Schüller withGermany in 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Lea Schüller[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1997-11-12)12 November 1997 (age 28) | ||
| Place of birth | Tönisvorst, Germany | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Manchester United | ||
| Number | 24 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2012 | Hülser SV | ||
| 2012–2014 | SGS Essen | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2020 | SGS Essen | 125 | (62) |
| 2020–2025 | Bayern Munich | 117 | (73) |
| 2026– | Manchester United | 5 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2013–2014 | Germany U17 | 4 | (0) |
| 2014–2016 | Germany U19 | 15 | (6) |
| 2013–2015 | Germany U20 | 4 | (2) |
| 2017– | Germany | 82 | (54) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21:25, 15 February 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 17:56, 31 October 2025 (UTC) | |||
Lea Schüller (born 12 November 1997) is a German professionalfootballer who plays as aforward forWomen's Super League clubManchester United and theGermany national team.
Schüller started playing football at Hülser SV before joining the youth department ofSGS Essen in 2012. She made herFrauen-Bundesliga debut aged 16 on 1 December 2013, in a 2–0 home defeat againstVfL Wolfsburg.[2] She scored her first two Bundesliga goals on 26 February 2014, in a 3–1 away win againstBV Cloppenburg. In July 2017, Schüller extended her contract with SGS Essen for two years until June 2020.[3]
In July 2020, Schüller signed a three-year contract withBayern Munich. She made her debut for her new team in a preseason match, scoring the first two goals for a 3–1 win againstSC Freiburg on 9 August.[4] At the next preseason friendly, against UWCL qualifiersSlavia Prague, Schüller contributed a goal in a 4–0 win.[5]
Schüller also made her first everUEFA Women's Champions League appearance in a 2–1 loss against defending championsOlympique Lyonnais on 23 August. Bayern was subsequently knocked out on a 2–2 aggregate loss, with Olympique Lyonnais moving to the semi-finals with an away-goal advantage.[6]
FC Bayern began the2020–21 Frauen-Bundesliga againstSC Sand on 4 September, with Schüller in the starting XI and scoring her first Bundesliga goal with the team, ending with a 6–0 victory. Bayern would go on to win their third league title. Schüller scored a total of 16 goals in her first season with Bayern Munich, finishing third place behindNicole Billa ofTSG Hoffenheim (23 goals) andLaura Freigang ofEintracht Frankfurt (17 goals) as top scorers of the season.[7]
She continued her impressive displays in the2021–22 Frauen-Bundesliga season, finishing as the league's top goalscorer with 16 goals as well as the club's top goalscorer with 21 goals in all competitions.[8] In the 2022–23 season, Schüller scored 19 times across all competitions to help Bayern win the league title once more.
In the2023–24 season, she scored the game winner in the 77th minute of the 2–1 away victory overEintracht Frankfurt.[9] Lea reached double figures for league goals yet again, scoring 11 times as Bayern retained the Frauen-Bundesliga. On 1 May 2025, Schüller scored a hat-trick to fire Bayern to a 4-2 win overWerder Bremen in theDFB-Pokal Frauen final.[10] This secured the club's first-everdomestic double and firstDFB-Pokal trophy since 2012.
During her five-and-a-half years at Bayern Munich, Schüller scored 103 goals in 181 appearances across all competitions, firmly establishing her as one of Europe's most prolific centre-forwards.[11]
On 29 December 2025, Schüller agreed to joinWomen's Super League sideManchester United on a contract until June 2029, starting on 1 January 2026.[12][13] She made her debut for the club on 10 January, coming on as a 60th minute substitute in a 0–0 WSL draw againstArsenal, before scoring her first goal the following week in a 5–0FA Cup win againstBurnley.[14][15]
Schüller appeared forGermany under-17 national team at the2014 U-17 Women's World Cup in Costa Rica, playing in all three group matches. With theunder-19 team, she participated in theUEFA Women's Under-19 Championship in Israel, again playing in all three group matches and the defeat on penalties toSweden in the semi-finals. She was then a member of theGerman under-20 squad at theU-20 Women's World Cup in Papua New Guinea in 2016, where they lost toFrance in the quarter-finals.[16]
Schüller was first called up by coachSteffi Jones to train with the fullGermany national squad in June 2017,[17] but did not make the final squad for the2017 UEFA Women's Championship.[18] She made her full international debut againstIceland in a2019 World Cup qualifying match on 20 October 2017, coming on as a late substitute and scoring the final goal in a 3–2 defeat for Germany. Later in qualifying in April 2018, Schüller scored all 4 goals against the Czech Republic in a 4–0 win.[19]
Schüller was called up to the Germany squad for the2019 FIFA Women's World Cup.[20] Following strong performances, Lea was named her country'swomen's national Player of the Year for 2021.
