Carina Wenninger

Carina Wenninger
Wenninger with Bayern Munich in 2016
Personal information
Date of birth (1991-02-06) 6 February 1991
Place of birth Thal, Austria
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position Defender
Team information
Current team
Austria Wien
Number 23
Youth career
2000–2005 SV Thal
2005–2006 FC Gratkorn
2006–2007 LUV Graz
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2009 Bayern Munich II 30 (4)
2007–2023 Bayern Munich 222 (8)
2022–2023 → Roma (loan) 21 (1)
2024 Rapid Wien 0 (0)
2024– Austria Wien 46 (10)
International career
2006–2007 Austria U-19 6 (0)
2007–2023 Austria 127 (7)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Carina Wenninger (born 6 February 1991) is an Austrian professional footballer who plays as a defender for ÖFB Frauen Bundesliga club Austria Wien. She has played in 126 matches for the Austria women's national team.

Career

On 22 June 2022, Wenninger joined AS Roma on loan.[1] She retired at the end of the 2022–23 season.[2]

Wenninger announced that she would end her career in the summer of 2023, but decided in February 2024 to extend her career with the newly founded team Rapid Wien. In July 2024, she moved to Austria Wien to play in the Austrian top league. On 30 May 2026, she scored a late stoppage-time goal in a 1–1 draw with SKN St. Pölten on the final matchday of the 2025–26 season, securing her club's first title in the Austrian league.[3]

International career

Wenninger was a member of the Austrian national team.[4]

Wenninger was part of the 23-woman squad that represented Austria and reached the semi-finals at the UEFA Women's Euro 2017.[5]

On 1 December 2020, she played her 100th match for Austria in a 1–0 win over Serbia in the UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualifying.[6]

Wenninger was part of the squad that was called up to the UEFA Women's Euro 2022.[7]

Career statistics

Club statistics

[8][9]

ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupLeague CupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Bayern Munich2008–09Bundesliga 2000———20
2009–10Bundesliga 21010—4[a]0—260
2010–11Bundesliga 1804160——281
2011–12Bundesliga 20050———250
2012–13Bundesliga 22241———263
2013–14Bundesliga 9020———110
2014–15Bundesliga 6000———60
2015–16Bundesliga 13031—1[a]0—171
2016–17Bundesliga 19131—5[a]0—272
2017–18Bundesliga 20252———254
2018–19Bundesliga 21140—7[a]0—321
2019–20Bundesliga 18120—3[a]2—233
2020–21Bundesliga 19130—8[a]0—301
2021–22Bundesliga 14031—5[a]0—221
Total 222839760332—30017
Roma (loan)2022–23Serie A 21140—9[a]11[b]0352
Austria Wien2024–25ÖFB Bundesliga 23550———285
2025-26 23550101386
Career Total 28917587605241042828
  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Appearances in the UEFA Women's Champions League
  2. ↑ Appearances in the Italian Women's Super Cup

International goals

No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.8 April 2022Stadion Wiener Neustadt, Wiener Neustadt, Austria Northern Ireland1–03–12023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification

Honours

Bayern München

Roma

Austria Wien

Austria

Individual

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Carina Wenninger joins Roma women!". ASRoma.com. 22 June 2022.
  2. ↑ "Bayern-Rekordspielerin Wenninger kündigt Karriereende an". Kicker (in German). Olympia Verlag. 12 April 2023. Retrieved 16 July 2023.
  3. ↑ "Die Austria-Frauen sind erstmals Bundesliga-Meister" (in German). LAOLA1. 30 May 2026.
  4. ↑ Profile in UEFA's website
  5. ↑ "Österreich siegt zum EURO-Auftakt!". Austrian Football Association (ÖFB). Archived from the original on 10 August 2017. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
  6. ↑ "Carina Wenninger". oefb.at.
  7. ↑ "Der EURO-Kader steht". oefb.at (in German).
  8. ↑ "Carina Wenninger » Club matches". World Football. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
  9. ↑ "C. Wenninger". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
  10. ↑ Vinestock, Drew (31 May 2026). "FK Austria Wien win first ever ÖFB Frauen Bundesliga on final day of the season". Her Football Hub. Retrieved 31 May 2026.
  11. ↑ Vinestock, Drew (14 May 2026). "ÖFB Frauen Cup: FK Austria Wien lift first ever trophy on milestone 50th Cup Final". Her Football Hub. Retrieved 31 May 2026.
  12. ↑ Cyprus Cup
  13. ↑ "Gran Galà del Calcio: tutti i vincitori della serata LIVE". Sky Sport (in Italian). 4 December 2023. Retrieved 5 December 2023.