Giulia Gwinn

Giulia Gwinn
Gwinn with Germany in 2022
Personal information
Full name Giulia Ronja Gwinn[1]
Date of birth (1999-07-02) 2 July 1999
Place of birth Tettnang, Germany
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Positions
Team information
Current team
 Bayern Munich
Number 7
Youth career
TSG Ailingen
VfB Friedrichshafen
2009–2014 FV Ravensburg
2014–2015 SV Weingarten
2015–2016 SC Freiburg
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2019 SC Freiburg 71 (22)
2019– Bayern Munich 95 (14)
International career‡
2013 Germany U15 6 (2)
2014 Germany U16 3 (2)
2015–2016 Germany U17 27 (9)
2017 Germany U19 10 (6)
2017–2018 Germany U20 6 (1)
2017– Germany 71 (14)
Medal record
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place2024 ParisTeam
UEFA Women's Championship
Silver medal – second place2022 England
UEFA Women's Nations League
Bronze medal – third place2024 France–Netherlands–Spain
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 31 August 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 19:05, 14 April 2026 (UTC)

Giulia Ronja Gwinn (German pronunciation: [ɡvɪn]; born 2 July 1999) is a German professional footballer who plays as a right-back or a midfielder for Frauen-Bundesliga club Bayern Munich and captains the Germany women's national team.[2]

Early life

Gwinn started playing football at the age of eight for TSG Ailingen and later for VfB Friedrichshafen. In 2009, she began a five-year spell at FV Ravensburg.[3] She then played a season for the B-Juniors of SV Weingarten, as the only girl in the team.[4]

Club career

In 2015, Gwinn joined Frauen-Bundesliga team SC Freiburg for the 2015–16 season at the age of 16 years.[3][5] She had initially agreed to sign for Freiburg in February 2015, rejecting competing offers from Bayern Munich and Turbine Potsdam.[6] On 13 September 2015, (3rd Round) she debuted in a 6–1 home win over 1. FC Köln. She substituted in for Sandra Starke, making her Bundesliga debut as a 16-year-old. A month later, on 11 October 2015 (5th Round), in the match against Werder Bremen, was her first time in the starting lineup. On 6 December 2015 (10th matchday) she scored in a 6–1 home win over Bayer Leverkusen.[7]

On 25 February 2019, Gwinn agreed terms with Bayern Munich which would see her leave Freiburg at the end of the 2018–19 season.[2]

Giulia was part of the Bayern side which won the 2020–21 Frauen-Bundesliga title and went a record-breaking 44 league matches unbeaten from December 2021 to October 2024, winning both the 2022–23 and 2023–24 league titles respectively along the way.[8]

In July 2024, Gwinn extended her contract to stay at Bayern until 2027.[9] Despite having to recover from two anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries both suffered whilst on international duty in 2020 and 2022 respectively, Gwinn established herself as one of Bayern's leading players.

International career

Youth

Gwinn has represented Germany on the under-15, under-16, under-17, under-19 and under-20 national teams. At the age of 13 years, she was called up by coach Bettina Wiegmann for under-15 national team training in November 2012.[10] She made her debut for the U-15 national team in April 2013,[11] a substitute in an 8–0 win over the Netherlands.[12] She made three appearances for the under-16 national team in 2014.[13] In 2015, she was the youngest player in the U-17 national team squad for the European Championship in Iceland where the team reached the semi-finals but were defeated 0–1 by the Swiss selection.[14] UEFA's technical report noted that Gwinn's pace on the right wing had been a positive feature of Germany's play.[15] In May 2016, the team won the 2016 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship after a penalty shootout against Spain in Belarus.[16] The four Freiburg players in the squad contributed seven of Germany's 10 goals at the tournament and two of them, including Gwinn, successfully converted their kicks in the shootout.[17]

At the 2016 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in Jordan, Gwinn helped Germany beat Venezuela 2–1 in their opening match earning her the "Player of the Match" award.[18] She scored the first goal with a volley, then assisted on the second.[19] Entering the tournament with 23 Under-17 caps and as a first team player with Freiburg, Gwinn was considered one of the pillars of the team.[20] In the Germans' second match against Canada, Gwinn's direct free kick salvaged a 1–1 draw.[21] In the third match, Gwinn scored a goal in Germany's victory over Cameroon.[22]

She played in the 2017 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship (scoring a goal against Scotland[23]) in Northern Ireland where she reached the semi-final and with this she qualified for the 2018 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup (where scored a goal against China[24] and was named "Player of the Match" against Nigeria[25]).

