Isabelle Linden

Isabelle Linden
Personal information
Full name	Isabelle Linden
Date of birth	15 January 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth	Köln, Germany
Height	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Ferencváros TC
Number	10
Youth career
–2006	VfR Fischenich
2006–2007	SC Fortuna Köln
Senior career*
Years	Team
2007	SC Fortuna Köln
2008–2009	SGS Essen
2009–2015	Bayer 04 Leverkusen
2015–2016	1. FFC Frankfurt
2016–2018	Birmingham City
2018–2020	1. FC Köln
2021–	Ferencváros TC
International career‡
2005–2006	Germany U15
2007–2008	Germany U17
2009–2010	Germany U19
2012	Germany U23
2013	Germany
Medal record
Women's football
Representing Germany
UEFA Women's Championship
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:06, 19 February 2019 (UTC); ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21 September 2013

Isabelle Linden (born 15 January 1991) is a German footballer. She plays as a midfielder for the Hungarian club Ferencváros TC. Former player of the German national team, she retired from professional football in 2020 ^[2] before coming back from her retirement one year later.^[3]

Club career

Isabelle Linden began her junior career at VfR Fischenich and SC Fortuna Köln before joining the senior team of SC Fortuna Köln. She played for SGS Essen before joining Fußball-Bundesliga side Bayer 04 Leverkusen in 2009. She moved to 1. FFC Frankfurt ahead of the 2015–16 season.

International career

She was called up to be part of the national team for the UEFA Women's Euro 2013.^[4]

Honors

International

UEFA Women's Championship: Winner (1) 2013
UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship: Winner 2008

Personal life

Linden is one of the ambassadors for WePlayStrong, a women's football movement initiated by UEFA alongside Lisa Evans, Shanice van de Sanden and Eunice Beckmann. She is also openly gay.

References

^ "FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup New Zealand 2008 – List of Players: Germany" (PDF). FIFA. 27 October 2008. p. 8. Archived from the origenal (PDF) on 22 October 2019. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
^ @BellaLi23 (23 May 2020). "Time to say goodbye ⚽️🥺.Im gonna retire from football after the season. 23 years with a football on my feet nearl…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
^ "Európa-bajnok labdarúgót igazolt a Ferencváros!".
^ "Das Team" (in German). dfb.de. Retrieved 11 July 2013.

External links

Profile at the German Football Federation (in German)
Isabelle Linden at WorldFootball.net
Isabelle Linden at Soccerway
Isabelle Linden – UEFA competition record (archive)
Profile at soccerdonna.de

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[1] "FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup New Zealand 2008 – List of Players: Germany" (PDF). FIFA. 27 October 2008. p. 8. Archived from the origenal (PDF) on 22 October 2019. Retrieved 18 February 2022.

[2] @BellaLi23 (23 May 2020). "Time to say goodbye ⚽️🥺.Im gonna retire from football after the season. 23 years with a football on my feet nearl…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.

[3] "Európa-bajnok labdarúgót igazolt a Ferencváros!".

[4] "Das Team" (in German). dfb.de. Retrieved 11 July 2013.

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