2024–25 VfL Wolfsburg (women) season explained

Club:	VfL Wolfsburg Frauen
Season:	2024–25
Manager:	Tommy Stroot
Stadium:	AOK Stadion
Prevseason:	2023–24
Nextseason:	2025–26

The 2024–25 VfL Wolfsburg Frauen season is the club's 21st season since VfR Eintracht Wolfsburg joined VfL Wolfsburg as its women's section.

As the 2023–24 champions of the DFB-Pokal,^[1] VfL Wolfsburg gets to participate in the DFB-Supercup which restarts with the 2024–25 season. The 25 August 2024 derby against Bayern Munich thus becomes the first bout of the season for VfL Wolfsburg.^[2]

Season events

On 3 June 2024, VfL Wolfsburg announced the signing of Janina Minge from SC Freiburg on a contract until 30 June 2027. It was also announced that Caitlin Dijkstra returns from her loan to FC Twente to join the VfL Wolfburg squad.

On 11 June 2024, VfL Wolfsburg announced the signing of Sarai Linder from Bundesliga rivals TSG Hoffenheim on a contract until 30 June 2027.

On 13 June 2024, VfL Wolfsburg announced the signing of Luca Papp from Ferencváros on a contract until 30 June 2027.

On 17 June 2024, VfL Wolfsburg announced the signing of Lineth Beerensteyn from Juventus on a contract until 30 June 2026.

On 28 June 2024, VfL Wolfsburg announced the signing of Ella Peddemors from FC Twente on a contract until 30 June 2027. Peddemors will spend one more season at FC Twente on a loan before joining the VfL Wolfsburg squad in the 2025–26 season.

On 30 June 2024, VfL Wolfsburg announced the signing of Ariana Arias from FC Barcelona B team on a contract until 30 June 2027.

On 1 July 2024, VfL Wolfsburg announced the signing of Justine Kielland from SK Brann on a contract until 30 June 2027.

On 8 August 2024, VfL Wolfsburg announced that Riola Xhemaili prolonged her contract by one year, to 30 June 2027. It was also announced that Xhemaili will be joining the Dutch Eredivisie team PSV Eindhoven on loan for the 2024–25 season.

Players

			Name	Age				Goals		Notes
Goalkeepers
1					EU	2022	85	0	2025	Also 2012–2018
12			Nelly Smolarczyk		EU	2023	0	0	2025	2023–24 reserve team
22					EU	2023	6	0	2025
30					EU	2023	0	0	2025	2023–24 reserve team
Defenders
2					EU	2021	73	1	2025
3					EU	2024	0	0	2026
4					EU	2020	126	4	2025
14					EU	2023	22	0	2026
15					EU	2024	2	0	2027	2023–24 reserve team
16					EU	2023	6	0	2026	2023–24 reserve team
24					EU	2013	172	6	2026
31					EU	2022	41	9	2025
35					EU	2022	1	0		2023–24 reserve team
39					EU	2024	0	0	2027
Midfielders
6					EU	2024	0	0	2027
7					EU	2023	26	3	2026
8					EU	2021	81	16	2025
10					EU	2019	147	25	2025
13					EU	2024	0	0	2027
17					EU	2022	22	0	2025
18						2024	0	0	2027
23						2022	63	15	2025		-	27						2023	14	2	2026	2023–24 reserve team -->
29					EU	2022	64	15	2025
Forwards
9					EU	2024	0	0	2026
11					EU	2012	322	164	2025
19					EU	2023	25	3	2026
20					EU	2024	0	0	2027
21					EU	2020	64	18	2025
25					EU	2023	28	15	2026
28					EU	2021	65	32	2025	Transfers In Player Moving from Type Fee Source Summer 6 MF Janina Minge SC Freiburg Transfer 3 DF Caitlin Dijkstra FC Twente Loan return 39 DF Sarai Linder TSG Hoffenheim Transfer undisclosed 13 MF Luca Papp Ferencváros Transfer undisclosed 9 FW Lineth Beerensteyn Juventus Transfer ^[3] – MF Ella Peddemors FC Twente Transfer 20 FW Ariana Arias FC Barcelona Transfer 18 MF Justine Kielland SK Brann Transfer undisclosed Winter Out Player Moving to Type Fee Source Summer 5 MF Lena Oberdorf Bayern Munich Transfer undisclosed ^[4] 32 GK Kiara Beck VfB Stuttgart Transfer undisclosed ^[5] 9 FW Ewa Pajor FC Barcelona Transfer € ^[6] ^[7] 6 DF Dominique Janssen Manchester United Transfer undisclosed ^[8] – MF Ella Peddemors Loan 27 MF align=left align=left Loan Winter Competitions DFB-Supercup See main article: 2024 DFB-Supercup Frauen. Bundesliga See main article: 2024–25 Frauen-Bundesliga. Results DFB-Pokal See main article: 2024–25 DFB-Pokal Frauen. UEFA Champions League See main article: 2024–25 UEFA Women's Champions League. Qualifying round 2 See main article: 2024–25 UEFA Women's Champions League qualifying rounds.

