Almuth Schult

Almuth Schult (German pronunciation: [ˈʔalmuːt ˈʃʊlt];^[2] born 9 February 1991) is a German footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for the Kansas City Current of the National Women's Soccer League and the Germany national team.

Almuth Schult

Schult in 2021
Personal information
Full name	Almuth Schult[1]
Date of birth	(1991-02-09) 9 February 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth	Dannenberg, Germany
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	Kansas City Current
Number	1
Youth career
1996–2007	FC SG Gartow
2007–2008	Hamburger SV
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2007–2008	Hamburger SV	0	(0)
2008–2011	Magdeburger FFC	44	(0)
2011–2013	SC 07 Bad Neuenahr	43	(0)
2013–2022	VfL Wolfsburg	116	(0)
2022	Angel City FC	1	(0)
2024	Hamburger SV	4	(0)
2024–	Kansas City Current	4	(0)
International career‡
2008–2009	Germany U19	11	(0)
2009–2010	Germany U20	10	(0)
2010	Germany U23	1	(0)
2011–	Germany	66	(0)
Medal record Women's football Representing  Germany Olympic Games 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team UEFA Women's Championship 2013 Sweden 2022 England
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 September 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:57, 14 November 2022 (UTC)

Club career

At the age of five, Schult began her career at her local football club FC SG Gartow, before moving to Hamburger SV in 2007. She joined Magdeburger FFC in 2008, where she played in the third-tier Regionalliga. At Magdeburg Schult became a regular starter and achieved promotion with her team to the 2. Frauen-Bundesliga, where she played two full seasons. In 2011, Schult signed a three-year contract with Frauen-Bundesliga side SC 07 Bad Neuenahr.^[3] In 2013, she signed a two-year contract with Bundesliga and UEFA Women's Champions League champions VfL Wolfsburg.^[4]

In April 2022, she signed an 18-month contract with NWSL club Angel City FC.^[5] However, she featured in only one match, and left the club in November that year.^[6]

In April 2024, she joined Hamburger SV until the end of the 2023–24 season.^[7][8]

On 2 August 2024, the Kansas City Current announced that they had signed Schult through the end of the 2024 season.^[9]

International career

Almuth Schult in 2021.

Schult reached third-place with Germany at the 2008 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup, appearing in two matches. Two years later, she was Germany's first choice goalkeeper at the 2010 U-20 Women's World Cup, which the team won. The tournament was played on home soil in Germany. Schult was called up as third goalkeeper for Germany's 2011 Women's World Cup squad.^[10] Her first team debut was on 15 February 2012 against Turkey.^[11][12]

After the retirement of Nadine Angerer, Schult's first major tournament as the starting goalkeeper for Germany came at the 2016 Summer Olympics, where she played every minute and earned Germany their first ever gold medal in women's Olympic football.^[13]

Personal life

She is married. In spring 2020, she became the mother of twins^[14] and in August 2023 of a third child.^[15]

Honours

VfL Wolfsburg

• Bundesliga: 2013–14, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19
• DFB-Pokal: 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19
• UEFA Women's Champions League: 2014

Germany

• UEFA European Women's Championship: 2013, runner-up: 2022^[16]
• Summer Olympic Games: Gold medal, 2016
• Algarve Cup: 2012, 2014

Germany U20

• FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup: 2010

Germany U17

• FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup: third place 2008

Individual

• IFFHS World's Best Woman Goalkeeper: 2014^[17]
• IFFHS World's Best Woman Goalkeeper of the Decade 2011–2020^[18]

References

1. "FIFA Women's World Cup France 2019 – List of Players: Germany" (PDF). FIFA. 7 July 2019. p. 10. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 July 2019. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
2. Krech, Eva-Maria; Stock, Eberhard; Hirschfeld, Ursula; Anders, Lutz Christian (2009). Deutsches Aussprachewörterbuch [German Pronunciation Dictionary] (in German). Berlin: Walter de Gruyter. pp. 306, 912. ISBN 978-3-11-018202-6.
3. "Bad Neuenahr verpflichtet Almuth Schult" [Bad Neuenahr signs Almuth Schult] (in German). womensoccer.de. 28 April 2011. Archived from the original on 1 May 2011. Retrieved 14 June 2011.
4. "Goalkeeper Schult goes to Wolfsburg". uefa.com. 30 May 2013. Retrieved 18 June 2013.
5. "Almuth Schult wechselt vom VfL Wolfsburg in die USA – Ab Sommer beim Angel City FC" (in German). Sportbuzzer. 6 April 2022.
6. "Schult: Keine Rückkehr nach Los Angeles" (in German). Kicker. 16 November 2022.
7. "HSV-Frauen verpflichten Almuth Schult" (in German). Hamburger SV. 12 April 2024.
8. "Almuth Schult wechselt zum Hamburger SV" (in German). German Football Association. 12 April 2024.
9. "Kansas City Current sign veteran international goalkeeper Almuth Schult". Kansas City Current. 2 August 2024. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
10. "Bundestrainerin benennt 21-köpfigen WM-Kader". Kicker.de. 27 May 2011. Retrieved 7 June 2011.
11. DFB-Frauen glanzlos an die Spitze. Kicker.de. 15 February 2012. 15 February 2012.
12. "EM-Qualifikation, 2011/2012, Gruppe 2 – Türkei 0 Deutschland 5". DFB – Deutscher Fußball-Bund e.V. (in German). 14 August 2014. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
13. "Gold for Germany as Neid finishes in style". fifa.com. 19 August 2016. Archived from the original on 20 August 2016.
14. "Doppeltes Babyglück bei deutscher Nummer eins". n-tv.de (in German). 27 April 2020. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
15. "Almuth Schult bringt drittes Kind zur Welt". n-tv.de (in German). 17 August 2023. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
16. Sanders, Emma (31 July 2022). "England beat Germany to win first major women's trophy". BBC. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
17. Awards 2014
18. "IFFHS WORLD'S BEST WOMAN GOALKEEPER OF THE DECADE 2011-2020 : ALMUTH SCHULT". IFFHS. 18 January 2021.

External links

• Profile at DFB (in German)
• Player German domestic football stats at DFB (in German)
• Almuth Schult – FIFA competition record (archived)
• Almuth Schult at WorldFootball.net
• Almuth Schult at Olympics.com
• Almuth Schult at Team Deutschland (in German)
• Almuth Schult at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)