Pauline Bremer
Bremer in 2019
Personal information
Full name Pauline Marie Bremer[1]
Date of birth (1996-04-10) 10 April 1996 (age 27)
Place of birth Ossenfeld, Germany
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Midfielder, Striker
Team information
Current team
 Brighton & Hove Albion W.F.C.
Number 8
Youth career
2005–2012 SVG Göttingen 07
2012–2013 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam II 6 (1)
2012–2015 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam 48 (14)
2015–2017 Lyon 28 (9)
2017–2020 Manchester City 18 (11)
2020–2023 VfL Wolfsburg 24 (13)
2023– Brighton & Hove Albion 14 (2)
International career‡
2010–2011 Germany U-15 4 (1)
2011 Germany U-16 1 (0)
2012–2013 Germany U17 16 (5)
2013 Germany U19 6 (11)
2014 Germany U20 10 (10)
2014–2020 Germany 21 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 March 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 7 March 2020

Pauline Marie Bremer (born 10 April 1996) is a German footballer who plays as a forward for Women's Super League club Brighton & Hove Albion and the Germany national team.

Club career

Early career

Pauline Bremer began her junior career at SVG Göttingen 07 before signing a senior contract with 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam in 2012. On 1 June 2015, it was announced that she would join Lyon for the 2015–16 season on a two-year contract.[2]

Manchester City

Bremer joined Manchester City in 2017 as part of an exchange deal that saw defender Lucy Bronze join Lyon.[3][4] She started her first game for Manchester on 7 October against Everton and she scored a goal in the 18th minute.[5] However, late in the first half Bremer suffered a broken leg, which ruled her out for 13 months.[6] She made her return for Manchester City on 5 December 2018 in a 6–0 Continental Cup win against Sheffield United.[7] In February 2020, Manchester City announced that Bremer was to leave at the end of the 2019–20 season and return to Germany with VfL Wolfsburg.[8]

Brighton & Hove Albion

On 19 June 2023, it was announced that Bremer signed a two-year contract to player for WSL side Brighton & Hove Albion in England.[9]

International career

Bremer was part of the Germany U17 that won the 2012 U-17 European Championship.[10] She won the top scorer prize in the 2013 UEFA U-19 European Championship by scoring six goals.[11]

She was called up to be part of the Germany U20 team for the 2014 U-20 World Cup.[12] With five goals from Bremer in the tournament, the Germany team won the U-20 Women's World Cup trophy.[13]

Bremer made her debut for the senior national team on her 18th birthday in a World Cup qualifier against Slovenia. She came on as a substitute for Célia Šašić in the 60th minute.

Bremer played in three matches for Germany during qualifying for Euro 2017, but she was not named to the final tournament roster.[14] After missing significant time due to injury, Bremer returned to the German national team in April 2019.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 3 March 2024[15]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Turbine Potsdam 2012–13 Frauen-Bundesliga 11 3 2 1 — — 13 4
2013–14 Frauen-Bundesliga 20 7 1 0 — 8 1 29 8
2014–15 Frauen-Bundesliga 17 4 4 8 — — 21 12
Total 48 14 7 9 — 8 1 63 24
Lyon 2015–16 D1 Féminine 10 5 3 0 — 7 2 20 7
2016–17 D1 Féminine 18 4 3 5 — 7 0 28 9
Total 28 9 6 5 — 14 2 48 16
Manchester City 2017–18 FA WSL 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 1
2018–19 FA WSL 4 0 2 1 3 0 0 0 9 1
2019–20 FA WSL 12 10 1 3 6 5 3 4 22 22
Total 18 11 3 4 9 5 4 4 34 24
VfL Wolfsburg 2019–20 Frauen-Bundesliga — — — 3 0 3 0
2020–21 Frauen-Bundesliga 4 2 3 0 — 0 0 7 2
2021–22 Frauen-Bundesliga 11 6 1 0 — 6 0 18 6
2022–23 Frauen-Bundesliga 9 5 1 0 — 5 2 15 7
Total 24 13 5 0 — 14 2 43 15
Brighton & Hove Albion 2023–24 WSL 14 2 1 1 2 0 — 17 3
Career total 132 48 22 19 10 5 40 9 205 82
  1. ^ Includes Women's FA Cup, DFB Pokal, Coupe de France
  2. ^ Includes FA WSL Cup

International

As of match played 8 March 2020[16]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Germany 2014 4 0
2015 4 3
2016 3 0
2017 4 0
2018 0 0
2019 4 1
2020 2 0
Total 21 4
Scores and results list Germany's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Bremer goal.
List of international goals scored by Pauline Bremer
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1. 18 September 2015 Leuna Chemie Stadion, Halle, Germany  Hungary 5–0 12–0 UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying [17]
2. 10–0
3. 12–0
4. 8 October 2019 Kleanthis Vikelidis Stadium, Thessaloniki, Greece  Greece 5–0 4–0 UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualifying [18]


Honours

1. FFC Turbine Potsdam

Lyon

Manchester City

Germany

Individual

References

  1. ^ "FIFA Women's World Cup Canada 2015 – List of Players: Germany" (PDF). FIFA. 6 July 2015. p. 12. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 February 2020. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
  2. ^ "Bremer wechselt von Potsdam nach Lyon". dfb.de. 1 June 2015.
  3. ^ "Pauline Bremer Signs For City". Manchester City. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
  4. ^ "Lucy Bronze: England right-back joins Lyon from Manchester City". BBC Sport. 18 August 2017.
  5. ^ "Manchester City made it three wins from three in this season's WSL with a 3–2 victory over Everton – but the game was marred by an injury to striker Pauline Bremer". 7 October 2017. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
  6. ^ "13 MONTHS OUT: WELCOME BACK, PAULINE!". 7 December 2018. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
  7. ^ Clayton, David (5 December 2018). "Beckie fires four as Blues thrash Blades". Manchester City FC.
  8. ^ Oatway, Caroline (28 February 2020). "Bremer to depart in summer". Manchester City FC. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
  9. ^ "Brighton sign Germany forward Bremer from Wolfsburg". BBC Sport. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
  10. ^ "Germany overjoyed by shoot-out success". UEFA. 29 June 2012. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
  11. ^ "Six-goal Bremer takes top scorer prize". UEFA. 31 August 2013. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
  12. ^ "U20-WM: Mit Leupolz, Däbritz und Bremer nach Kanada" (in German). Framba.de. Archived from the original on 24 March 2016. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  13. ^ "Germany edge Nigeria to take the trophy". FIFA. Archived from the original on 26 August 2014. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
  14. ^ "P.BREMER". Retrieved 6 April 2019.
  15. ^ "Germany - P. Bremer - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway".
  16. ^ "Germany - P. Bremer - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway".
  17. ^ "Statistik-Center". DFB - Deutscher Fußball-Bund e.V. (in German). 14 August 2014. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
  18. ^ "Statistik-Center". DFB - Deutscher Fußball-Bund e.V. (in German). 14 August 2014. Retrieved 22 September 2023.

External links

Brighton & Hove Albion W.F.C. – current squad
Germany squad – 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup fourth place
Fritz Walter Medal: Women
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