Tanja Pawollek
Tanja Pawollek (born 18 January 1999) is a German footballer who plays as a midfielder for Eintracht Frankfurt.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 18 January 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Obertshausen, Germany | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Eintracht Frankfurt | ||
| Number | 31 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2004–2010 | TV Hausen | ||
| 2010–2016 | SG Rosenhöhe | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2016 | 1. FFC Frankfurt II | 2 | (1) |
| 2016– | Eintracht Frankfurt | 94 | (12) |
| National team | |||
| 2013–2014 | Germany U15 | 3 | (3) |
| 2014–2015 | Germany U16 | 6 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Germany U17 | 20 | (3) |
| 2017 | Germany U19 | 11 | (1) |
| 2017–2018 | Germany U20 | 9 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20 November 2020 | |||
Career
Clubs
Pawollek started her club career aged 5 at TV Hausen. After 6 years at her hometown club she moved to SG Rosenhöhe where she rose through the ranks up to the boy's under 17 team. In summer 2016 she signed for a 3-year contract with Bundesliga side 1. FFC Frankfurt. After just playing a 90 minutes match 2. Frauen-Bundesliga for the 1.FFC reserves team on 28 August 2016 against TSG Hoffenheim reserves, she debuted in the Bundesliga on 4 September 2016 against Borussia Mönchengladbach when she was subbed in for Saskia Bartusiak in the 68th minute. Pawollek scored her first Bundesliga goal on 30 April 2017 at the away match (2-2) at Bayer 04 Leverkusen. She captains the team since the 2019/20 season.
In July 2020 1. FFC Frankfurt was integrated into Eintracht Frankfurt, forming the clubs's women's football section.
International career
Since the first call up for the under-15 national team on 30 October 2013 against Scotland, when she contributed a goal, Pawollek became a regular member for Germany's youth teams. In December 2018 Germany's gaffer Martina Voss-Tecklenburg called her up for Germany during the winter training camp between 14 and 21 January 2019 in Marbella, Spain.