{{Short description|German footballer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2024}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Marina Hegering | image = 2023-07-03 Fussball, Frauen, Deutsche Nationalmannschaft, Media Day 1DX 6596 by Stepro-2.jpg | caption = Hegering with Germany in 2023 | full_name = Marina Hegering<ref>{{cite web |url=https://tournament.fifadata.com/documents/FWWC/2019/pdf/FWWC_2019_SQUADLISTS.PDF |title=FIFA Women's World Cup France 2019 – List of Players: Germany |publisher=FIFA |page=10 |date=7 July 2019 |access-date=18 February 2022 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190708190751/https://tournament.fifadata.com/documents/FWWC/2019/pdf/FWWC_2019_SQUADLISTS.PDF |archive-date=8 July 2019}}</ref> | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1990|5|17|df=y}} | birth_place = Bocholt, West Germany<ref name=dfb>{{Cite web|url=https://www.worldfootball.net/person/pe106644/marina-hegering/|date=6 January 2022|title=Marina Hegering|work=Worldfootball.net}}</ref> | height = 1.70 m | position = Defender | currentclub = 1. FC Köln | clubnumber = 33 | youthyears1 = 1995–2007 | youthclubs1 = DJK SV Lowick | years1 = 2007–2011 | clubs1 = FCR 2001 Duisburg | caps1 = 43 | goals1 = 6 | years2 = 2011–2017 | clubs2 = Bayer Leverkusen | caps2 = 49 | goals2 = 5 | years3 = 2017–2020 | clubs3 = SGS Essen | caps3 = 54 | goals3 = 5 | years4 = 2020–2022 | clubs4 = Bayern Munich | caps4 = 24 | goals4 = 7 | years5 = 2022–2025 | clubs5 = VfL Wolfsburg | caps5 = 43 | goals5 = 8 | years6 = 2025– | clubs6 = 1. FC Köln | caps6 = 14 | goals6 = 1 | nationalyears1 = 2005–2007 | nationalteam1 = Germany U17 | nationalcaps1 = 21 | nationalgoals1 = 14 | nationalyears2 = 2007–2009 | nationalteam2 = Germany U19 | nationalcaps2 = 11 | nationalgoals2 = 2 | nationalyears3 = 2008–2010 | nationalteam3 = Germany U20 | nationalcaps3 = 17 | nationalgoals3 = 2 | nationalyears4 = 2019–2024 | nationalteam4 = Germany | nationalcaps4 = 41 | nationalgoals4 = 5 | pcupdate = 10 May 2026 | medaltemplates = {{MedalOlympic}} {{MedalBronze|2024 Paris|Team}} {{MedalCompetition|UEFA Women's Championship}} {{MedalSilver|2022 England|}} {{Medal|Comp|UEFA Women's Nations League}} {{MedalBronze|2024 France–Netherlands–Spain|}} }}
'''Marina Hegering''' (born 17 April 1990) is a German professional footballer who plays as a defender for Frauen-Bundesliga club 1. FC Köln. She also played for the German national team.
==Club career== Hegering began her career at DJK SV Lowick 1930. She played with them for twelve years, most recently in the male B-Youth performance class. At the age of 16, she switched to FCR 2001 Duisburg, for whose Bundesliga team she played until 2011. On 19 August 2007 (Day 1) she made her competitive debut in a 1–0 away win against Hamburger SV. She scored twice on 6 April 2008 (Day 14) in a 7–1 home win against TSV Crailsheim for her first Bundesliga goals. In the 2010/11 season, a persistent heel injury forced her to stay away from the game. During her club affiliation, she won the DFB Cup twice and the UEFA Cup once.
