![]() Popp with Germany in 2023 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Alexandra Popp-Höppe[1] | ||
Birth name | Alexandra Popp[2] | ||
Date of birth | 6 April 1991 | ||
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 | 218 | (111) |
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– | Germany | 144 | (67) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 September 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15:22, 9 August 2024 (UTC) |
Alexandra Popp-Höppe (German pronunciation: [alɛˈksandʁa ˈpɔp];[3] née Popp; born 6 April 1991) is a German professional footballer who plays as a striker for Frauen-Bundesliga club VfL Wolfsburg and the Germany national team.[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.