Bibiane Schulze

Bibiane Gabrielle "Bibi" Schulze Solano (born 12 November 1998) is a German professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Spanish Liga F club Athletic Bilbao (women) and the Germany national team. Born and raised in Germany, she is of Basque heritage on her mother's side and was called up for the Spain national squad in 2023. She departed for Athletic Bilbao in July 2019. The move proved controversial, as some Athletic supporters questioned whether Schulze was sufficiently connected to the Basque Country to conform to the club's signing policy. Club president Aitor Elizegi rejected the complaints, attesting to Schulze's "clear Basque origin" (in addition to the family typically spending summer holidays in the region, her great-grandfather Francisco Belauste played for the club in its early years).

In her first two seasons in Spanish football Schulze was predominantly restricted to appearances for the Athletic B team, although she made one Primera División appearance as a substitute against Sevilla in October 2020. In July 2021, Schulze signed a season-long loan deal with Athletic's Primera División rivals Valencia CF. With regular central defenders Garazi Murua and Naroa Uriarte absent through injury, Schulze became an important member of the Athletic side in the first half of the 2022–23 season.

After starting the first two fixtures of the 2024–25 season, Schulze suffered a rupture to the anterior cruciate ligament in her knee; she did not feature again in the campaign.

International career Overlooked for the Germany selection at the 2015 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship in Iceland, Schulze made a late, unsuccessful approach through her Frankfurt team-mate Verónica Boquete to represent Spain at the event. – but had to withdraw a day later due to injury.

In April 2024, Schulze made her debut for the German national team. Three months later, she was called up to the Germany squad for the 2024 Summer Olympics.

Career statistics International

Honours Germany Summer Olympics bronze medal: 2024

Individual Silbernes Lorbeerblatt: 2024