Marleen Schimmer is a German professional footballer who plays as a forward or midfielder for Frauen-Bundesliga club RB Leipzig.
She grew up playing football with her brother and on boys' teams due to a lack of girls' options.
She studied psychology in the US and played for Arizona State University and later Grand Canyon University.
Her hobbies include playing video games and riding motorcycles.
She plays the guitar and piano.
When she was younger, her idols were Lionel Messi, Ronaldinho, and Cristiano Ronaldo.
Her favorite team growing up was FC Bayern Munich.
Schimmer said she had to grow up fast—mentally and physically—due to frequent criticism about playing with boys, but she used it as motivation to become stronger.
She fell in love with football as a kindergartener, playing street games with her older brother Tim using rocks as goalposts in Mainz, Germany.
| UEFA U-17 Women's Championship: 2017 | 1× |
| Year | Club | AP | GL |
|---|---|---|---|
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2024
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present
|
RB Leipzig | 18 | 4 |
|
2023
-
2024
|
FC Köln | 26 | 5 |
|
2023
-
2024
|
FC Köln II | 7 | 2 |
|
2022
-
2023
|
San Diego Wave FC | 14 | 0 |
|
2020
-
2021
|
Grand Canyon Antelopes | 39 | 17 |
|
2018
-
2019
|
Arizona State Sun Devils | 35 | 11 |
|
2016
-
2018
|
TSV Schott Mainz | 37 | 16 |
| International Stats | |||
|
2024
-
2024
|
Germany U23 | 1 | 0 |
|
2016
-
2017
|
Germany U17 | 15 | 9 |
|
2016
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2016
|
Germany U16 | 8 | 2 |
