Cindy Mayleen König (born 15 August 1993) is a German former footballer who played as a forward. She spent most of her career with Werder Bremen.
 König with Werder Bremen | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Cindy Mayleen König[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 15 August 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Bremerhaven, Germany | ||
| Height | 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1999–2006 | Sparta Bremerhaven | ||
| 2006–2007 | Geestemünder SC | ||
| 2007–? | Werder Bremen | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2020 | Werder Bremen | 139 | (75) |
| 2020–2021 | Braga | 24 | (8) |
| 2021–2022 | Nojima Stella | ||
| 2022–2024 | SC Sand | 37 | (6) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
editKönig was born in Bremerhaven, Germany,[2] and grew up in the city.[3] At the age of 6, she joined Sparta Bremerhaven, where played in the boys' teams for seven years together with another girl.[3] In 2006 she moved to Geestemünder SC and to Werder Bremen in 2007.[3]
König was second top scorer of the 2012–13 2. Frauen-Bundesliga with 15 goals.[3] In the following season she was top scorer with 17 goals and was voted player of the season by her club's fans while Werder Bremen finished in third place, their best placement in the league.[3] She became top scorer for a second time in the 2014–15 season, with 19 goals.[2] When König left Werder Bremen in summer 2020, she was the club's record goalscorer, with 99 goals in 208 competitive appearances, and the last active member of the founding year of the women's and girls' football team.[2]
König made her WE League for Nojima Stella debut on 12 September 2021.[4]
She retired from playing in August 2024.[5]
Honours
editIndividual
- 2. Bundesliga top scorer: 2013–14,[3] 2014–15[2]
References
edit- ^ a b Cindy König at WorldFootball.net
- ^ a b c d Büter, Frank (28 May 2020). "Fußball: Rekordtorschützin Cindy König verlässt den SV Werder Bremen" [Football: Record goalscorer Cindy König leaves SV Werder Bremen]. Weser Kurier (in German). Retrieved 5 August 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f Freye, Stefan (6 June 2014). "Werder Bremen als Lebensinhalt" [Werder Bremen as purpose in life]. Weser Kurier (in German). Retrieved 5 August 2024.
- ^ "Scoresheet" (PDF). weleague.jp. September 2021. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
- ^ Werder Bremen Frauenfußball [@werderfrauen] (4 August 2024). "DANKE, Cindy! 💚🤍Unsere ehemalige Spielerin Cindy #König hat ihr Karriereende bekanntgegeben, diesen Anlass wollen auch wir nutzen, um uns noch einmal für 13 tolle Jahre und mehr als 200 Pflichtspiele im Werder-Trikot zu bedanken! #werderfrauen | #werder" [THANK YOU, Cindy! 💚🤍Our former player Cindy #König has announced the end of her career, and we would like to take this opportunity to thank her once again for 13 great years and more than 200 competitive matches in a Werder jersey! #werderfrauen | #werder] (Tweet) (in German). Retrieved 5 August 2024 – via Twitter.
External links
edit- Cindy König at WorldFootball.net
- Cindy König at kicker (in German)
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