For the 2011/12 season she signed a two-year contract with Bayer 04 Leverkusen.<ref>{{Cite web |date=4 March 2016 |title=Bayer 04 Leverkusen Fussball GmbH |url=http://www.bayer04.de/B04-DEU/de/_md_aktuell-dt.aspx?aktuell=aktuell-5417 |access-date=22 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304192923/http://www.bayer04.de/B04-DEU/de/_md_aktuell-dt.aspx?aktuell=aktuell-5417 |archive-date=4 March 2016 }}</ref> After recovering from the heel injury, she played her first game for them on 13 April 2013 (matchday 18) in a goalless draw at home against SGS Essen.<ref>{{Cite web |date=22 May 2016 |title=Framba.de - Framba.de |url=http://www.framba.de/content/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=4104:frauenfussball-bundesliga-spielbericht-bayer-04-leverkusen-sgs-essen-&catid=118:bundesliga |access-date=22 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160522175847/http://www.framba.de/content/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=4104:frauenfussball-bundesliga-spielbericht-bayer-04-leverkusen-sgs-essen-&catid=118:bundesliga |archive-date=22 May 2016 }}</ref> She joined SGS Essen at the start of the 2017/18 season.<ref>{{Cite web |date=15 August 2018 |title=Marina Hegering wechselt zur SGS Essen - Der Frauenfussball-Bundesligist aus Essen. |url=https://www.sgs-essen.de/aktuelles-rund-um-die-mannschaften/marina-hegering-wechselt-zur-sgs-essen.html |access-date=22 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180815091011/https://www.sgs-essen.de/aktuelles-rund-um-die-mannschaften/marina-hegering-wechselt-zur-sgs-essen.html |archive-date=15 August 2018 }}</ref> With her team she reached the final of the DFB Cup against VfL Wolfsburg on 4 July 2020 and scored twice but was defeated 4–2 on penalties.
On 24 April 2020, she was signed by Bayern Munich for the 2020/21 season and received a contract that expired on 30 June 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bayern gets the next national player: Hegering also comes from Essen |url=https://www.focus.de/sport/fussball/bundesliga1/fussball-bundesliga-bayern-holt-naechste-nationalspielerin-auch-hegering-kommt-aus-essen_id_11920187.html |access-date=22 January 2023 |archive-date=27 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211027231016/https://www.focus.de/sport/fussball/bundesliga1/fussball-bundesliga-bayern-holt-naechste-nationalspielerin-auch-hegering-kommt-aus-essen_id_11920187.html |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=FC Bayern women sign Marina Hegering |url=https://fcbayern.com/frauen/de/news/2020/04/fc-bayern-frauen-verpflichten-marina-hegering}}</ref>
She was signed by VfL Wolfsburg in 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Hegering wechselt von Bayern zu Wolfsburg |url=http://www.dfb.de/news/detail/hegering-wechselt-von-bayern-zu-wolfsburg-239422/?no_cache=1&cHash=535a92fc111ce5841ce8ffbab44f44c7 |website=DFB - Deutscher Fußball-Bund e.V.}}</ref> She received a contract for four years until 2026. She holds a B+ trainer license.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Zweigeteilter Vertrag bis 2026: Hegering wechselt nach Wolfsburg |url=https://www.kicker.de/zweigeteilter-vertrag-bis-2026-hegering-wechselt-nach-wolfsburg-899636/artikel |access-date=22 January 2023 |website=kicker |language=de-DE}}</ref>
==International career== After Hegering had played in the U-13 Niederrhein selection and the FVN national cup U-15 team, she made her debut on 3 September 2004 as a national player for the national U-15 team, which played the test international match against the selection of Canada lost 1–5. On 2 September 2005, she completed her seventh and last appearance in this age group in a goalless draw against this country selection. She scored a U-15 international goal on 29 August 2005 in a 7–0 win over Scotland, making it 6–0 in the 33rd minute.
For the U-17 national team, she played 22 international matches between 12 October 2005 and 7 July 2007 and scored one goal. Between 21 October 2007 and 19 July 2009, she played eleven international matches for the U-19 national team. She took part with her at the European Championship held from 13 to 25 July 2009 in Belarus. After she played in three preliminary round games, her team went home.
She took part in two World Cups for the U-20 national team, for which she played 18 times. Her first took place in Chile from 20 November to 7 December 2008. She and her team finished third after beating France 5–3. Her second World Cup took place from 13 July to 1 August 2010 in her own country, from which she and her team emerged as World Champions.