Senior

On 14 May 2019, Gwinn was named to the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup German squad.[26] In her FIFA Women's World Cup debut, she secured the win for Germany in their opening game of the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup by scoring the only goal in a 1–0 group-stage victory over China. She was named "Player of the Match" for her contribution.[27]

The German World Cup campaign ended in the quarterfinals after a 2–1 loss to Sweden. Gwinn was later awarded with the Best Young Player Award for her performance at the tournament.[28] After a remarkable rise and aged just 20, Gwinn was named as Germany's 2019 Female Player of the Year.[29] On 19 September 2020, Gwinn tore the anterior cruciate ligament in her right knee during a 3-0 UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualifying win over the Republic of Ireland and she was sidelined with the injury for almost one year.[30]

On 18 June 2022, Gwinn was called up to the 23-player Germany squad for the UEFA Women's Euro 2022.[31] For Euro 2022, which was held in England, Gwinn was a key player for the German national team, starting all six games and providing one assist. In the final, Germany lost 2–1 to England after extra-time and finished as runners-up. She was named in the UEFA Women's Euro 2022 Team of the Tournament.[32]

After suffering a second anterior cruciate ligament injury in October 2022, Gwinn was ruled out of the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup.[33]

On 3 July 2024, Gwinn was called up to the Germany squad for the 2024 Summer Olympics.[34] Gwinn helped Germany win a bronze medal in the Olympic women's football event at the Games in Paris. She started all six of the team's matches at the tournament, scoring two goals and assisting two more. The defender scored the only goal of the Bronze medal match in Lyon, a 65th-minute penalty, as the Germans beat world champions Spain 1–0.[35]

Gwinn won the German women's Player of the Year award for the second time in 2024. In February 2025, Gwinn was appointed as captain of the Germany national team.[36]

Gwinn was named in the German squad for the UEFA Women's Euro 2025.[37] On 4 July 2025, she sustained medial ligament damage to her left knee during the opening match against Poland, ruling her out for the remainder of the tournament.[38] Together with teammate Ann-Katrin Berger, Gwinn won Germany's Women's Footballer of the Year award for 2025.[39]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 31 August 2026[40]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League DFB Pokal Continental[a] Other[b] Total
Division AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
SC Freiburg 2015–16 Frauen-Bundesliga 10232––134
2016–17 20530––235
2017–18 19720––217
2018–19 22845––2613
Total 7122127––8329
Bayern Munich 2019–20 Frauen-Bundesliga 1410030–171
2020–21 200000–20
2021–22 2054171–317
2022–23 311120–62
2023–24 1933061–284
2024–25 190418110322
2025–26 1735090–313
2026–27 1100000011
Total 95141533531014520
Career total 1663629103531023149

International

As of match played 14 April 2026[40]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Germany 201710
201831
2019132
202020
202120
2022120
202363
2024188
2025110
202630
Total7114
Scores and results list Germany's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Gwinn goal.
List of international goals scored by Giulia Gwinn[40]
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
110 November 2018Osnabrück, Germany Italy3–25–2Friendly
28 June 2019Rennes, France China1–01–02019 FIFA World Cup
35 October 2019Aachen, Germany Ukraine2–08–0UEFA Women's Euro 2021 qualifying
426 September 2023Bochum, Germany Iceland2–04–02023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League
527 October 2023Sinsheim, Germany Wales3–15–1
631 October 2023Reykjavík, Iceland Iceland1–02–0
723 February 2024Décines-Charpieu, France France1–21–2
85 April 2024Linz, Austria Austria3–23–2UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying
931 May 2024Rostock, Germany Poland3–14–1
104–1
1128 July 2024Marseille, France United States1–11–42024 Summer Olympics
129 August 2024Décines-Charpieu, France Spain1–01–0
1325 October 2024London, England England1–04–3Friendly
142–0

Personal life

Gwinn is the youngest of four siblings.[18]

She studied at the IU International University of Applied Sciences.[41]

Gwinn is in a relationship with former footballer Constantin Frommann.[42]

Honours

Bayern Munich

Germany U17

Germany

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "List of Players – Germany" (PDF). FIFA. 2 October 2016. p. 5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 October 2016. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  2. 1 2 "FC Bayern verpflichtet Nationalspielerin Giulia Gwinn". Retrieved 30 June 2019.
  3. 1 2 "Giulia Gwinn Interview" (in German). SC Freiburg. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 14 September 2015.
  4. ↑ Dedeleit, Jochen (18 March 2015). "Gwinn und Minge stehen vor EM-Quali". FuPa.net (in German). Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  5. ↑ "SC contracts Giulia Gwinn and Janina Minge" (in German). SC Freiburg. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 14 September 2015.
  6. ↑ "Giulia Gwinn wechselt zum SC Freiburg" (in German). Schwäbische Zeitung. 23 February 2015. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  7. ↑ "Spieltag/Tabelle" (in German). German Football Association. 6 December 2015. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  8. ↑ "Championship, Supercup & record run: The year 2024 for Bayern Women".
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  40. 1 2 3 "Giulia Gwinn - Player Profile". datencenter.dfb.de. DFB. Retrieved 3 July 2025.
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