFV Ganerb before moving up to the youth department of TSG Hoffenheim in the winter of 2018, via the FC Speyer 09 juniors side. There, she played in the U17s and then in the 2. Frauen-Bundesliga with the U20s. After 37 league games with Hoffenheim II, Brand joined the first team in 2020.
She helped TSG Hoffenheim finish third in the 2020-21 Frauen-Bundesliga. After progressing through the 2021-22 Champions League qualifying rounds, Hoffenheim narrowly missed out on a quarter-final spot as they finished third in Group C, level on points with 2nd-placed Arsenal. Brand played nine times and scored three goals in her debut Champions League campaign.
The youngster featured in every league game for Hoffenheim during her two years with the senior team. In 2022, Brand's promising form for club and country saw her become the inaugural Golden Girl winner, an award for the most impressive female player aged under 21 in Europe's top leagues each year.
In February 2022, VfL Wolfsburg announced they had completed the signing of Brand on a three-year deal for an undisclosed fee, with the player to join in the summer. Brand won her first trophy in May 2023 as Wolfsburg claimed the 2022-23 DFB-Pokal Frauen, where she came on as a late substitute in the final.
Jule lifted the same cup for a second time in the following season and scored the opening goal of the final as Wolfsburg beat Bayern Munich 2-0 at the RheinEnergieStadion. Brand scored five goals in the 2023-24 DFB-Pokal Frauen to end as the tournament's joint-highest scorer, alongside teammate Vivien Endemann.

## International career
### Youth

In 2015 and 2016, Brand played eight games for the Southwest U14 in the national cup. In 2017 and 2018, she played for the Baden U16 and U18 as well as the Southwest U16 and the German U16 team in the national cup. Brand also participated in the Nordic Cup with Germany's U16s. With the U17 team, she qualified for the 2019 UEFA European Championship.
At the tournament in Bulgaria, she played at right-back in Germany's first two group stage matches; a 4–0 win against England and a 3–2 defeat by the Netherlands. Brand was suspended for the third group game, but returned to the line-up as a left-winger in the 2-0 semi-final victory over Portugal. In the final, Brand started and played 76 minutes as Germany met the Netherlands again, beating Jong-Oranje this time 3-2 on penalties (1-1 after extra-time) to win U17 Euro 2019. Germany won the title for the seventh time, with their goalkeeper Pauline Nelles starring and the two 'keepers saving a total of seven penalties between them.
Five games followed with the U19s, in March 2020 at a tournament in La Manga. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the U19 European Championship qualifiers and its final rounds were cancelled, meaning Brand was not able to play any competitive games for the U19s. Jule's impressive rise saw her awarded with the Fritz Walter Gold Medal in 2021, the DfB's top prize for youth footballers in Germany.

### Senior

In April 2021, after Melanie Leupolz and Klara Bühl had to miss the games against Australia and Norway due to muscular problems and minor injuries, she was called up for the two games of the senior national team. On 10 April, against Australia, she came on as a 60th minute substitute for Tabea Waßmuth. Two minutes later, she was able to beat Clare Polkinghorne in a running duel and score her first international goal, before assisting the fourth goal scored by Laura Freigang in the 65th minute. In qualifying for the 2023 World Cup, she played in all six games and scored three goals across the games against Israel and Turkey.
For Euro 2022, which was held in England, she was called up to the squad by the national coach Martina Voss-Tecklenburg. The German team reached the final, but lost 2-1 to England after extra-time and finished as runners-up. Brand was used in all six games.
In the summer of 2024, Brand helped Germany win a bronze medal in the Olympic women's football event at the Games in Paris. She started all six of the team's matches at the tournament and scored in their opening 3-0 win over Australia. Germany beat world champions Spain 1-0 in Lyon in the Bronze medal match.

## Career statistics
### Club

    As of match played 16 February 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | DFB-Pokal | DFB-Pokal | UWCL | UWCL | DFB-Supercup | DFB-Supercup | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| TSG Hoffenheim II | 2018–19 | 2. Frauen-Bundesliga | 21 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 21 | 1 |
| TSG Hoffenheim II | 2019–20 | 2. Frauen-Bundesliga | 16 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 16 | 2 |
| TSG Hoffenheim II | Total | Total | 37 | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 37 | 3 |
| TSG Hoffenheim | 2020–21 | Frauen-Bundesliga | 22 | 4 | 3 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 25 | 5 |
| TSG Hoffenheim | 2021–22 | Frauen-Bundesliga | 22 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 3 | – | – | 33 | 8 |
| TSG Hoffenheim | Total | Total | 44 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 3 | – | – | 58 | 13 |
| VfL Wolfsburg | 2022–23 | Frauen-Bundesliga | 21 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 1 | – | – | 35 | 6 |
| VfL Wolfsburg | 2023–24 | Frauen-Bundesliga | 22 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 29 | 9 |
| VfL Wolfsburg | 2024–25 | Frauen-Bundesliga | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 3 |
| VfL Wolfsburg | Total | Total | 55 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 87 | 18 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 136 | 19 | 16 | 9 | 29 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 182 | 34 |

### International

    As of 25 February 2025
Appearances and goals by national team and year :
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
| Germany | 2021 | 10 | 4 |
| Germany | 2022 | 17 | 2 |
| Germany | 2023 | 12 | 1 |
| Germany | 2024 | 16 | 2 |
| Germany | 2025 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 57 | 9 |
    Scores and results list Germany's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Brand goal.
List of international goals scored by Jule Brand :
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| 1 | 10 April 2021 | Brita-Arena, Wiesbaden, Germany | Australia | 3–0 | 5–2 | Friendly |
| 2 | 26 October 2021 | Stadion Essen, Essen, Germany | Israel | 1–0 | 7–0 | 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
| 3 | 26 October 2021 | Stadion Essen, Essen, Germany | Israel | 4–0 | 7–0 | 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
| 4 | 26 November 2021 | Eintracht-Stadion. Braunschweig, Germany | Turkey | 4–0 | 8–0 | 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
| 5 | 24 June 2022 | Steigerwaldstadion, Erfurt, Germany | Switzerland | 6–0 | 7–0 | Friendly |
| 6 | 13 November 2022 | Red Bull Arena, Harrison, United States | United States | 1–0 | 1–2 | Friendly |
| 7 | 11 April 2023 | Max-Morlock-Stadion, Nuremberg, Germany | Brazil | 1–2 | 1–2 | Friendly |
| 8 | 16 July 2024 | Niedersachsenstadion, Hanover, Germany | Austria | 2–0 | 4–0 | UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying |
| 9 | 25 July 2024 | Stade Vélodrome, Marseille, France | Australia | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2024 Summer Olympics |

## Honours

VfL Wolfsburg
* DFB-Pokal Frauen: 2022–23, 2023–24
* UEFA Women's Champions League runner-up: 2022–23
Germany U17
* UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship: 2019
Germany
* Summer Olympics bronze medal: 2024
* UEFA Championship runner-up: 2022
* UEFA Women's Nations League third place: 2023–24
Individual
* Golden Girl: 2022
* Fritz Walter Medal Gold (U19): 2021
* Silbernes Lorbeerblatt: 2024