 Brand withGermany in 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jule Brand[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (2002-10-16)16 October 2002 (age 22) | ||
| Place of birth | Germersheim, Germany | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder,forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | VfL Wolfsburg | ||
| Number | 29 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2017 | FC Speyer 09 | ||
| 2018 | TSG Hoffenheim | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2020 | TSG Hoffenheim II | 37 | (3) |
| 2020–2022 | TSG Hoffenheim | 44 | (8) |
| 2022– | VfL Wolfsburg | 45 | (7) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018 | Germany U16 | 3 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Germany U17 | 9 | (1) |
| 2019–2020 | Germany U19 | 5 | (0) |
| 2021– | Germany | 58 | (9) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:30, 14 September 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13:08, 5 April 2025 (UTC) | |||
Jule Brand (born 16 October 2002) is a German professionalfootballer who plays as anattacking midfielder orforward forVfL Wolfsburg and theGermany national team.[3]
Brand had played in boys' teams at FV Dudenhofen and JSG JFV Ganerb before moving up to the youth department ofTSG Hoffenheim in the winter of 2018, via the FC Speyer 09 juniors side. There, she played in the U17s and then in the2. Frauen-Bundesliga with the U20s. After 37 league games with Hoffenheim II, Brand joined the first team in 2020.[4]
She helped TSG Hoffenheim finish third in the2020-21 Frauen-Bundesliga. After progressing through the2021-22 Champions League qualifying rounds, Hoffenheim narrowly missed out on a quarter-final spot as they finished third in Group C, level on points with 2nd-placedArsenal.[5] Brand played nine times and scored three goals in her debutChampions League campaign.
The youngster featured in every league game for Hoffenheim during her two years with the senior team. In 2022, Brand's promising form for club and country saw her become the inauguralGolden Girl winner, an award for the most impressive female player aged under 21 in Europe's top leagues each year.
In February 2022,VfL Wolfsburg announced they had completed the signing of Brand on a three-year deal for an undisclosed fee, with the player to join in the summer.[6][7] Brand won her first trophy in May 2023 as Wolfsburg claimed the2022-23DFB-Pokal Frauen,[8] where she came on as a late substitute in the final.
Jule lifted the same cup for a second time in the following season and scored the opening goal of the final as Wolfsburg beatBayern Munich 2-0 at theRheinEnergieStadion. Brand scored five goals in the2023-24 DFB-Pokal Frauen to end as the tournament's joint-highest scorer, alongside teammateVivien Endemann.
In 2015 and 2016, Brand played eight games for the Southwest U14 in the national cup. In 2017 and 2018, she played for the Baden U16 and U18 as well as the Southwest U16 and the German U16 team in the national cup. Brand also participated in the Nordic Cup with Germany's U16s. With theU17 team, she qualified for the2019 UEFA European Championship.
At the tournament in Bulgaria, she played at right-back in Germany's first two group stage matches; a 4–0 win againstEngland and a 3–2 defeat by theNetherlands. Brand was suspended for the third group game, but returned to the line-up as a left-winger in the 2-0 semi-final victory overPortugal. In the final, Brand started and played 76 minutes as Germany met the Netherlands again, beatingJong-Oranje this time3-2 on penalties (1-1 afterextra-time) to win U17 Euro 2019. Germany won the title for the seventh time, with their goalkeeper Pauline Nelles starring and the two 'keepers saving a total of seven penalties between them.
Five games followed with theU19s, in March 2020 at a tournament in La Manga. Due to theCOVID-19 pandemic, theU19 European Championship qualifiers and its final rounds were cancelled, meaning Brand was not able to play any competitive games for the U19s. Jule's impressive rise saw her awarded with theFritz Walter Gold Medal in 2021, theDfB's top prize for youth footballers in Germany.[9]
In April 2021, afterMelanie Leupolz andKlara Bühl had to miss the games againstAustralia andNorway due to muscular problems and minor injuries, she was called up for the two games of thesenior national team.[10] On 10 April, against Australia, she came on as a 60th minute substitute forTabea Waßmuth. Two minutes later, she was able to beatClare Polkinghorne in a running duel and score her first international goal, before assisting the fourth goal scored byLaura Freigang in the 65th minute.[11][12][13] Inqualifying for the 2023 World Cup, she played in all six games and scored three goals across the games againstIsrael andTurkey.
ForEuro 2022, which was held in England, she was called up to the squad by the national coachMartina Voss-Tecklenburg.[14] The German team reached the final, but lost 2-1 toEnglandafter extra-time and finished as runners-up. Brand was used in all six games.
On 3 July 2024, Brand was called up to the Germany squad for the2024 Summer Olympics.[15] Brand helped Germany win a bronze medal in theOlympic women's football event at theGames inParis. She started all six of the team's matches at the tournament and scored in their opening 3-0 win over Australia. Germany beat world championsSpain 1-0 inLyon in theBronze medal match.[16]
| Club | Season | League | DFB-Pokal | UWCL | DFB-Supercup | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| TSG Hoffenheim II | 2018–19 | 2. Frauen-Bundesliga | 21 | 1 | – | – | – | 21 | 1 | |||
| 2019–20 | 2. Frauen-Bundesliga | 16 | 2 | – | – | – | 16 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 37 | 3 | – | – | – | 37 | 3 | |||||
| TSG Hoffenheim | 2020–21 | Frauen-Bundesliga | 22 | 4 | 3 | 1 | – | – | 25 | 5 | ||
| 2021–22 | Frauen-Bundesliga | 22 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 3 | – | 33 | 8 | ||
| Total | 44 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 3 | – | 58 | 13 | |||
| VfL Wolfsburg | 2022–23 | Frauen-Bundesliga | 21 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 1 | – | 35 | 6 | |
| 2023–24 | Frauen-Bundesliga | 22 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | – | 29 | 9 | ||
| 2024–25 | Frauen-Bundesliga | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 3 | |
| Total | 55 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 87 | 18 | ||
| Career total | 136 | 19 | 16 | 9 | 29 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 182 | 34 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 2021 | 10 | 4 |
| 2022 | 17 | 2 | |
| 2023 | 12 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 16 | 2 | |
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 58 | 9 | |
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 April 2021 | Brita-Arena,Wiesbaden, Germany |  Australia | 3–0 | 5–2 | Friendly |
| 2 | 26 October 2021 | Stadion Essen,Essen, Germany |  Israel | 1–0 | 7–0 | 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
| 3 | 4–0 | |||||
| 4 | 26 November 2021 | Eintracht-Stadion.Braunschweig, Germany |  Turkey | 4–0 | 8–0 | 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
| 5 | 24 June 2022 | Steigerwaldstadion,Erfurt, Germany |  Switzerland | 6–0 | 7–0 | Friendly |
| 6 | 13 November 2022 | Red Bull Arena,Harrison, United States |  United States | 1–0 | 1–2 | Friendly |
| 7 | 11 April 2023 | Max-Morlock-Stadion,Nuremberg, Germany |  Brazil | 1–2 | 1–2 | Friendly |
| 8 | 16 July 2024 | Niedersachsenstadion,Hanover, Germany |  Austria | 2–0 | 4–0 | UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying |
| 9 | 25 July 2024 | Stade Vélodrome,Marseille, France | Australia | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2024 Summer Olympics |
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