Ann-Katrin Berger

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Ann-Katrin Berger
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Ann-Katrin Berger with Germany in 2021
Personal information
Full name Ann-Katrin Berger
Date of birth (1990-10-09) 9 October 1990 (age 31)
Place of birth Göppingen, Germany
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Chelsea
Number 30
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2011 VfL Sindelfingen 12 (0)
2011–2014 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam 19 (0)
2014–2016 Paris Saint-Germain 12 (0)
2016–2018 Birmingham City 33 (0)
2019– Chelsea 31 (0)
National team‡
2020– Germany 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 06:03, 10 May 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 16:46, 13 April 2021 (UTC)

Ann-Katrin Berger (born 9 October 1990) is a German professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for English club Chelsea[1] and the German national team.

Early life[]

At the age of four, Berger began playing football in the KSG Eislingen. As a teenager, she moved to FV Faurndau.

Playing career[]

Club[]

In 2007, she moved up to the Oberliga Baden-Württemberg. A year later, Berger moved to second division side, VfL Sindelfingen.[2] In the summer of 2011, Berger signed a three-year contract with 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam in the Frauen-Bundesliga, the top division in Germany.[2] She made her debut for the club on 21 August 2011 and shut out Hamburger SV 4–0.[3] She made five appearances for the club during the 2011/2012 season playing a total of 450 minutes. Potsdam finished first in the league with an 18–2–2 record.[4] She was the starting goalkeeper in three of Potsdam's 2011–12 UEFA Women's Champions League matches helping the squad earn shut-outs against Þór Akureyri and Glasgow City F.C.[3][5]

Berger signed with Paris Saint-Germain in June 2014, playing 22 matches in all competitions during her two-year spell with the club.[6] In June 2016, she joined Birmingham City.[7]

In November 2017, Berger was diagnosed with thyroid cancer.[8] She made a full recovery. During her battle with cancer, she had a desire to continue playing football. On 4 February 2018, she made her first appearance since being diagnosed with cancer in the Fourth Round of the 2017–18 FA Women's Cup in an away match against Reading. Birmingham won 1–0. With her strong determination she had a brilliant season, and as a result she won the PFA Team of the Year Award.[9]

Berger continued her strong return in 2018, helping Birmingham City to a fourth-place standing after midway point of the 2018–19 FA WSL season. Having run down her contract at Birmingham City and rejected a new offer,[10] she joined reigning champions Chelsea on 4 January 2019.[11] Chelsea manager Emma Hayes signed her as part of the team rebuild even though Chelsea had 3 other goalkeepers on their roster.[12]

In April 2021, Berger made title winning saves away against Manchester City in a 2–2 draw, as Chelsea fought to preserve their lead at the top of the table.[13] Chelsea and manager Emma Hayes later won their 4th WSL title, the most by any WSL team, by 2 points on the final day of the 2020–21 season with a 5–0 victory over Reading. Chelsea broke the records for most wins (18) and most points (57) in a season, and became just the third team to defend the League title after Liverpool and Arsenal. Berger registered the most clean sheets (12), winning the Golden Glove.[14]

International[]

Berger received her first call-up to the German national team in November 2018.[11]

Career statistics[]

Club[]

As of matches played 21 November 2021[15]
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
VfL Sindelfingen 2009–10 2.F-B 5 0 — — — — 5 0
2010-11 7 0 — — — — 7 0
Total 12 0 — — — — 12 0
Turbine Potsdam 2011-12 FRB 5 0 2 0 — 3 0 — 10 0
2012-13 — — — — — 0 0
2013-14 14 0 1 0 — 7 0 — 22 0
Total 19 0 3 0 — 10 0 — 32 0
PSG (F) 2014-15 D1F 6 0 — — — — 6 0
2015-16 6 0 — — 3 0 — 9 0
Total 12 0 — — 3 0 — 15 0
Birmingham W.F.C 2016 FA WSL 6 0 — 3 0 — — 9 0
2017 5 0 3 0 — — — 8 0
2017-18 14 0 — 2 0 — — 16 0
2018-19 8 0 — 3 0 — — 11 0
Total 33 0 3 0 8 0 — — 44 0
Chelsea W.F.C 2018-19 FA WSL 1 0 — — 4 0 — 5 0
2019-20 13 0 2 0 2 0 — — 17 0
2020-21 17 0 3 0 4 0 8 0 1 0 33 0
2021-22 7 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 — 10 0
Total 38 0 5 0 6 0 15 0 1 0 65 0
Career Total 114 0 11 0 14 0 28 0 1 0 168 0