On 18 June 2022, Schüller was called up to the 23-player Germany squad for theUEFA Women's Euro 2022, where they reached the final.[21] She scored in their opening game of the tournament, a 4-0 win againstDenmark. Schüller started the final atWembley Stadium, where Germany lost 2-1after extra time to hostsEngland. Schüller won Germany's 2022Footballer of the Year award.[22]
Schüller was called up to the Germany squad for the2023 FIFA Women's World Cup.[23]
On 3 July 2024, Schüller was called up to the Germany squad for the2024 Summer Olympics.[24] She helped her nation win the bronze medal at the Games, with Germany beating world championsSpain 1-0 in theBronze medal match.[25]
Schüller was part of theEuro 2025 squad, helping them to reach the semi-finals by scoring goals againstDenmark andPolandbefore being knocked out bySpain.[26]
As of December 2025, Schüller is Germany's sixth all-time leading scorer with an impressive tally of over 50 goals.
From 2019, Schüller was in a relationship with Austrian sport sailorLara Vadlau,[27] but broke up in 2024.[28] Since 2025, Schüller is in a relationship withMartina Piemonte.[29]
| Club | Season | League | Cup[a] | Continental[b] | Other[c] | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| SGS Essen | 2013–14 | Frauen-Bundesliga | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 2 | ||
| 2014–15 | Frauen-Bundesliga | 18 | 7 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 7 | |||
| 2015–16 | Frauen-Bundesliga | 22 | 8 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 24 | 9 | |||
| 2016–17 | Frauen-Bundesliga | 13 | 8 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 8 | |||
| 2017–18 | Frauen-Bundesliga | 21 | 7 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 25 | 11 | |||
| 2018–19 | Frauen-Bundesliga | 22 | 14 | 2 | 4 | — | — | 24 | 18 | |||
| 2019–20 | Frauen-Bundesliga | 22 | 16 | 5 | 6 | — | — | 27 | 22 | |||
| Total | 125 | 62 | 18 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 143 | 77 | ||
| Bayern Munich | 2019–20 | Frauen-Bundesliga | – | – | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2020–21 | Frauen-Bundesliga | 20 | 16 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 3 | — | 31 | 26 | ||
| 2021–22 | Frauen-Bundesliga | 22 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | — | 31 | 21 | ||
| 2022–23 | Frauen-Bundesliga | 22 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 4 | — | 36 | 19 | ||
| 2023–24 | Frauen-Bundesliga | 21 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 3 | — | 30 | 14 | ||
| 2024–25 | Frauen-Bundesliga | 22 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 16 | |
| 2025–26 | Frauen-Bundesliga | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 7 | |
| Total | 117 | 73 | 20 | 14 | 41 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 180 | 103 | ||
| Manchester United | 2025–26 | Women's Super League | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| Career total | 247 | 135 | 39 | 30 | 41 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 330 | 181 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 2017 | 3 | 1 |
| 2018 | 8 | 6 | |
| 2019 | 8 | 3 | |
| 2020 | 4 | 2 | |
| 2021 | 11 | 11 | |
| 2022 | 10 | 7 | |
| 2023 | 10 | 5 | |
| 2024 | 15 | 12 | |
| 2025 | 13 | 7 | |
| Total | 82 | 54 | |