Statistics

Summary

			Player					Total	Discipline	Notes
Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
1				0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
12			Nelly Smolarczyk	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
22				0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
30				0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Defenders
2				0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3				0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4				0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
14				0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
15				0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
16				0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
24				0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
31				0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
35				0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
39				0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Midfielders
6				0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
7				0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8				0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
10				0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
13				0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
17				0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
18				0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
23				0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
29				0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Forwards
9				0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
11				0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
19				0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
20				0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
21				0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
25				0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
28				0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Goalscorers

				Player					Total
1					—	—	—	—	0
Own goals (from the opponents)					—	—	—	—	0
Totals									0

Hat-tricks

(H) – Home; (A) – Away; (N) – Neutral venue (final)

Assists

				Player					Total
1					—	—	—	—	0
Totals									0

Hat-tricks of assists

(H) – Home; (A) – Away; (N) – Neutral venue (final)

Cleansheets

				Player					Total
1					—	—	—	—	0
Totals									0

Disciplinary record

Notes and References

1. News: Zehnter Triumph in Folge: VfL holt DFB-Pokal . 30 July 2024 . . 9 May 2024 . http://web.archive.org/web/20240730153229/https://www.zdf.de/nachrichten/sport/fussball-frauen-dfb-pokalfinale-fc-bayern-muenchen-vfl-wolfsburg-100.html . 30 July 2024 . de.
2. News: Google Pixel Supercup der Frauen am 25. August in Dresden . 30 July 2024 . . 28 May 2024 . http://web.archive.org/web/20240730154118/https://www.dfb.de/news/detail/google-pixel-supercup-der-frauen-am-25-august-in-dresden-261721/ . 30 July 2024 . de.
3. News: Vertrag bis 2026 . 30 July 2024 . . 17 June 2024 . http://web.archive.org/web/20240730110131/https://www.vfl-wolfsburg.de/newsdetails/news-detail/detail/news/vertrag-bis-2026 . 30 July 2024 . de.
4. News: FC Bayern sign Lena Oberdorf . 30 July 2024 . . 15 February 2024 . http://web.archive.org/web/20240301123603/https://fcbayern.com/frauen/en/news/2024/02/fc-bayern-sign-lena-oberdorf . 1 March 2024 . en.
5. News: Torspielerin Kiara Beck verstärkt die VfB-Frauen . 30 July 2024 . . 25 April 2024 . http://web.archive.org/web/20240730112353/https://www.vfb.de/de/vfb/aktuell/neues/vfb-frauen/2324/kiara-beck-2027/ . 30 July 2024 . de.
6. News: 17 June 2024 . Agreement to sign Ewa Pajor until 2027 . 30 July 2024 . . http://web.archive.org/web/20240617220734/https://www.fcbarcelona.com/en/football/womens-football/news/4039721/agreement-to-sign-ewa-pajor-until-2027 . 17 June 2024. en.
7. Web site: Els clubs han arribat a un acord de traspàs per menys de 400.000€, per tant, no serà el fitxatge més car de la secció. X (Twitter). Palet. Anna. Què T'hi Jugues. 17 June 2024. Catalan.
8. News: United Women sign Dominique Janssen . 30 July 2024 . . 2 July 2024 . http://web.archive.org/web/20240730113511/https://www.manutd.com/en/news/detail/man-utd-women-sign-dominique-janssen-2-july-2024 . 30 July 2024 . en.