Alexandra Popp

Alexandra Popp
Popp with Germany in 2023
Personal information
Full name Alexandra Popp-Höppe[1]
Birth name Alexandra Popp[2]
Date of birth (1991-04-06) 6 April 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth Witten, Germany
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
VfL Wolfsburg
Number 11
Youth career
FC Silschede
1. FFC Recklinghausen
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2008 1. FFC Recklinghausen
2008–2012 FCR 2001 Duisburg 80 (31)
2012– VfL Wolfsburg 219 (112)
International career
2006 Germany U15 5 (0)
2006–2008 Germany U17 25 (17)
2009 Germany U19 8 (6)
2009–2011 Germany U20 9 (14)
2010–2024 Germany 145 (67)
Medal record
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Paris Team
UEFA Women's Championship
Silver medal – second place 2022 England
UEFA Women's Nations League
Bronze medal – third place 2024 France–Netherlands–Spain
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 September 2024

Alexandra Popp-Höppe (née Popp; German pronunciation: [alɛˈksandʁa ˈpɔp];[3] born 6 April 1991) is a German professional footballer who plays as a striker for Frauen-Bundesliga club VfL Wolfsburg.[4] Popp was named German Footballer of the Year twice, in 2014 and 2016, and in February 2019 was named captain of the national team.

  1. ^ "FIFA Women's World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023 – Squad List: Germany (GER)" (PDF). FIFA. 11 July 2023. p. 11. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ Krech, Eva-Maria; Stock, Eberhard; Hirschfeld, Ursula; Anders, Lutz Christian (2009). Deutsches Aussprachewörterbuch [German Pronunciation Dictionary] (in German). Berlin: Walter de Gruyter. pp. 302, 835. ISBN 978-3-11-018202-6.
  4. ^ "Alexandra Popp" (in German). DFB.de. Retrieved 23 June 2011.