Almuth Schult Explained

Almuth Schult
Full Name:Almuth Schult[1]
Birth Date:9 February 1991
Birth Place:Dannenberg, Germany
Height:1.80 m
Position:Goalkeeper
Currentclub:Kansas City Current
Clubnumber:1
Youthyears1:1996–2007
Youthclubs1:FC SG Gartow
Youthyears2:2007–2008
Youthclubs2:Hamburger SV
Years1:2007–2008
Clubs1:Hamburger SV
Caps1:0
Goals1:0
Years2:2008–2011
Clubs2:Magdeburger FFC
Caps2:44
Goals2:0
Years3:2011–2013
Clubs3:SC 07 Bad Neuenahr
Caps3:43
Goals3:0
Years4:2013–2022
Clubs4:VfL Wolfsburg
Caps4:116
Goals4:0
Years5:2022
Clubs5:Angel City FC
Caps5:1
Goals5:0
Years6:2024
Clubs6:Hamburger SV
Caps6:4
Goals6:0
Years7:2024–
Clubs7:Kansas City Current
Caps7:4
Goals7:0
Nationalyears1:2008–2009
Nationalteam1:Germany U19
Nationalcaps1:11
Nationalgoals1:0
Nationalyears2:2009–2010
Nationalteam2:Germany U20
Nationalcaps2:10
Nationalgoals2:0
Nationalyears3:2010
Nationalteam3:Germany U23
Nationalcaps3:1
Nationalgoals3:0
Nationalyears4:2011–
Nationalteam4:Germany
Nationalcaps4:66
Nationalgoals4:0
Club-Update:20 September 2024 (UTC)
Nationalteam-Update:17:57, 14 November 2022 (UTC)

Almuth Schult (pronounced as /de/;[2] born 9 February 1991) is a German footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for the Kansas City Current of the National Women's Soccer League and the Germany national team.

Club career

At the age of five, Schult began her career at her local football club FC SG Gartow, before moving to Hamburger SV in 2007. She joined Magdeburger FFC in 2008, where she played in the third-tier Regionalliga. At Magdeburg Schult became a regular starter and achieved promotion with her team to the 2. Frauen-Bundesliga, where she played two full seasons. In 2011, Schult signed a three-year contract with Frauen-Bundesliga side SC 07 Bad Neuenahr.[3] In 2013, she signed a two-year contract with Bundesliga and UEFA Women's Champions League champions VfL Wolfsburg.[4]

In April 2022, she signed an 18-month contract with NWSL club Angel City FC.[5] However, she featured in only one match, and left the club in November that year.[6]

In April 2024, she joined Hamburger SV until the end of the 2023–24 season.[7] [8]

On 2 August 2024, the Kansas City Current announced that they had signed Schult through the end of the 2024 season.[9]

International career

Schult reached third-place with Germany at the 2008 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup, appearing in two matches. Two years later, she was Germany's first choice goalkeeper at the 2010 U-20 Women's World Cup, which the team won. The tournament was played on home soil in Germany. Schult was called up as third goalkeeper for Germany's 2011 Women's World Cup squad.[10] Her first team debut was on 15 February 2012 against Turkey.[11] [12]

After the retirement of Nadine Angerer, Schult's first major tournament as the starting goalkeeper for Germany came at the 2016 Summer Olympics, where she played every minute and earned Germany their first ever gold medal in women's Olympic football.[13]

Personal life

She is married. In spring 2020, she became the mother of twins[14] and in August 2023 of a third child.[15]

Honours

VfL Wolfsburg

2013–14, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19

2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19

2014

Kansas City Current

2024[16]

Germany

2013, runner-up: 2022[17]

Gold medal, 2016

2012, 2014

Germany U20

2010

Germany U17

third place 2008

Individual

2014[18]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: FIFA Women's World Cup France 2019 – List of Players: Germany . . 10 . 7 July 2019 . 18 February 2022 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20190708190751/https://tournament.fifadata.com/documents/FWWC/2019/pdf/FWWC_2019_SQUADLISTS.PDF . 8 July 2019.
  2. Book: Krech . Eva-Maria . Stock . Eberhard . Hirschfeld . Ursula . Anders . Lutz Christian . Deutsches Aussprachewörterbuch. German Pronunciation Dictionary . de . 2009 . Walter de Gruyter . Berlin . 978-3-11-018202-6 . 306, 912.
  3. Web site: Bad Neuenahr verpflichtet Almuth Schult . Bad Neuenahr signs Almuth Schult . womensoccer.de . 14 June 2011 . de . 28 April 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110501175931/http://www.womensoccer.de/2011/04/28/bad-neuenahr-verpflichtet-almuth-schult/ . 1 May 2011 . dead .
  4. Web site: Goalkeeper Schult goes to Wolfsburg . uefa.com . 18 June 2013 . 30 May 2013.
  5. Web site: Almuth Schult wechselt vom VfL Wolfsburg in die USA – Ab Sommer beim Angel City FC . Sportbuzzer . de . 6 April 2022 .
  6. Web site: Schult: Keine Rückkehr nach Los Angeles . Kicker . de . 16 November 2022 .
  7. Web site: HSV-Frauen verpflichten Almuth Schult . Hamburger SV . de . 12 April 2024 .
  8. Web site: Almuth Schult wechselt zum Hamburger SV . German Football Association . de . 12 April 2024 .
  9. Web site: 2 August 2024 . Kansas City Current sign veteran international goalkeeper Almuth Schult . 9 September 2024 . Kansas City Current.
  10. Web site: Bundestrainerin benennt 21-köpfigen WM-Kader . Kicker.de . 27 May 2011 . 7 June 2011 .
  11. http://www.sportschau.de/sp/fussball/news201202/15/dfb-damen-tuerkei.jsp DFB-Frauen glanzlos an die Spitze
  12. Web site: EM-Qualifikation, 2011/2012, Gruppe 2 – Türkei 0 Deutschland 5 . 14 August 2014 . DFB – Deutscher Fußball-Bund e.V. . de. 26 April 2019.
  13. Web site: Gold for Germany as Neid finishes in style . https://web.archive.org/web/20160820065521/http://www.fifa.com/womensolympic/news/y=2016/m=8/news=gold-for-germany-as-neid-finishes-in-style-2822872.html . dead . 20 August 2016 . 19 August 2016 . fifa.com.
  14. Web site: Doppeltes Babyglück bei deutscher Nummer eins . 27 April 2020 . n-tv.de. de. 16 December 2023.
  15. Web site: Almuth Schult bringt drittes Kind zur Welt . 17 August 2023 . n-tv.de. de. 16 December 2023.
  16. News: Match Report: Kansas City Current win NWSL x Liga MX Femenil Summer Cup with 2-0 victory over NJ/NY Gotham FC. 2024-10-25. Kansas City Current. 2024-11-29.
  17. Web site: Sanders . Emma . 31 July 2022 . England beat Germany to win first major women's trophy . 31 July 2022 . BBC.
  18. http://iffhs.de/former-results/ Awards 2014
  19. Web site: IFFHS WORLD'S BEST WOMAN GOALKEEPER OF THE DECADE 2011-2020 : ALMUTH SCHULT . IFFHS . 18 January 2021 .