Samantha Steuerwald

Samantha Steuerwald (born 11 October 1998) is a German professional footballer who plays as a defender for Frauen-Bundesliga club SC Freiburg.

Samantha Steuerwald

Personal information
Date of birth	(1998-10-11) 11 October 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth	Hamburg, Germany
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	SC Freiburg
Number	21
Youth career
2003–2014	Bramfelder SV
2014–2016	VfL Wolfsburg U17
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2015	Bramfelder SV	4	(0)
2015–2018	VfL Wolfsburg II	51	(9)
2018–2020	Werder Bremen	16	(2)
2020–	SC Freiburg	71	(6)
International career
2012	Germany U15
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 July 2023

Youth career

Steuerwald played in the Bramfelder SV youth system from the age of 5. She also competed in youth track and field events, school football, and indoor soccer.^[2] In 2008 at age 9, she told the Hamburger Abendblatt that she intended to become a professional footballer.^[3] By 2015, she was attending the Eichendorf School in Wolfsburg and playing for VfL Wolfsburg's under-17 team.^[4]

Club career

Werder Bremen, 2018–2020

2. Frauen-Bundesliga club Werder Bremen signed Steuerwald on 10 July 2018, where she played as a striker.^[5][6]

SC Freiburg, 2020–

Frauen-Bundesliga club SC Freiburg signed Steuerwald on 25 June 2020^[7] along with Werder Bremen teammate Luisa Wensing.^[8] The club converted her from playing forward to defense during her first season.^[9]

On 16 January 2023, Steuerwald extended her contract with Freiburg.^{[10][11][12][13][14]}

Steurwald played in the 2022–23 DFB-Pokal Frauen final against Wolfsburg, which Freiburg lost 1–4.^[15][16]

International career

In 2012, Germany national women's under-15 football team manager Bettina Wiegmann invited Steuerwald to camp.^[2][17]