Leonie Maier

Leonie Rebekka Maier (born 29 September 1992) is a German footballer who plays as a defender for TSG Hoffenheim and previously for the Germany national team.

VfL Sindelfingen, 2008–2010
Maier started her professional career with VfL Sindelfingen in the second tier of the Frauen-Bundesliga. She spent two seasons at Sindelfingen. During her second season with Sindelfingen she scored 9 goals in 31 appearances with the club.

SC 07 Bad Neuenahr, 2010–2013
Maier then moved to SC 07 Bad Neuenahr, who played in the top tier of the Frauen-Bundesliga. She stayed with the club for three seasons, playing 65 regular season games and scoring two goals. Following the death of the club president, SC 07 Bad Neueahr filed for insolvency, forcing Maier to move.

Bayern Munich, 2013–2019
Maier signed for FC Bayern Munich. Since joining the club she has won the Frauen-Bundesliga twice, in 2014–15 and 2015–16. As of the end of the 2018–19 season she has appeared in 92 first team regular season appearances, scoring four times.

Arsenal, 2019–2021
Maier signed for Arsenal FC on 31 May 2019. She made 25 appearances across two seasons.

Everton, 2021–2023
Maier signed for Everton in July 2021, with a two-year contract until the end of June 2023.

She scored her first goal for Everton on her debut in a 3–1 win vs. Birmingham City.

TSG Hoffenheim 2023–
She returned to Germany in the summer of 2023 and joined TSG Hoffenheim. In April 2024, she announced that she will retire after the 2023–24 season.

International career
Maier scored her first international goal in a friendly match against Canada on 19 July 2013. She scored in the 53rd minute, which resulted in a 1–0 win for Germany.

She has been selected for the squads of the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup where Germany finished fourth, 2016 Summer Olympics, where Germany won the gold medal, the 2017 UEFA Women's Championship and the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup.

She announced her international retirement in February 2023.

Career statistics

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

Honours
Bayern Munich
 * Bundesliga: 2014–15, 2015–16

Germany
 * UEFA Women's Championship: 2013
 * Summer Olympic Games Gold medal: 2016
 * Algarve Cup: 2014

Germany U20 Germany U19
 * FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup: runner-Up 2012
 * UEFA U-19 Women's Championship: 2011

Germany U17
 * UEFA U-17 Women's Championship: 2009
 * FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup third place: 2008

Individual
 * FIFPro: FIFA FIFPro World XI 2016