Emily Kraft Explained

Emily Kraft
Fullname:Emily Kraft
Birth Date:2002 2, df=y
Birth Place:Frankfurt, Germany
Position:Forward
Currentclub:Aberdeen
(on loan from Southampton)
Youthclubs1:SV Concordia Gernsheim
Youthclubs2:RSV Germania Pfungstadt
Youthclubs3:FFC Frankfurt
Years1:2019–2020
Clubs1:FFC Frankfurt II
Caps1:2
Goals1:0
Years2:2020–2022
Clubs2:Eintracht Frankfurt II
Caps2:15
Goals2:3
Years3:2022–2023
Clubs3:Lewes
Caps3:17
Goals3:3
Years4:2023–
Clubs4:Southampton
Caps4:11
Goals4:1
Years5:2024–
Clubs5:Aberdeen (loan)
Caps5:0
Goals5:0
Nationalyears1:2016
Nationalteam1:Germany U15
Nationalcaps1:1
Nationalgoals1:0
Nationalyears2:2017
Nationalteam2:Germany U16
Nationalcaps2:3
Nationalgoals2:0
Nationalyears3:2018–2019
Nationalteam3:Republic of Ireland U17
Nationalyears4:2019–
Nationalteam4:Republic of Ireland
Nationalcaps4:1
Nationalgoals4:0
Pcupdate:01:05, 16 April 2023 (UTC)
Ntupdate:14:26, 20 January 2019 (UTC)

Emily Kraft (born 18 February 2002) is a German-Irish international footballer who plays for Scottish Women's Premier League club Aberdeen on loan from Women's Championship club Southampton. She made her debut for the Republic of Ireland women's national football team in January 2019.

Club career

Kraft played for SV Concordia Gernsheim and RSV Germania Pfungstadt, before joining FFC Frankfurt's youth structure as a 14-year-old.[1] She remained with Frankfurt when they were taken over by the local men's club and became Eintracht Frankfurt in 2020. In July 2022 she transferred to Lewes in the FA Women's Championship.[2]

After scoring five goals in twenty appearances across all competitions, Kraft signed for fellow Championship side Southampton in July 2023.[3] On 8 August 2024, Kraft joined Aberdeen on a season-long loan.[4]

International career

After previously representing the Germany women's national youth football team at under-15 and under-16 level, Kraft accepted a call-up to the Republic of Ireland women's national under-17 football team in October 2018. She was able to represent Ireland as her mother Orla is from Dublin. In her first match for Ireland under-17s she scored four goals in a 14–0 win over Albania.[5]

Ireland's senior national team coach Colin Bell called up Kraft for the first time in January 2019, for a friendly against Belgium, staged at San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain.[6] She started the match to win her first cap.[7]

In March 2019, Kraft suffered an anterior cruciate ligament injury in Ireland under-17's 1–1 draw with Norway.[8] She injured her cruciate again in July 2020 while training with her German club.[9]

Notes and References

  1. News: Petersohn . Frederik . "Keine Brücken über Nacht abbrechen!" . 20 January 2019 . Soccer Donna . 8 October 2018 . German.
  2. News: Frith . Wilf . Lewes sign Emily Kraft from FFC Frankfurt . 31 July 2022 . . 19 July 2022.
  3. News: Rees-Julian . George . Southampton FC Women sign Emily Kraft from Lewes FC . 14 July 2023 . . 14 July 2023.
  4. Web site: 8 August 2024 . Emily Kraft joins Aberdeen on loan . 9 August 2024 . Southampton FC.
  5. News: Fennessy . Paul . The 16-year-old German-born footballer dreaming of glory with Ireland . 20 January 2019 . The 42 . 27 December 2018.
  6. News: Ireland WNT: Megan Connolly excited for international future . 19 January 2019 . . 18 January 2019.
  7. FAIreland. 1086979154837307393. 20 January 2019. Well done to #IRLWNT forward Emily Kraft on her first cap! The 16-year old forward starts up front in today's international friendly against the @BelRedDevils! Good luck Emily! #COYGIG .
  8. News: Ireland WU17: Bell's squad focused on Germany . 31 July 2022 . . 22 March 2019.
  9. News: Zweiter Kreuzbandriss bei Emily Kraft . 31 July 2022 . . 30 July 2020 . German.