Laura Wienroither

Laura Wienroither
Wienroither in 2025
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-01-13) 13 January 1999[1]
Place of birth Vöcklabruck, Austria
Height 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)[1]
Position Right-back[1]
Team information
Current team
 Manchester City
Number 13
Youth career
2007–2013 TSV Frankenburg
2017 SV Neulengbach
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2014 Union Kleinmünchen II
2014–2016 Union Kleinmünchen
2016–2017 SV Neulengbach
2017–2018 SKN St. Pölten
2018–2022 TSG Hoffenheim II 18 (2)
2019–2022 TSG Hoffenheim 40 (1)
2022–2025 Arsenal 30 (1)
2025 → Manchester City (loan) 5 (0)
2025– Manchester City 1 (0)
International career‡
2014–2016 Austria U17 19 (1)
2015 Austria U16 3 (1)
2016–2018 Austria U19 19 (4)
2019– Austria 45 (2)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18:19, 4 June 2026 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 18:19, 4 June 2026 (UTC)

Laura Wienroither (Austrian German: [ˈlaʊra ˈviːnroːtɐ]; born 13 January 1999) is an Austrian professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Women's Super League club Manchester City and the Austria national team.[2]

Club career

Union Kleinmünchen

Wienroither began her senior career in 2014, at just 15 years old, playing for ÖFB Frauen Bundesliga (Austrian Bundesliga) club Union Kleinmünchen.[3] Having previously spent time in the reserve team, she would remain with the senior team until her departure in 2016.

SV Neulengbach

In the summer of 2016, Wienroither joined fellow ÖFB Frauen Bundesliga club SV Neulenghbach. She made 29 appearances for the club.[4]

SKN St. Pölten

Wienroither joined SKN St. Pölten ahead of the 2017–18 season; during her time with the club, she won both the ÖFB Frauen Bundesliga league and ÖFB Ladies Cup competitions.[5] During her time in St. Pölten, Wienroither attended Bundes Oberstufen Real Gymnasium (BORG), a federal upper-level school, and the Austrian Football Association's National Centre for Women's Football.[5]

TSG 1899 Hoffenheim

In 2018, she transferred to German Frauen-Bundesliga club TSG 1899 Hoffenheim. She began her time with the club playing in the reserve team; her first team debut came in February 2019.[6]

Arsenal

On 15 January 2022, Wienroither joined Women's Super League team Arsenal for an undisclosed fee.[7]

In May 2023, Wienroither suffered a ruptured ACL just 18 minutes after being subbed on in during the 2nd leg of Arsenal's 2022-23 UEFA Champions League semi-final game against VfL Wolfsburg. Her injury was the club's fourth ACL injury that season after Beth Mead, Vivianne Miedema, and Leah Williamson.[8]

Wienroither made her return from injury 328 days later against Bristol City as an 80th-minute substitute for Emily Fox.[9]

Manchester City

On 30 January 2025, it was announced that Wienroither would join Manchester City on loan for the remainder of the 2024–25 season.[10] She made five league appearances (eight across all competitions) during her loan spell.[11]

On 15 August 2025, it was announced that Wienroither would be making the move permanent, leaving Arsenal just a year after renewing her contract at the North London club.[12] Her contract with Manchester City will expire in 2027.[13][14]

In the 2025–26 season, Wienroither made just three appearances for City across all competitions. She suffered an ankle injury in April 2026 which kept her out of the squad for two of City's final three games in their Women's Super League winning campaign.[15] Wienroither also won the Women's FA Cup with Manchester City,[16] despite not appearing in any of the matches in the competition.

International career

Wienroither played for Austria's U16, U17 and U19 national teams; she made a total of 41 appearances across all youth age groups.[17]

She made her debut for the senior national team in March 2018, coming on as a second-half substitute against Wales in the Cyprus Cup.[18] Her first senior goal came in February 2022 during a 6–1 victory over Romania.[19]

Wienroither was part of the squad that was called up to the 2022 Women's Euros.[20] Austria finished second in their group (behind eventual champions England), and were knocked out of the competition by Germany in the quarter-finals.[21] Austria did not qualify for either the 2023 Women's World Cup or the 2025 Women's Euros.[22]

