Ariane Hingst

Ariane Hingst (born 25 July 1979) is a German former footballer who works as an analyst for Fox Sports. She was primarily utilized as a defender or a defensive midfielder.

Club career Hingst had played at several local clubs at junior level. At age 15, she played for the first team of Hertha Zehlendorf in the Regionalliga, then the second-highest division in Germany. In 1996 and 1997, Hingst won the league with Zehlendorf, but they failed to win their promotion play-offs both years. At that time, Germany's head coach Tina Theune had urged her to play at Bundesliga level, if she wanted to continue her international career.

Hingst joined newly promoted Bundesliga side Turbine Potsdam for the 1997–98 season. From 2001 to 2003, Potsdam was runner-up in the Bundesliga for three years in a row. Hingst won the Bundesliga title with Potsdam in 2004 and 2006, and claimed the German Cup competition from 2004 to 2006 three consecutive times. In the 2004–05 season, Potsdam also won the UEFA Women's Cup. On 29 August 2012, she signed for W-League side Canberra United.

International career Hingst made her debut for the Germany national team in August 1996 against the Netherlands. One year later, she won her first international title at the 1997 European Championship. The final against Italy was her only game in the starting line-up. At the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup, Hingst was Germany's youngest player in the squad, yet she started in all matches and scored one goal in a group match. The team was eliminated in the quarter-finals. At the 2000 Summer Olympics, Hingst won bronze with the German team. She scored after 88 minutes in the final first round match against Sweden, which secured Germany's first place in the group.

International goals No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 1. 29 September 1996 Koblenz, Germany 2–0 4–0 UEFA Women's Euro 1997 qualifying 2. 4–0 3. 28 June 1998 Chicago, United States 2–4 2–4 Friendly 4. 24 June 1999 Portland, United States 3–0 6–0 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup 5. 17 AUgust 2000 Kópavogur, Iceland 2–0 6–0 UEFA Women's Euro 2001 qualifying 6. 19 September 2000 Melbourne, Australia 1–0 1–0 2000 Summer Olympics 7. 23 January 2002 Guangzhou, China 1–2 1–2 2002 Four Nations Tournament 8. 1 March 2002 Portimão, Portugal 1–0 3–0 2002 Algarve Cup 9. 15 November 2003 Reutlingen, Germany 12–0 13–0 UEFA Women's Euro 2005 qualifying 10. 29 May 2008 Kassel, Germany 1–0 4–0 UEFA Women's Euro 2009 qualifying

Honours Turbine Potsdam UEFA Women's Cup: 2004–05 Bundesliga: 2003–04, 2005–06 DFB-Pokal: 2003–04, 2004–05, 2005–06,

1. FFC Frankfurt DFB Pokal: 2010–11

Germany FIFA World Cup: 2003, 2007 UEFA European Championship: 1997, 2001, 2005, 2009 Olympic bronze medal: 2000, 2004, 2008

Individual Silbernes Lorbeerblatt: 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup All Star Team: 2007