Ramona Petzelberger Explained

Ramona Petzelberger
Fullname:Ramona Petzelberger[1]
Birth Date:13 November 1992
Birth Place:Essen, Germany
Height:1.63 m[2]
Position:Midfielder
Years1:2008–2009
Clubs1:Wattenscheid 09
Caps1:15
Goals1:4
Years2:2009–2012
Clubs2:SC 07 Bad Neuenahr
Caps2:61
Goals2:6
Years3:2012–2017
Clubs3:Bayer 04 Leverkusen
Caps3:84
Goals3:7
Years4:2017–2020
Clubs4:SGS Essen
Caps4:24
Goals4:7
Years5:2020–2022
Clubs5:Aston Villa
Caps5:30
Goals5:6
Years6:2022–2024
Clubs6:Tottenham Hotspur
Caps6:12
Goals6:0
Nationalyears1:2007–2008
Nationalteam1:Germany U16
Nationalcaps1:8
Nationalgoals1:2
Nationalyears2:2008–2009
Nationalteam2:Germany U17
Nationalcaps2:6
Nationalgoals2:4
Nationalyears3:2009–2011
Nationalteam3:Germany U19
Nationalcaps3:21
Nationalgoals3:5
Nationalteam4:Germany U20
Nationalyears4:2010–2012
Club-Update:19:25, 16 December 2023 (UTC)
Nationalcaps4:13
Nationalgoals4:1
Nationalteam-Update:19:32, 23 November 2023 (UTC)

Ramona Petzelberger (born 13 November 1992) is a German professional footballer who plays as a midfielder. She previously played for Bundesliga club SGS Essen. In 2022 she was called to the Germany national team.

Club career

Petzelberger began her career at the Police Sports-Club (Polizei-Sportverein) Essen and later moved to FCR 2001 Duisburg. In 2008 she moved to the second division club SG Wattenscheid 09, for whom she scored four goals in 15 league games. Together with three team players, Petzelberger moved to SC 07 Bad Neuenahr for the 2009/10 season, where she won a regular place straight away. In the Bundesliga she made her debut on 20 September 2009 against Tennis Borussia Berlin; the first goal followed on 10 October 2009 against SC Freiburg.

Petzelberger signed for Bayer 04 Leverkusen for the 2012/13 season.[3] On 19 April 2017, the native Essenerin announced her return to the Ruhr area to the SGS Essen.[4] There, she extended her contract to June 2020.[5] The first and third year were overshadowed for Petzelberger from long injury time. Nevertheless, Ramona Petzelberger played a key role in reaching the DFB Cup final in the final phase of the 2019/20 season (assist in the quarter-final against Turbine Potsdam and leading goal in the semi-final against Bayer 04 Leverkusen). In July 2020 she left SGS Essen.[6]

Petzelberger signed for Aston Villa in July 2020.[7] In 2022 she joined Tottenham Hotspur.[8]

International career

Petzelberger won the 2009 UEFA European Under-17 Championship with the U-17 national team. With the U-19 national team, she reached the semi-finals at the 2010 U-19 European Championship. Petzelberger was also nominated for the 2010 FIFA U-20 World Cup that took place in the same year but had to cancel because of an injury.

From 30 May to 11 June 2011 she took with the team at the U-19 Championship in Italy in part and led the team as captain until the finale, the 8–1 was won against the selection of Norway, while the 4–0 met. After the tournament, Petzelberger was voted "Golden Player" of the finals by UEFA.[9]

Petzelberger captained the squad at the 2012 U-20 World Cup in Japan, finishing in sixth place at the tournament.[10] All three group games was the U-20 team for opt (against China 4–0, Ghana 1–0, and USA 3–0) and drew with nine points and a goal difference of 8–0 goals in the quarter-finals. This was won by the team with Petzelberger against the selection from Norway 4–0. In the semi-finals, the team met host nation Japan; the German team won 3–0 and moved into the final against the United States, which was lost 1–0. Ramona Petzelberger played all encounters over 90 minutes. On the 14th of February 2022 she was called up to Germany national team for the Arnold Clark cup 2022.

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cupLeague CupTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
SG Wattenscheid 092008–092. Frauen-Bundesliga15400154
SC 07 Bad Neuenahr2009–10Frauen-Bundesliga22310233
2010–11Frauen-Bundesliga20241243
2011–12Frauen-Bundesliga19130221
Total61681697
Bayer Leverkusen2012–13Frauen-Bundesliga21310223
2013–14Frauen-Bundesliga22310233
2014–15Frauen-Bundesliga22120241
2015–16Frauen-Bundesliga601171
2016–17Frauen-Bundesliga13031161
Total84782929
2017–18Frauen-Bundesliga200020
2018–19Frauen-Bundesliga12500125
2019–20Frauen-Bundesliga10241143
Total24741288
Aston Villa2020–21Women's Super League1130020133
2021–22Women's Super League1931131235
Total3061151368
Tottenham Hotspur2022–23Women's Super League20000020
2023–24Women's Super League20003050
Total40003070
Career total218302158124736

Honours

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup Japan 2012 – List of Players: Germany . PDF . 5 . . 14 September 2012 . 17 February 2022 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140810080450/http://www.fifadata.com/document/FU20W/2012/pdf/FU20W_2012_SquadLists.pdf . 10 August 2014.
  2. Web site: Ramona Petzelberger . 5 December 2020 . avfc.co.uk . Aston Villa W.F.C..
  3. Web site: 27 June 2012 . Kader der Frauen für die neue Saison steht . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160513051608/http://www.bayer04.de/B04-DEU/de/_md_aktuell-dt.aspx?aktuell=aktuell-7278 . 13 May 2016 . de.
  4. Web site: 19 April 2017 . Leverkusenerin Ramona Petzelberger wechselt zur SGS Essen . 19 April 2017 . Westfälische Nachrichten.
  5. Web site: 7 March 2019 . Petzelberger bleibt bei der SGS Essen . DFB – Deutscher Fußball-Bund e.V. . de.
  6. Web site: Haidinger . Peter . 29 July 2020 . Frauen-Bundesliga: Ramona Petzelberger verlässt SGS Essen . 5 December 2020 . MSPW - Media Sportservice . de-DE.
  7. Web site: 29 July 2020 . Villa sign Siems and Petzelberger . 6 December 2020 . BBC Sport . en-GB.
  8. Web site: 2022/23 Spurs Women squad numbers confirmed . 2023-02-10 . Tottenham Hotspur . en.
  9. Web site: 24 August 2011 . 2011: Ramona Petzelberger . 14 June 2014 . UEFA.
  10. Web site: van der Velden . Frank . 17 August 2012 . Deutsche Spielführerin bei der U20-WM in Japan . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120822185356/http://www.sportschau.de:80/fussball/frauenfussball/petzelberger108.html . 22 August 2012 . 21 August 2012 . sportschau.de.