Career statistics

International

As of match played 1 December 2025[23]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Austria 201810
201930
202040
202190
2022131
202331
202450
202570
Total452
Scores and results list Austria's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Wienroither goal.
List of international goals scored by Laura Wienroither
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 20 February 2022 Marbella Football Center, Marbella, Spain  Romania 2–0 6–1 Friendly
2 7 April 2023 Stadion Wiener Neustadt, Wiener Neustadt, Austria  Belgium 3–2 3–2

Honours

St. Pölten

Arsenal

Manchester City

Individual

References

  1. 1 2 3 Laura Wienroither at Soccerway. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
  2. ↑ Laura Wienroither – UEFA competition record (archive)
  3. ↑ "Laura Wienroither: 10 Things you didn't know". Yahoo Sports. Manchester City FC. 30 January 2025. Retrieved 3 June 2026.
  4. ↑ "Laura Wienroither » Profil". weltfussball.at (in German). Retrieved 3 June 2026.
  5. 1 2 "Nächster Karrieresprung: Wienroither kickt in Hoffenheim". MeinBezirk.at (in German). 30 May 2018. Retrieved 3 June 2026.
  6. ↑ "Frauenfussball: Wienroither feierte Debüt in Hoffenheims "Erster"". MeinBezirk.at (in German). 28 February 2019. Retrieved 3 June 2026.
  7. ↑ "Laura Wienroither joins the club". Arsenal F.C. 15 January 2022. Archived from the original on 5 September 2022. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
  8. ↑ "Arsenal: Laura Wienroither fourth player to suffer ACL injury this season". BBC Sport. 4 May 2023. Retrieved 3 June 2026.
  9. ↑ "14/04/2024 - Bristol City Women - Barclays Women's Super League - Women - H". Match build up and reaction from Women V Bristol City Women | Arsenal.com. 4 May 2024. Archived from the original on 2 May 2024. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
  10. ↑ "City secure loan signing of Wienroither". mancity.com. 30 January 2025. Retrieved 30 January 2025.
  11. ↑ "Laura Wienroither". Manchester City. Retrieved 3 June 2026.
  12. ↑ "Laura Wienroither joins Man City". Arsenal F.C. 15 August 2025. Archived from the original on 15 August 2025. Retrieved 15 August 2025.
  13. ↑ Cox, Sam (15 August 2025). "Wienroither signs permanent City deal". www.mancity.com. Retrieved 15 August 2025.
  14. ↑ "Man City sign Arsenal's Wienroither until 2027". BBC Sport. 15 August 2025. Archived from the original on 15 August 2025. Retrieved 15 August 2025.
  15. ↑ Leigh, Neil. "Jeglertz provides update on Clinton, Layzell and Wienroither". Manchester City FC. Retrieved 3 June 2026.
  16. 1 2 Garry, Tom (31 May 2026). "Manchester City thrash Brighton to seal Women's FA Cup and historic Double". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 3 June 2026.
  17. ↑ oefb.at. "Laura Wienroither". oefb.at (in German). Retrieved 4 June 2026.
  18. ↑ "Österreicherinnen Siebente auf Zypern". sport.ORF.at (in German). 7 March 2018. Retrieved 4 June 2026.
  19. ↑ "Captain Williamson can draw positives from England efforts". Ham & High. 22 February 2022. Retrieved 4 June 2026.
  20. ↑ "Der EURO-Kader steht". oefb.at (in German). Archived from the original on 27 June 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
  21. ↑ UEFA.com. "History: Germany 2-0 Austria | UEFA Women's EURO 2022". UEFA.com. Retrieved 4 June 2026.
  22. ↑ Brookes, Chris (13 December 2024). "EURO failure and domestic players threatened with firearm - Opinion on Austrian women's football 'standards'". SheKicks. Retrieved 4 June 2026.
  23. ↑ "Laura Wienroither". Österreichischer Fußball-Bund (in German). Retrieved 31 January 2025.
  24. ↑ Sanders, Emma (5 March 2023). "Arsenal 3–1 Chelsea: Gunners fight back to win Women's League Cup final". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 14 May 2023. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
  25. ↑ Smith, Emma (31 March 2024). "Arsenal 1-0 Chelsea (AET): Stina Blackstenius secures League Cup glory in extra time". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 8 April 2024. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
  26. ↑ Sanders, Emma (6 May 2026). "Women's Super League: How Manchester City clinched a first title in 10 years". BBC Sport. Retrieved 3 June 2026.
  27. ↑ "Wienroither named November's Player of the Month". Wienroither named November's Player of the Month. 23 July 2025. Retrieved 2 June 2025.
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