Melanie Behringer
Full nameMelanie Behringer[1]
Birth date18 November 1985 (age 40)
Birth placeLörrach, West Germany
Height1.72 m
PositionMidfielder
Youthclubs 1SpVgg Utzenfeld
Years 1–2003
Clubs 1FC Hausen
Years 22003–2008
Clubs 2SC Freiburg
Caps 297
Goals 230
Years 32008–2010
Clubs 3Bayern Munich
Caps 335
Goals 39
Years 42010–2014
Clubs 41. FFC Frankfurt
Caps 497
Goals 420
Years 52014–2019
Clubs 5Bayern Munich
Caps 579
Goals 521
Nationalyears 12002–2004
Nationalteam 1Germany U19
Nationalcaps 130
Nationalgoals 19
Nationalyears 22005–2006
Nationalteam 2Germany U21
Nationalcaps 29
Nationalgoals 23
Nationalyears 32005–2016
Nationalteam 3Germany
Nationalcaps 3123
Nationalgoals 334

Melanie Behringer (born 18 November 1985) is a German former footballer who played as a midfielder.[2] She was a Best FIFA Women's Player finalist.[3]

Club career

Behringer started her career at SpVgg Utzenfeld and FC Hausen. In 2003, she joined SC Freiburg. She made her Bundesliga debut for Freiburg and played at the club for five seasons. For the 2008–09 season, Behringer transferred to FC Bayern Munich and finished second in the Bundesliga table in her first year in Munich. After two seasons, Behringer joined league rivals 1. FFC Frankfurt in 2010. She won the 2011 German Cup with Frankfurt, defeating 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam in the final.[4] On 31 March 2016, Behringer extended her contract until 2019.[5]

International career

In 2004, Behringer was runner-up with Germany at the 2004 UEFA Women's U-19 Championship and later that year won the 2004 FIFA U-19 Women's World Championship. She scored in all three knockout round games of that tournament, including the final. She made her debut for the German senior national team in January 2005 against China.[2]

She was part of Germany's World Cup winning squad at the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup, starting in all six games. One year later, she won the bronze medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics and claimed the title at the 2009 European Championship. She scored a long-range goal in the final, for which she won Germany's Goal of the Month award. Behringer has been called up for Germany's 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup squad.[2]

She was part of the squad for the 2016 Summer Olympics, where Germany won the gold medal.[6]

She retired from international football on 23 August 2016.[7]

Career statistics

Scores and results list Germany's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Behringer goal.
List of international goals scored by Melanie Behringer[2]
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
19 March 2006Loulé, PortugalFinland4–05–02006 Algarve Cup
211 March 2006Loulé, PortugalSweden1–03–02006 Algarve Cup
312 March 2007Vila Real de Santo António, PortugalDenmark3–03–02007 Algarve Cup
429 July 2007Magdeburg, GermanyDenmark1–04–0Friendly
522 August 2007Koblenz, GermanySwitzerland2–07–0UEFA Women's Euro 2009 qualifying
65–0
730 August 2007Mainz, GermanyNorway1–12–2Friendly
810 September 2007Shanghai, ChinaArgentina1–011–02007 FIFA Women's World Cup
93–0
1029 May 2008Kassel, GermanyWales4–04–0UEFA Women's Euro 2009 qualifying
1117 July 2008Unterhaching, GermanyEngland3–03–0Friendly
121 October 2008Basel, SwitzerlandSwitzerland2–03–0UEFA Women's Euro 2009 qualifying
134 March 2009Albufeira, PortugalFinland1–02–02009 Algarve Cup
1425 July 2009Sinsheim, GermanyNetherlands3–06–0Friendly
1527 August 2009Tampere, FinlandFrance3–05–1UEFA Women's Euro 2009
1610 September 2009Helsinki, FinlandEngland2–06–2UEFA Women's Euro 2009
1724 February 2010Parchal, PortugalDenmark1–04–02010 Algarve Cup
1815 September 2010Dresden, GermanyCanada4–05–0Friendly
1922 October 2011Bucharest, RomaniaRomania3–03–0UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualifying
2019 November 2011Wiesbaden, GermanyKazakhstan9–017–0UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualifying
2115 February 2012İzmir, TurkeyTurkey4–05–0UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualifying
225–0
232 March 2012Vila Real de Santo António, PortugalChina1–01–02012 Algarve Cup
2419 September 2012Duisburg, GermanyTurkey4–010–0UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualifying
255–0
2617 September 2014Heidenheim, GermanyIreland1–02–02015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
277 June 2015Ottawa, CanadaIvory Coast9–010–02015 FIFA Women's World Cup
2818 September 2015Halle, GermanyHungary4–012–0UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying
2925 October 2015Sandhausen, GermanyTurkey3–07–0UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying
303 August 2016São Paulo, BrazilZimbabwe3–16–12016 Summer Olympics
314–1
329 August 2016Brasília, BrazilCanada1–01–22016 Summer Olympics
3312 August 2016Salvador, BrazilChina1–01–02016 Summer Olympics
3416 August 2016Belo Horizonte, BrazilCanada1–02–02016 Summer Olympics

Honours

1. FFC Frankfurt

Bayern München

Germany

Germany U20

Germany U19

Individual

References

  1. ^ "FIFA Women's World Cup Canada 2015 – List of Players: Germany". FIFA. 6 July 2015. p. 12. Archived from the original on 2 February 2020. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
  2. ^ "Nationalspielerin Melanie Behringer" (in German). DFB.de. Retrieved 18 June 2011.
  3. ^ "Stars collide as Japan welcomes world's elite". Archived from the original on 5 November 2016.
  4. ^ "Frankfurt revanchiert sich gegen Potsdam" (in German). Focus.de. 26 March 2011. Archived from the original on 9 August 2014. Retrieved 18 June 2011.
  5. ^ "Melanie Behringer verlängert beim FC Bayern" (in German). Retrieved 1 April 2016.
  6. ^ "Gold for Germany as Neid finishes in style". FIFA. 19 August 2016. Archived from the original on 20 August 2016.
  7. ^ "Krahn und Behringer treten aus Nationalteam zurück" (in German). dfb.de. 23 August 2016. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
  8. ^ "Olympic women's football had 65 goals and crowned Melanie Behringer". meridiano.com.ve