Lena Goeßling

Lena Goeßling
	Goeßling after winning the DFB-Pokal in 2013 with Wolfsburg
Personal information
Full name	Lena Goeßling
Date of birth	8 March 1986 (age 38)
Place of birth	Bielefeld, West Germany
Height	1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
	SV Löhne-Obernbeck
	SV Sundern
	FC Gütersloh 2000
Senior career*
Years	Team
2003–2006	FC Gütersloh 2000
2006–2011	SC 07 Bad Neuenahr
2011–2021	VfL Wolfsburg
International career
2002–2003	Germany U17
2003–2005	Germany U19
2006	Germany U20
2007	Germany U23
2008–2019	Germany
Medal record
Women's football
Representing Germany
Olympic Games
UEFA Women's Championship
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Lena Goeßling (born 8 March 1986) is a German former footballer. She played as a midfielder.

Career

Club

Goeßling began her career at her local football club SV Löhne-Obernbeck. She later joined FC Gütersloh 2000, where she won the German Under-17 championship. Goeßling played two seasons in the second Bundesliga with Gütersloh, before joining the top division side SC 07 Bad Neuenahr in 2006. After five years and 97 games for the club, she announced her transfer to VfL Wolfsburg for the 2011–12 season.

After the 2020–21 season, she announced her retirement.^[2]

International

Goeßling won the 2004 FIFA U-19 Women's World Championship with Germany. She had three appearances for the team and scored twice in the first group game against Thailand. Two years later, she again competed at the 2006 FIFA U-20 Women's World Championship. Now a regular starter, she was eliminated with her team in the quarter-finals against the United States.

In February 2008, Goeßling made her debut for the German national team against China. Twice she has been denied a place in a German squad at international tournaments. She was named to the 26 player preliminary squads at the 2008 Summer Olympics and the 2009 European Championship, but failed to make the final 21 player squad at both tournaments. Goeßling has been called up for the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup, which was her first major tournament.

She was part of the squad for the 2016 Summer Olympics, where Germany won the gold medal.^[3]

She announced her retirement after the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup.^[4]

International goals

Scores and results list Germany's goal tally first:

Goeßling – goals for Germany
#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	22 October 2011	Bucharest, Romania	Romania	1–0	3–0	UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualifying
2.	24 November 2011	Motril, Spain	Spain	1–0	2–2
3.	15 September 2012	Karaganda, Kazakhstan	Kazakhstan	7–0	7–0
4.	15 June 2013	Essen, Germany	Scotland	1–0	3–0	Friendly
5.	21 September 2013	Cottbus, Germany	Russia	7–0	9–0	2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
6.	26 October 2013	Koper, Slovenia	Slovenia	11–0	13–0
7.	26 October 2013	Koper, Slovenia	Slovenia	12–0	13–0
8.	5 March 2014	Albufeira, Portugal	Iceland	4–0	5–0	2013 Algarve Cup
9.	18 September 2015	Halle, Germany	Hungary	6–0	12–0	UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying
10.	18 September 2015	Halle, Germany	Hungary	7–0	12–0	UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying