Virginia Kirchberger (born 25 May 1993) is an Austrian footballer who plays for FK Austria Wien and the Austria national team.[1]
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Virginia Kirchberger | ||
| Date of birth | 25 May 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Vienna, Austria | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | FK Austria Wien | ||
| Number | 13 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2011 | Bayern Munich | ||
| 2011–2014 | BV Cloppenburg | 57 | (7) |
| 2014–2015 | MSV Duisburg | 22 | (1) |
| 2015–2016 | 1. FC Köln | 18 | (2) |
| 2016–2018 | MSV Duisburg | 43 | (2) |
| 2018–2020 | SC Freiburg | 34 | (1) |
| 2020–2024 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 41 | (0) |
| 2024– | FK Austria Wien | 11 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2010– | Austria | 102 | (5) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 May 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:30, 30 May 2024 (UTC) | |||
In the summer of 2020, Kirchberger made the move to Eintracht Frankfurt in the Frauen Bundesliga ahead of the 2020/21 campaign, after they merged with 1.FFC Frankfurt.[2]
International career
editKirchberger was part of the 23-women squad who represented Austria and reached the semi-finals at the UEFA Women's Euro 2017.[3]
Kirchberger was not initially part of the squad that was called up to the UEFA Women's Euro 2022,[4] but was called up after Lisa Kolb caught covid.[5]
International goals
edit| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 15 November 2022 | Stadion Wiener Neustadt, Wiener Neustadt, Austria |  Slovakia |
2–0 | 3–0 | Friendly |
| 2. | 23 February 2024 | Estadio Nuevo Mirador, Algeciras, Spain |  England |
1–2 | 2–7 | |
| 3. | 2–5 |
References
edit- ^ UEFA.com. "Virginia Kirchberger – Austria – WEURO". UEFA.com.
- ^ VAVEL.com (23 July 2020). "Austrian international Virginia Kirchberger joins Eintracht Frankfurt". VAVEL. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
- ^ "ÖSTERREICH SIEGT ZUM EURO-AUFTAKT!". OFB. Archived from the original on 10 August 2017. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
- ^ "Der EURO-Kader steht". oefb.at (in German).
- ^ "Frauen-Team bei EURO ohne Plattner und Kolb". oefb.at (in German).
External links
edit- Virginia Kirchberger at Soccerway.com
- Virginia Kirchberger at WorldFootball.net
- Virginia Kirchberger at FBref.com
- Virginia Kirchberger at the German Football Association
- Virginia Kirchberger at Fussballdaten.de (in German)
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