Sophia Winkler

Sophia Winkler
Personal information
Date of birth (2003-06-29) 29 June 2003 (age 21)
Place of birth Marl, Germany
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 SGS Essen
Number 12
Youth career
SUS Concordia Flaesheim
2017–2020 SGS Essen
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020– SGS Essen 49 (0)
International career‡
2021–2022 Germany U19 6 (0)
2024– Germany 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:30, 19 February 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12:38, 30 November 2024 (UTC)

Sophia Winkler (born 29 June 2003) is a German football goalkeeper for SGS Essen.[1]

Career

Winkler began her career at SUS Concordia Flaesheim, before switching to the SGS Essen youth ranks at the start of 2017.

In the 2020–21 Bundesliga season, Winkler made her debut for Essen's senior team.[2] Having established herself as the main goalkeeper in 2021, the German kept seven clean sheets during the subsequent campaign.[3] Winkler was rewarded for her 2022–23 performances with a contract extension until 2026.[4][5]

During the first half of the 2023–24 season, Winkler experienced a streak of three consecutive matches where she kept a clean sheet, coming close to the consecutive clean sheet minutes record of Kim Sindermann.[6]

Career statistics

International

As of 29 November 2024[7]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Germany 2024 1 0
Total 1 0

References

  1. ^ "Sophia Winkler". Retrieved 25 March 2023.
  2. ^ "Sophia Winkler - Spielerinnenprofil" (in German). Retrieved 25 March 2023.
  3. ^ "Sophia Winkler - Leistungsdaten - Frauenfußball auf soccerdonna.de". www.soccerdonna.de. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
  4. ^ sportschau.de. "WDR-Sport: SGS Essen verlängert Vertrag mit Torhüterin Winkler". sportschau.de (in German). Retrieved 19 February 2024.
  5. ^ Haidinger, Peter. "Frauen-Bundesliga: SGS Essen verlängert mit Torfrau Sophia Winkler". MSPW - Media Sportservice (in German). Retrieved 19 February 2024.
  6. ^ Burgmer, Benedikt (24 November 2023). "SGS-Torhüterin Winkler auf Rekordjagd und im Pokalfieber". www.waz.de (in German). Retrieved 19 February 2024.
  7. ^ "Sophia Winkler". dfb.de. 30 November 2024.