Laura Wienroither

Laura Wienroither
Laura Wienroither in October 2017
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-01-13) 13 January 1999 (age 26)[1]
Place of birth Vöcklabruck, Austria
Height 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)[2]
Position(s) Defender[1]
Team information
Current team
Manchester City (on loan from Arsenal)
Number 13
Youth career
2007–2013 TSV Frankenburg
2017 SV Neulengbach
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2014 Union Kleinmünchen II
2014–2016 Union Kleinmünchen
2016–2017 SV Neulengbach
2017–2018 SKN St. Pölten
2018–2022 TSG Hoffenheim II 18 (2)
2019–2022 TSG Hoffenheim 40 (1)
2022– Arsenal 30 (1)
2025–Manchester City (loan) 0 (0)
International career
2014–2016 Austria U17 12 (1)
2016–2018 Austria U19 8 (1)
2019– Austria 38 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 December 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 3 December 2024

Laura Wienroither (born 13 January 1999) is an Austrian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Women's Super League club Manchester City, on loan from Arsenal, and the Austria national team.[3]

Club career

On 15 January 2022, Wienroither joined Arsenal[4] from German club 1899 Hoffenheim for an undisclosed fee.[5]

In May 2023, Wienroither suffered a ruptured ACL, 18 minutes in from being subbed on in during the 2nd leg of the semi final of the 2022-23 UEFA Women's Champions League game against VfL Wolfsburg. This was the clubs 4th ACL injury that season after Beth Mead against Manchester United in November 2022, Vivianne Miedema in December 2022 against Lyon during the Matchday 5 of 2022–23 UEFA Women's Champions League group stage and Leah Williamson in April 2023 against Manchester United. She made her return from injury 328 days later against Bristol City Women as an 80th minute substitute for Emily Fox.[6]

On 30 January 2025, it was announced that Wienroither would join Manchester City on loan for the remainder of the season.[7]

International career

Wienroither was part of the squad that was called up to the UEFA Women's Euro 2022.[8]

Career statistics

International

As of match played 2 December 2024[9]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Austria 2018 1 0
2019 3 0
2020 4 0
2021 9 0
2022 13 1
2023 3 1
2024 5 0
Total 38 2
Scores and results list Austria's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Wienroither goal.
List of international goals scored by Laura Wienroither
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 20 February 2022 Marbella Football Center, Marbella, Spain  Romania 2–0 6–1 Friendly
2 7 April 2023 Stadion Wiener Neustadt, Wiener Neustadt, Austria  Belgium 3–2 3–2

Honours

St. Pölten

Arsenal

References

  1. ^ a b Laura Wienroither at Soccerway. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
  2. ^ "Nationalspielerin Laura Wienroither" (in German). Soccerdonna.de. Archived from the original on 15 October 2022. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
  3. ^ Laura WienroitherUEFA competition record (archive)
  4. ^ Altgelt, Helene Sophie (17 January 2022). "Laura Wienroither: Who is Arsenal's new signing?". Her Football Hub. Archived from the original on 20 July 2024. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
  5. ^ "Laura Wienroither joins the club". Arsenal WFC. 15 January 2022. Archived from the original on 5 September 2022. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
  6. ^ "14/04/2024 - Bristol City Women - Barclays Women's Super League - Women - H". Match build up and reaction from Women V Bristol City Women | Arsenal.com. 4 May 2024. Archived from the original on 2 May 2024. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
  7. ^ "City secure loan signing of Wienroither". mancity.com. 30 January 2025. Retrieved 30 January 2025.
  8. ^ "Der EURO-Kader steht". oefb.at (in German). Archived from the original on 27 June 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
  9. ^ "Laura Wienroither". Österreichischer Fußball-Bund (in German). Retrieved 31 January 2025.
  10. ^ Sanders, Emma (5 March 2023). "Arsenal 3–1 Chelsea: Gunners fight back to win Women's League Cup final". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 14 May 2023. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
  11. ^ Smith, Emma (31 March 2024). "Arsenal 1-0 Chelsea (AET): Stina Blackstenius secures League Cup glory in extra time". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 8 April 2024. Retrieved 7 April 2024.