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 October 2017 | Wiesbaden, Germany | 2–3 | 2–3 | 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification | |
| 2 | 7 April 2018 | Zwickau, Germany | 1–0 | 4–0 | ||
| 3 | 2–0 | |||||
| 4 | 3–0 | |||||
| 5 | 4–0 | |||||
| 6 | 4 September 2018 | Tórshavn, Faroe Islands | 1–0 | 8–0 | ||
| 7 | 6 October 2018 | Essen, Germany | 3–1 | 3–1 | Friendly | |
| 8 | 28 February 2019 | Laval, France | 1–0 | 1–0 | ||
| 9 | 22 June 2019 | Grenoble, France | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup | |
| 10 | 31 August 2019 | Kassel, Germany | 9–0 | 10–0 | UEFA Women's Euro 2021 qualifying | |
| 11 | 7 March 2020 | Lagos, Portugal | 1–0 | 4–0 | 2020 Algarve Cup | |
| 12 | 19 September 2020 | Essen, Germany | 3–0 | 3–0 | UEFA Women's Euro 2021 qualifying | |
| 13 | 21 February 2021 | Aachen, Germany | 2–0 | 2–0 | Friendly | |
| 14 | 18 September 2021 | Cottbus, Germany | 1–0 | 7–0 | 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification | |
| 15 | 5–0 | |||||
| 16 | 21 September 2021 | Chemnitz, Germany | 1–1 | 5-1 | ||
| 17 | 2–1 | |||||
| 18 | 3–1 | |||||
| 19 | 4–1 | |||||
| 20 | 26 November 2021 | Braunschweig, Germany | 2–0 | 8–0 | ||
| 21 | 3–0 | |||||
| 22 | 5–0 | |||||
| 23 | 30 November 2021 | Faro, Portugal | 1–0 | 3–1 | ||
| 24 | 17 February 2022 | Middlesbrough, England | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2022 Arnold Clark Cup | |
| 25 | 12 April 2022 | Stara Pazova, Serbia | 1–2 | 2–3 | 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification | |
| 26 | 8 July 2022 | London, England | 2–0 | 4–0 | UEFA Women's Euro 2022 | |
| 27 | 3 September 2022 | Bursa, Turkey | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification | |
| 28 | 6 September 2022 | Plovdiv, Bulgaria | 1–0 | 8–0 | ||
| 29 | 3–0 | |||||
| 30 | 4–0 | |||||
| 31 | 7 July 2023 | Fürth, Germany | 1–2 | 2–3 | Friendly | |
| 32 | 24 July 2023 | Melbourne, Australia | 6–0 | 6–0 | 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup | |
| 33 | 26 September 2023 | Bochum, Germany | 3–0 | 4–0 | 2023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League | |
| 34 | 27 October 2023 | Sinsheim, Germany | 1–0 | 5–1 | ||
| 35 | 2–1 | |||||
| 36 | 28 February 2024 | Heerenveen, Netherlands | 2–0 | 2–0 | ||
| 37 | 9 April 2024 | Aachen, Germany | 1–0 | 3–1 | UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying | |
| 38 | 2–1 | |||||
| 39 | 31 May 2024 | Rostock, Germany | 2–1 | 4–1 | ||
| 40 | 4 June 2024 | Gdynia, Poland | 1–1 | 3–1 | ||
| 41 | 2–1 | |||||
| 42 | 16 July 2024 | Hanover, Germany | 3–0 | 4–0 | ||
| 43 | 25 July 2024 | Marseille, France | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2024 Summer Olympics | |
| 44 | 31 July 2024 | Saint-Étienne, France | 1–0 | 4–1 | ||
| 45 | 3–1 | |||||
| 46 | 29 November 2024 | Zurich, Switzerland | 3–0 | 6–0 | Friendly | |
| 47 | 6–0 | |||||
| 48 | 21 February 2025 | Breda, Netherlands | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2025 UEFA Women's Nations League | |
| 49 | 4 April 2025 | Dundee, Scotland | 4–0 | 4–0 | ||
| 50 | 30 May 2025 | Bremen, Germany | 2–0 | 4–0 | ||
| 51 | 4–0 | |||||
| 52 | 3 June 2025 | Vienna, Austria | 2–0 | 6–0 | ||
| 53 | 4 July 2025 | St. Gallen, Switzerland | 2–0 | 2–0 | UEFA Women's Euro 2025 | |
| 54 | 8 July 2025 | St. Jakob-Park, Switzerland | 2–1 | 2–1 |
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