Viktoria Schnaderbeck (born 4 January 1991) is an Austrian former professional footballer who last played for Arsenal in the FA WSL.[1] She was the captain of the Austrian national team.[2] She previously played for FC Bayern Munich in Germany's Frauen-Bundesliga,[3] LUV Graz in Austria's ÖFB-Frauenliga, and most recently for Tottenham Hotspur on loan from Arsenal in the FA WSL.[4]

Viktoria Schnaderbeck
Schnaderbeck with Bayern Munich in 2016
Personal information
Date of birth (1991-01-04) 4 January 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth Graz, Austria
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfielder, centre-back
Youth career
1998–2006 TSV Kirchberg an der Raab
2003–2005 LAZ Weiz
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2007 LUV Graz
2007–2018 Bayern Munich 132 (5)
2018–2022 Arsenal 40 (0)
2022Tottenham Hotspur (loan) 4 (0)
International career
2007–2022 Austria 83 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 January 2022
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:40, 13 July 2022 (UTC)

Club career

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Schnaderbeck was with FC Bayern Munich since 2010, winning the league in the 2014–15 and 2015–16 seasons. She made 5 appearances in the UEFA Women's Champions League in 2015–16 and 2016–17 seasons. On 18 April 2016, Schnaderbeck extended her contract until 2018. After her contract with the German side ran out, she signed for Arsenal in May 2018. In January 2022, it was announced that Schnaderbeck had joined Tottenham Hotspur on loan for the rest of the 2021–22 season.

On 10 August 2022 in a joint press conference with Lisa Makas, Schanderbeck announced her retirement from professional football.[5]

International career

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Schnaderbeck was part of the 23-women squad who represented Austria and reached the semi-finals at the UEFA Women's Euro 2017.[6]

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

Personal life

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Her cousin Sebastian Prödl is a former footballer who played as a centre-back.[8][9] She has a girlfriend from Norway that moved to London.[10][11]

Honours

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Club

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Bayern München

Arsenal

International

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Austria

References

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  1. ^ "Viktoria Schnaderbeck joins the club". Arsenal FC. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
  2. ^ "Viktoria Schnaderbeck". UEFA. Retrieved 2 January 2013.
  3. ^ "Viktoria Schnaderbeck". Fc Bayern Munich. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
  4. ^ "Viktoria Schnaderbeck joins Spurs Women". Tottenham Hotspur. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
  5. ^ "Schnaderbeck und Makas geben Karriereende bekannt".
  6. ^ "ÖSTERREICH SIEGT ZUM EURO-AUFTAKT!". OFB. Archived from the original on 10 August 2017. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
  7. ^ "Der EURO-Kader steht". oefb.at (in German).
  8. ^ "Bayern-Legionärin Schnaderbeck erlitt Meniskusriss" (in German). kleinezeitung.at. 24 March 2011. Archived from the original on 16 September 2014. Retrieved 2 January 2013.
  9. ^ "Former Watford defender Sebastian Prodl announces retirement" (Press release). Udinese. 3 June 2022.
  10. ^ "Mit Liebes-Post: Diese Fußballerinnen outen sich zeitgleich". promiflash.de (in German). 20 December 2019.
  11. ^ "Schnaderbeck keeping everything on track". FIFA. 15 April 2020.
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