Samantha Steuerwald

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Samantha Steuerwald
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-10-11) 11 October 1998 (age 25)
Place of birth Hamburg, Germany
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 SC Freiburg
Number 21
Youth career
2003–2014 Bramfelder SV
2014–2016 VfL Wolfsburg U17
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015 Bramfelder SV 4 (0)
2015–2018 VfL Wolfsburg II 51 (9)
2018–2020 Werder Bremen 16 (2)
2020– SC Freiburg 71 (6)
International career
2012 Germany U15
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 July 2023

Samantha Steuerwald (born 11 October 1998) is a German professional footballer who plays as a defender for Frauen-Bundesliga club SC Freiburg.

Youth career[edit]

Steuerwald played in the Bramfelder SV youth system from the age of 5. She also competed in youth track and field events, school football, and indoor soccer.[2] In 2008 at age 9, she told the Hamburger Abendblatt that she intended to become a professional footballer.[3] By 2015, she was attending the Eichendorf School in Wolfsburg and playing for VfL Wolfsburg's under-17 team.[4]

Club career[edit]

Werder Bremen, 2018–2020[edit]

2. Frauen-Bundesliga club Werder Bremen signed Steuerwald on 10 July 2018, where she played as a striker.[5][6]

SC Freiburg, 2020–[edit]

Frauen-Bundesliga club SC Freiburg signed Steuerwald on 25 June 2020[7] along with Werder Bremen teammate Luisa Wensing.[8] The club converted her from playing forward to defense during her first season.[9]

On 16 January 2023, Steuerwald extended her contract with Freiburg.[10][11][12][13][14]

Steurwald played in the 2022–23 DFB-Pokal Frauen final against Wolfsburg, which Freiburg lost 1–4.[15][16]

International career[edit]

In 2012, Germany national women's under-15 football team manager Bettina Wiegmann invited Steuerwald to camp.[2][17]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Samantha Steuerwald". Bild. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Samantha Steuerwald spielt für die U15 Nationalmannschaft" [Samantha Steuerwald plays for the U15 national team] (Press release) (in German). Bramfelder SV. 27 August 2012. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
  3. ^ "Samantha möchte Fußballprofi werden" [Samantha wants to be a professional footballer]. Hamburger Abendblatt (in German). 14 January 2008. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
  4. ^ Hardt, Andreas. "Hamburg verliert seine Talente" [Hamburg loses its talents]. Hamburger Abendblatt (in German).
  5. ^ "Sturm-Duo für die Grün-Weißen" [Storm duo for the Green-Whites] (Press release) (in German). SV Werder Bremen. 7 October 2018. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
  6. ^ "Stürmerin Samantha Steuerwald verstärkt die Frauen des SC Freiburg" [Striker Samantha Steuerwald strengthens the women of SC Freiburg]. Badische Zeitung (in German). 25 June 2020. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
  7. ^ "SC Freiburg holt Stürmerin Steuerwald aus Bremen" [SC Freiburg bring forward Steuerwald from Bremen]. Süddeutsche Zeitung (in German). Deutsche Presse-Agentur. 25 June 2020. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
  8. ^ "Letztes Saisonspiel der SC Freiburg Frauen gegen 1. FFC Frankfurt" [SC Freiburg women's last game of the season against 1. FFC Frankfurt]. baden.fm (in German). 26 June 2020. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
  9. ^ "Samantha Steuerwald – eine flexibel einsetzbare Stammkraft bei den SC-Frauen" [Samantha Steuerwald – a flexible regular with the SC women]. Badische Zeitung (in German). 6 November 2020. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
  10. ^ Strepenick, Andreas (16 January 2023). ""Ich freue mich riesig": Samantha Steuerwald bleibt beim SC Freiburg" ["I'm really happy": Samantha Steuerwald stays at SC Freiburg]. Badische Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 18 July 2023.
  11. ^ "Samantha Steuerwald verlängert Vertrag beim SC Freiburg" [Samantha Steuerwald extends contract at SC Freiburg]. baden.fm. 17 January 2023.
  12. ^ "Steuerwald verlängert Vertrag beim SC Freiburg" [Steuerwald extends contract at SC Freiburg]. sport.de (in German). RTL.
  13. ^ "Samantha Steuerwald pens a new deal with Freiburg". Footbalada. 18 January 2023.
  14. ^ "Steuerwald verlängert beim SC Freiburg" [Steuerwald extended at SC Freiburg]. Kicker (in German).
  15. ^ "DFB-Pokal der Frauen, 2022/2023, Finale". DFB (in German). 18 May 2023. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
  16. ^ "Sieg in Leipzig: Freiburgerinnen ziehen ins Pokalfinale ein" [Victory in Leipzig: Freiburg women move into the cup final]. Hamburger Abendblatt (in German). 16 April 2023. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
  17. ^ Struppek, Bernd-Olaf (21 August 2013). "Der Kampf gegen Jungs macht sie stark" [Fighting boys makes them strong] (in German). Retrieved 18 July 2023.

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