 Hegering withGermany in 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Marina Hegering[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1990-05-17)17 May 1990 (age 35) | ||
| Place of birth | Bocholt,West Germany[2] | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | 1. FC Köln | ||
| Number | 33 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1995–2007 | DJK SV Lowick | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2011 | FCR 2001 Duisburg | 43 | (6) |
| 2011–2017 | Bayer Leverkusen | 49 | (5) |
| 2017–2020 | SGS Essen | 54 | (5) |
| 2020–2022 | Bayern Munich | 24 | (7) |
| 2022–2025 | VfL Wolfsburg | 43 | (8) |
| 2025– | 1. FC Köln | 0 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2005–2007 | Germany U17 | 21 | (14) |
| 2007–2009 | Germany U19 | 11 | (2) |
| 2008–2010 | Germany U20 | 17 | (2) |
| 2019–2024 | Germany | 41 | (5) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16:25, 14 September 2024 (UTC) | |||
Marina Hegering (born 17 April 1990) is a German professionalfootballer who plays as adefender forFrauen-Bundesliga club1. FC Köln. She also played for theGerman national team.
Hegering began her career at DJK SV Lowick 1930. She played with them for twelve years, most recently in the maleB-Youth performance class. At the age of 16, she switched toFCR 2001 Duisburg, for whoseBundesliga team she played until 2011. On 19 August 2007 (Day 1) she made her competitive debut in a 1–0 away win againstHamburger SV. She scored twice on 6 April 2008 (Day 14) in a 7–1 home win againstTSV Crailsheim for her first Bundesliga goals. In the 2010/11 season, a persistent heel injury forced her to stay away from the game. During her club affiliation, she won theDFB Cup twice and theUEFA Cup once.
For the 2011/12 season she signed a two-year contract withBayer 04 Leverkusen.[3] After recovering from the heel injury, she played her first game for them on 13 April 2013 (matchday 18) in a goalless draw at home againstSGS Essen.[4] She joined SGS Essen at the start of the 2017/18 season.[5] With her team she reached the final of the DFB Cup against VfL Wolfsburg on 4 July 2020 and scored twice but was defeated 4–2 on penalties.
On 24 April 2020, she was signed byBayern Munich for the 2020/21 season and received a contract that expired on 30 June 2022.[6][7]
She was signed byVfL Wolfsburg in 2022.[8] She received a contract for four years until 2026. She holds a B+ trainer license.[9]
After Hegering had played in the U-13Niederrhein selection and the FVN national cup U-15 team, she made her debut on 3 September 2004 as a national player for the national U-15 team, which played the test international match against the selection of Canada lost 1–5. On 2 September 2005, she completed her seventh and last appearance in this age group in a goalless draw against this country selection. She scored a U-15 international goal on 29 August 2005 in a 7–0 win over Scotland, making it 6–0 in the 33rd minute.
For theU-17 national team, she played 22 international matches between 12 October 2005 and 7 July 2007 and scored one goal. Between 21 October 2007 and 19 July 2009, she played eleven international matches for theU-19 national team. She took part with her at theEuropean Championship held from 13 to 25 July 2009 inBelarus. After she played in three preliminary round games, her team went home.
She took part in twoWorld Cups for theU-20 national team, for which she played 18 times. Her first took place inChile from 20 November to 7 December 2008. She and her team finished third after beatingFrance 5–3. Her secondWorld Cup took place from 13 July to 1 August 2010 in her own country, from which she and her team emerged as World Champions.
She made her debut for the senior German team on 6 April 2019 inSolna in a 2–1 win in a friendly againstSweden national team. For the2019 FIFA World Cup, she was called up to the squad by national coachMartina Voss-Tecklenburg.[10][11] She reached the quarterfinals with the national team.
On 18 June 2022, Hegering was called up to the 23-player Germany squad for theUEFA Women's Euro 2022.[12] The German team reached the final, but were beaten byEngland and finished as runners-up. Hegering played in all six games. After the tournament, Hegering was voted into the "Eleven of the Tournament" by the UEFA coaching staff.[13]
Hegering was called up to the Germany squad for the2023 FIFA Women's World Cup.[14]
On 3 July 2024, Hegering was called up to the Germany squad for the2024 Summer Olympics.[15]
After the2024 Summer Olympics, where the Germans won the bronze medal, she announced her retirement from international football.[16]
| Germany[17] | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2019 | 9 | 0 |
| 2020 | 5 | 3 |
| 2021 | 5 | 0 |
| 2022 | 7 | 0 |
| 2023 | 8 | 1 |
| 2024 | 7 | 1 |
| Total | 41 | 5 |
Scores and results list Germany's goal tally first:[2]
| Hegering – goals for Germany | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Date | Location | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| 1. | 7 March 2020 | Lagos Municipal Stadium,Lagos, Portugal |  Norway | 4–0 | 4–0 | 2020 Algarve Cup |
| 2. | 19 September 2020 | Stadion Essen,Essen, Germany |  Republic of Ireland | 1–0 | 3–0 | UEFA Women's Euro 2021 qualifying |
| 3. | 27 November 2020 | Audi Sportpark,Ingolstadt, Germany |  Greece | 1–0 | 6–0 | |
| 4. | 1 December 2023 | Ostseestadion,Rostock, Germany |  Denmark | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League |
| 5. | 25 July 2024 | Stade Vélodrome,Marseille, France |  Australia | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2024 Summer Olympics |
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