Lena Lattwein

Lena Lattwein (born 2 May 2000) is a German professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Frauen-Bundesliga club VfL Wolfsburg and the Germany national team.

Club career
Lattwein played football for boys' youth teams of JFG Untere III. She then moved up to her first ever all-female team 1. FC Saarbrücken, making her debut in February 2017. On her second matchday, she scored a hat-trick against 1. FFC Frankfurt II in a 4-0 win. With Saarbrücken, she appeared in all 10 matches, scoring 6 goals.

In June 2017, she signed with Frauen-Bundesliga club TSG 1899 Hoffenheim. Lattwein made her Bundesliga debut on 2 September 2017, starting in Hoffenheim's first match of the season, a 0–6 defeat to VfL Wolfsburg. She scored her first Bundesliga goal on 15 October 2017 in a 3–0 win against 1. FC Köln. In September 2018, Lattwein extended her contract with Hoffenheim through 2020.

Lattwein signed to join VfL Wolfsburg in 2021. She made her debut already on the first day of the league championship, on August 28, in the 3-0 home victory against 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam.

International career
Lattwein represented Germany at the under-15 and under-16 levels. On 30 October 2013, she made her debut for the Germany under-15 team in a 6–0 win against Scotland, scoring two goals. In February 2016, she captained the Germany under-16 team in the UEFA Development Tournament against the Netherlands, Scotland, and France.

In October 2018, Lattwein received her first call up to the Germany senior team, following an injury to Lena Petermann, for Germany's friendly match against Austria; Lattwein did not appear in the match. On 10 November 2018, she made her debut in a 5–2 win against Italy.

For the Euro 2022 in England, she was called up to the squad by the national coach Martina Voss-Tecklenburg. The German team was defeated by England in the final and became Vice European Champion. Lattwein played in five games, scoring one goal.

Personal life
Lattwein studied mathematical economics at the University of Mannheim.

Career statistics

 * Scores and results list Germany's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Lattwein goal.

Honours
Germany VfL Wolfsburg
 * UEFA Women's Championship runner-up: 2022
 * German Champion: 2022
 * German Cup: 2022, 2023