She made her debut for the senior German team on 6 April 2019 in Solna in a 2–1 win in a friendly against Sweden national team. For the 2019 FIFA World Cup, she was called up to the squad by national coach Martina Voss-Tecklenburg.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Rüttenauer |first=Andreas |date=29 June 2019 |title=WM-Nationalspielerin Marina Hegering: "Ich bin nicht total unerfahren" |language=de |work=Die Tageszeitung: taz |url=https://taz.de/!5607327/ |access-date=22 January 2023 |issn=0931-9085}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Hegering on her debut: "Just awesome" |language=de |website=DFB – Deutscher Fußball-Bund e.V. |url=http://www.dfb.de/en/news/detail/hegering-on-her-debut-just-awesome-200839/?no_cache=1&cHash=c3a84f522cc65815a4a6fff1ddb35e66 |access-date=3 June 2019}}</ref> She reached the quarterfinals with the national team.
On 18 June 2022, Hegering was called up to the 23-player Germany squad for the UEFA Women's Euro 2022.<ref>{{cite news|title=Voss-Tecklenburg beruft endgültigen Kader für die EM in England|url=https://www.dfb.de/news/detail/voss-tecklenburg-beruft-endgueltigen-kader-fuer-die-em-in-england-241279/|access-date=18 June 2022|publisher=DFB|date=18 June 2022}}</ref> The German team reached the final, but were beaten by England and finished as runners-up. Hegering played in all six games. After the tournament, Hegering was voted into the "Eleven of the Tournament" by the UEFA coaching staff.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2 August 2022 |title=Im Nachgang der Women's EURO - Vier Titelheldinnen in der Turnier-Elf – Diacre bleibt |url=https://www.srf.ch/sport/fussball/uefa-women-s-euro-2022/im-nachgang-der-women-s-euro-vier-titelheldinnen-in-der-turnier-elf-diacre-bleibt |access-date=22 January 2023 |website=Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen (SRF) |language=de}}</ref>
Hegering was called up to the Germany squad for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup.<ref>{{cite news|title=Voss-Tecklenburg beruft finalen Kader für die Weltmeisterschaft|trans-title=Voss-Tecklenburg calls final squad for the World Cup|language=de|url=https://www.dfb.de/news/detail/voss-tecklenburg-beruft-finalen-kader-fuer-die-weltmeisterschaft-253241/|access-date=31 May 2023|publisher=German Football Association|date=8 July 2023|archive-date=8 July 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230708141959/https://www.dfb.de/news/detail/voss-tecklenburg-beruft-finalen-kader-fuer-die-weltmeisterschaft-253241/|url-status=live}}</ref>
On 3 July 2024, Hegering was called up to the Germany squad for the 2024 Summer Olympics.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dfb.de/news/detail/das-ist-hrubeschs-olympia-kader-fuer-frankreich-262872/|title=Das ist Hrubeschs Olympia-Kader für Frankreich|publisher=dfb.de|date=3 July 2024}}</ref>
After the 2024 Summer Olympics, where the Germans won the bronze medal, she announced her retirement from international football.<ref>{{Cite web |date=13 September 2024|title=Marina Hegering beendet Karriere in der Nationalmannschaft|url=https://www.dfb.de/news/detail/marina-hegering-beendet-karriere-in-der-nationalmannschaft-264339/|access-date=13 September 2024|website=dfb.de|language=de}}</ref>
==Career statistics== ===International=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |- !colspan=3|Germany<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://datencenter.dfb.de/profil/106644|title=Marina Hegering|publisher=dfb.de|date=18 September 2021}}</ref> |- !Year!!Apps!!Goals |- |2019||9||0 |- |2020||5||3 |- |2021||5||0 |- |2022||7||0 |- |2023||8||1 |- |2024||7||1 |- !Total!!41!!5 |}
===International goals=== ''Scores and results list Germany's goal tally first:''<ref name=dfb />
