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
0000–2003	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

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

International

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

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

FCR 2001 Duisburg

• Bundesliga Runner-up: 2007–08, 2009–10
• DFB-Pokal: 2008–09, 2009–10
• UEFA Women's Cup: 2008–09

Atlético Madrid

• Supercopa de España: Winner 2020–21

VfL Wolfsburg

• Bundesliga: 2021–22
• DFB-Pokal: 2021–22

Germany U17

• UEFA Women's U17 Championship: Winner 2008
• FIFA U17 Women's World Cup third place: 2008
• FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup: Winner 2010

References

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. "Turid Knaak". dfb.de. 18 September 2021.

External links

• Official website (in German)
• Turid Knaak – FIFA competition record (archived)
• Turid Knaak at WorldFootball.net