International[]

As of 18 September 2021[16]
Germany
Year Apps Goals
2020 1 0
2021 1 0
Total 2 0

Personal life[]

Berger is openly gay, and she is in a relationship with her Chelsea teammate Jessica Carter.[17]

Youth Football[]

Berger is an Ambassador and Co-founder of the Judan Ali Football Academy known as JAFA based in London and founded in 2019 [18][19]

Honours[]

Club[]

1. FFC Turbine Potsdam
Birmingham City
Chelsea

References[]

  1. ^ "Ann-Katrin Berger | Official Site | Chelsea Football Club". ChelseaFC. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
  2. ^ a b Mittnacht, Marianne (22 June 2011). "Mit 20 reif für die Champions League Torfrau Ann-Katrin Berger geht nach Potsdam". Neue Wurttembergische Zeitung. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 10 November 2013.
  3. ^ a b "Ann-Katrin Berger". Soccer Way. Archived from the original on 11 November 2018. Retrieved 10 November 2013.
  4. ^ "2011/2012 Frauen Bundesliga". Soccer Way. Archived from the original on 9 March 2016. Retrieved 10 November 2013.
  5. ^ Morgner, Sebastian (8 October 2013). "Turbine verteidigt Tabellenführung". Markische Allegemeine. Archived from the original on 1 July 2016. Retrieved 10 November 2013.
  6. ^ "Player profile". Paris Saint-Germain. 17 June 2016.
  7. ^ "PSG star signs for Birmingham". Birmingham City L.F.C. 17 June 2016. Archived from the original on 30 June 2016. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
  8. ^ "Club statement: Ann-Katrin Berger". Birmingham City L.F.C. 27 November 2017. Retrieved 27 November 2017 – via bcfc.com.
  9. ^ McNulty, Phil (17 May 2018). "Ann-Katrin Berger: From cancer diagnosis to PFA Team of the Year – BBC Sport". BBC Sport. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
  10. ^ "Ann-Katrin Berger to leave Blues Women". Birmingham City FC. 28 December 2018. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
  11. ^ a b "Ann-Katrin Berger signs for Chelsea FC Women". Chelsea FC. 4 January 2019. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
  12. ^ Wrack, Suzzane (10 May 2021). "How Emma Hayes turned Chelsea from also-rans to all-conquerors". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 10 May 2021.
  13. ^ Garry, Tom; McElwee, Molly (21 April 2021). "Chelsea within touching distance of Women's Super League title after thrilling Manchester City draw". The Telegraph. Manchester. Archived from the original on 10 May 2021.
  14. ^ Marsh, Charlotte (9 May 2021). "Chelsea Women win 2020/21 Women's Super League title with Man City Women second, Bristol City Women relegated". Sky Sports. Archived from the original on 10 May 2021.
  15. ^ "A. Beger Profile". soccerway.com. Soccerway. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
  16. ^ "Ann-Katrin Berger". dfb.de. 18 September 2021.
  17. ^ "Jess Carter on learning German". womenscompetitions.thefa.com. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
  18. ^ "Coach Ali wants to give local girls chance to play football". 8 August 2019. Archived from the original on 19 June 2021.
  19. ^ https://www.soccerphile.com/interviews/judan-ali-football-academy

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