Marie Therese Höbinger (born 1 July 2001) is an Austrian footballer who plays as a midfielder or forward for Women's Super League club Liverpool and the Austria national team. Höbinger previously played for FC Zürich where she won two Swiss Women's Super League titles and the Swiss Women’s Cup.

Marie Höbinger
Marie Höbinger in 2024.
Personal information
Full name Marie Therese Höbinger[1][2]
Date of birth (2001-07-01) 1 July 2001 (age 23)[1]
Place of birth Vienna, Austria[3]
Height 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Midfielder/Forward[1]
Team information
Current team
Liverpool
Number 14
Youth career
200?–2008 ASV Hinterbrühl
2008–2010 1. SV Wiener Neudorf
2010–2015 FC Stadlau
2015–2017 Turbine Potsdam
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2019 Turbine Potsdam II 29 (2)
2019–2022 Turbine Potsdam 45 (4)
2022FC Zürich (loan) 8 (1)
2022–2023 FC Zürich 11 (3)
2023– Liverpool 26 (7)
International career
2016–2017 Austria U16 5 (1)
2016–2018 Austria U17 20 (10)
2018–2019 Austria U19 7 (6)
2020– Austria 40 (7)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 08:05, 16 October 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 08:05, 16 October 2024 (UTC)

Career

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Youth career

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Höbinger started her youth football career at ASV Hinterbrühl in Mödling, Austria. At the age of 13, Höbinger moved to Germany.[4]

Turbine Potsdam

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She lived in a boarding house and went to school at German women's club Turbine Potsdam, where she progressed her way from their academy teams up to the first team.[5]

FC Zürich

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After two and a half seasons with Potsdam, Höbinger signed on loan for FC Zürich in 2022, helping the club to win the Swiss Super League and Swiss Cup double and receiving a nomination for AXA Women's Super League Player of the Year.[4] After making the transfer permanent that summer, the club retained the league title in 2022-23.

Liverpool FC

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In July 2023, Höbinger signed for Women's Super League club Liverpool F.C.[6] She made her Reds debut on 1 October 2023 in a 1-0 league win over Arsenal F.C. at the Emirates Stadium.[7] In the 2023–24 home game against Tottenham Hotspur, she scored the equalizer making it 1–1 in the 91st minute.[8] On 1 May 2024, Höbinger became the first player in Women's Super League history to assist three goals from corner kicks in a single match during a 4-3 win against eventual champions Chelsea.[9] Höbinger played in every league game during her first season with Liverpool and made the joint-most appearances for the team in all competitions, featuring 29 times and scoring five goals.[10]

International career

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Höbinger made her debut for the Austria women's national team in November 2019 and has since established herself as a regular in the side.[6]

Höbinger was part of the Austrian squad that competed at the 2022 UEFA Women's Euros.[11]

Personal life

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Höbinger is also a German citizen.[3]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 13 October 2024[12][13]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[14]
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Continental[c] Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Turbine Potsdam II 2017–18 2. Frauen-Bundesliga 13 2 13 2
2018–19 2. Frauen-Bundesliga 16 0 16 0
Total 29 2 29 2
Turbine Potsdam 2019–20 Frauen-Bundesliga 20 2 3 1 23 3
2020–21 Frauen-Bundesliga 15 0 2 0 17 0
2021–22 Frauen-Bundesliga 11 2 2 1 13 3
Total 46 4 7 2 53 6
FC Zürich (loan) 2021–22 Swiss Women's Super League 8 1 2 0 0 0 10 1
FC Zürich 2022–23 Swiss Women's Super League 15 9 0 0 4 0 19 9
Total 23 10 2 0 4 0 29 10
Liverpool 2023–24 Women's Super League 22 5 3 0 4 0 29 5
2024–25 Women's Super League 4 2 0 0 1 0 5 2
Total 26 7 3 0 5 0 34 7
Career total 124 23 12 2 5 0 4 0 145 25

International

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As of match played 16 July 2024[15]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Austria 2019 2 0
2020 3 0
2021 10 5
2022 9 1
2023 10 1
2024 6 0
Total 40 7
Scores and results list Austria's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Höbinger goal.
List of international goals scored by Marie Höbinger
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1 23 February 2021 Hibernians Stadium, Paola, Malta   Slovakia 1–0 1–0 Friendly [16]
2 11 April 2021 Sonnenseestadion, Ritzing, Austria   Finland 2–0 2–2 [17]
3 17 September 2021 Daugava Stadium, Liepāja, Latvia   Latvia 1–1 8–1 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification [18]
4 21 September 2021 Toše Proeski Arena, Skopje, North Macedonia   North Macedonia 1–0 6–0 [19]
5 30 November 2021 Stade de Luxembourg, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg   Luxembourg 6–0 8–0 [20]
6 6 September 2022 Stadion Wiener Neustadt, Wiener Neustadt, Austria   North Macedonia 6–0 10–0 [21]
7 11 April 2023 Stadion Wiener Neustadt, Wiener Neustadt, Austria   Czech Republic 1–0 2–0 Friendly [22]

Honours

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FC Zürich

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Marie Therese Höbinger | Austria | UEFA Women's EURO". UEFA.com. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
  2. ^ "Marie Therese Höbinger Profile LFC". liverpoolfc.com. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
  3. ^ a b "Marie Höbinger". 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam (in German). Archived from the original on 30 October 2020. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
  4. ^ a b "Factfile: Get to know new signing Marie Höbinger - Liverpool FC". www.liverpoolfc.com. July 2023. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
  5. ^ Marie Hobinger signs for LFCW, retrieved 23 August 2023
  6. ^ a b Kelly, Andy. "Liverpool FC Women complete signing of Marie Höbinger". Retrieved 31 July 2023.
  7. ^ "LFC Women kick off new WSL season with win at Emirates Stadium". Liverpool FC. 1 October 2023. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
  8. ^ "Hobinger equalises late as Liverpool deny Spurs". BBC Sport. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
  9. ^ "Marie Höbinger achieves Barclays Women's Super League first - Liverpool FC". www.liverpoolfc.com. 2 May 2024. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
  10. ^ "2023–24 Liverpool F.C. Women season", Wikipedia, 21 May 2024, retrieved 21 May 2024
  11. ^ "Der EURO-Kader steht". oefb.at (in German).
  12. ^ "Austria - M. HÖBINGER - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway".
  13. ^ "Marie-Therese Höbinger: All Competitions Stats, Goals, Records". FBref.
  14. ^ Single source here, if player is inactive. If player has not retired, move source next to "Updated" template.
  15. ^ "Marie-Therese Höbinger".
  16. ^ "Österreich - Slowakei". oefb.at (in German). Retrieved 13 February 2024.
  17. ^ "Österreich - Finnland". oefb.at (in German). Retrieved 13 February 2024.
  18. ^ "Lettland - Österreich". oefb.at (in German). Retrieved 13 February 2024.
  19. ^ "Nordmazedonien - Österreich". oefb.at (in German). Retrieved 13 February 2024.
  20. ^ "Luxemburg - Österreich". oefb.at (in German). Retrieved 13 February 2024.
  21. ^ "Österreich - Nordmazedonien". oefb.at (in German). Retrieved 13 February 2024.
  22. ^ "Österreich - Tschechien". oefb.at (in German). Retrieved 13 February 2024.
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