Turid Knaak

Turid Knaak (born 24 January 1991) is a German footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or a striker for Spanish Primera División club Atlético Madrid and the Germany women's national team.[1]

Turid Knaak
Knaak in 2019
Personal information
Date of birth (1991-01-24) 24 January 1991
Place of birth Essen, Germany
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder, striker
Club information
Current team
 Atlético Madrid
Number 7
Youth career
SC Rellinghausen
SC Steele 03/20
0000–2003 SGS Essen
2003–2007 FCR 2001 Duisburg
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2011 FCR 2001 Duisburg 54 (12)
2011–2017 Bayer Leverkusen 63 (12)
2014 → Arsenal (loan) 4 (0)
2017–2020 SGS Essen 58 (16)
2020– Atlético Madrid 6 (1)
National team‡
2006 Germany U15 4 (5)
2006–2008 Germany U17 19 (9)
2009–2010 Germany U19 18 (7)
2010 Germany U20 7 (0)
2010 Germany U23 2 (0)
2018– Germany 15 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:55, 27 April 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 27 November 2020

Club career

Knaak started her professional career at FCR Duisburg with whom she won the German Cup and the UEFA Women's Cup. For the 2011–12 season she transferred to Bayer 04 Leverkusen.[2]

On 4 July 2014, she joined Arsenal on a two-month loan,[3] coming off the bench to make her debut in the FA WSL Cup two days later, in a 3–0 win over Chelsea,[4] and four days later, she was named in the starting line up against the London Bees, scoring twice in a 7–0 cup win.[5] She made one more cup appearance in a 4–0 win over Millwall,[6] and then three appearances in the FA WSL, before returning to Leverkusen for the start of the 2014–15 Bundesliga season.

International goals

Scores and results list Germany's goal tally first:

Knaak – goals for Germany
#DateLocationOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.10 June 2018Hamilton, Canada Canada3–23–2Friendly
2.31 August 2019Kassel, Germany Montenegro7–010–0UEFA Women's Euro 2021 qualifying

Source:[7]

Honours

Club

FCR 2001 Duisburg

International

Germany U17

References
  1. "Steckbrief Turid Knaak" (in German). fcr-01.de. Retrieved 25 February 2010.
  2. "Leverkusen angelt sich Turid Knaak" (in German). womensoccer.de. 14 June 2011. Retrieved 14 June 2011.
  3. "Turid Knaak signs for Ladies on loan". Arsenal.com. 4 July 2014. Retrieved 3 October 2014.
  4. "Continental Cup: Arsenal 3–0 Chelsea". Arsenal.com. 6 July 2014. Retrieved 3 October 2014.
  5. "Arsenal Ladies 7–0 London Bees – Report". Arsenal.com. 11 July 2014. Retrieved 3 October 2014.
  6. "Continental Cup: Millwall 0–4 Arsenal". Arsenal.com. 13 July 2014. Retrieved 3 October 2014.
  7. "Players Info Knaak Goals". DFB. Retrieved 11 June 2018.


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