{| class="wikitable" |- !colspan="7"|'''Hegering – goals for Germany''' |- ! # !! Date !! Location !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition |- |align=center| 1. || 7 March 2020 || Lagos Municipal Stadium, Lagos, Portugal || {{fbw|NOR}} ||align=center| 4–0 ||align=center| 4–0 || 2020 Algarve Cup |- |align=center| 2. || 19 September 2020 || Stadion Essen, Essen, Germany || {{fbw|IRL}} ||align=center| 1–0 ||align=center| 3–0 || rowspan=2|UEFA Women's Euro 2021 qualifying |- |align=center| 3. || 27 November 2020 || Audi Sportpark, Ingolstadt, Germany || {{fbw|GRE}} ||align=center| 1–0 ||align=center| 6–0 |- |align=center| 4. || 1 December 2023 || Ostseestadion, Rostock, Germany || {{fbw|DEN}} || align="center"| 2–0 || align=center| 3–0 || 2023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League |- |align=center| 5. || 25 July 2024 || Stade Vélodrome, Marseille, France || {{fbw|AUS}} || align="center"| 1–0 || align=center| 3–0 || 2024 Summer Olympics |}
==Honours== ;FCR 2001 Duisburg * UEFA Women's Champions League: 2008–09 * DFB-Pokal: 2008–09, 2009–10 ;Bayern Munich * Frauen-Bundesliga: 2020–21 ;VfL Wolfsburg * DFB-Pokal: 2022–23 ;Germany U20 * FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup: 2010, third place: 2008 '''Germany'''
* Summer Olympics bronze medal: 2024<ref>{{Cite web |title=Spain 0-1 Germany: Germany win women's football bronze at Paris 2024 |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/olympics/live/cj9ljlw8dx7t |access-date=2024-08-12 |website=BBC Sport |language=en-GB}}</ref> * UEFA Women's Championship runner-up: 2022<ref>{{cite web |last=Sanders |first=Emma |date=31 July 2022 |title=England beat Germany to win first major women's trophy |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/62339532 |accessdate=31 July 2022 |publisher=BBC}}</ref> * UEFA Women's Nations League third place: 2023–24<ref>{{Cite news |date=28 February 2024 |title=Germany win Nations League play-off to reach Olympics |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/68430606 |access-date=29 February 2024 |work=BBC Sport |language=en-GB}}</ref>
'''Individual''' * UEFA Women's Championship Team of the Tournament: 2022<ref name="tott">{{cite web |date=2 August 2022 |title=UEFA Women's EURO 2022 Team of the Tournament announced |url=https://www.uefa.com/womenseuro/news/0278-15c564ddb008-3d3141fa2848-1000--team-of-the-tournament/ |access-date=2 August 2022 |website=UEFA}}</ref> * Fritz Walter Medal Gold: 2009<ref>{{Cite web |date=22 October 2010 |title=menschBOCHOLT.de - Startseite |url=http://www.bocholt.de/seiten/bocholt/index.cfm?artikelblockNr=5086 |access-date=22 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101022045904/http://www.bocholt.de/seiten/bocholt/index.cfm?artikelblockNr=5086 |archive-date=22 October 2010 }}</ref> * Silbernes Lorbeerblatt: 2024<ref>{{cite web |title=Silbernes Lorbeerblatt für Bronze-Gewinnerinnen |url=https://www.dfb.de/news/silbernes-lorbeerblatt-fuer-bronze-gewinnerinnen |website=dfb.de |publisher=DFB |access-date=2 December 2024 |language=de |date=4 November 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Verleihung des Silbernen Lorbeerblattes |url=https://www.bundespraesident.de/SharedDocs/Berichte/DE/Frank-Walter-Steinmeier/2024/11/241104-Silbernes-Lorbeerblatt-2024.html |website=bundespraesident.de |publisher=Bundespräsidialamt |access-date=13 December 2024 |language=de |date=4 November 2024}}</ref>
== References == {{Reflist}}
== External links == * {{sports links}} * [https://www.foxsports.com/soccer/marina-hegering-player-stats Marina Hegering stats] Fox sports5 * [https://www.fifa.com/womensworldcup/photos/galleries/gallery-marina-hegering-1111146#marina-hegering-1111143 Gallery Marina Hegering]{{dead link|date=January 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}, fifi.com * [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5kZftl9zGTQ 20181028 Interview mit Marina Hegering von SGS Essen Frauen nach dem 0 2 verlorenen Heimspiel gegen]
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