Giulia Gwinn

Giulia Ronja Gwinn (; born 2 July 1999) is a German professional footballer who plays as a right-back or a midfielder for Frauen-Bundesliga club Bayern Munich and captains the Germany women's national team.

Early life Gwinn started playing football at the age of eight for TSG Ailingen and later for VfB Friedrichshafen. In 2009, she began a five-year spell at FV Ravensburg. She then played a season for the B-Juniors of SV Weingarten, as the only girl in the team.

Club career In 2015, Gwinn joined Frauen-Bundesliga team SC Freiburg for the 2015–16 season at the age of 16 years. She had initially agreed to sign for Freiburg in February 2015, rejecting competing offers from Bayern Munich and Turbine Potsdam. On 13 September 2015, (3rd Round) she debuted in a 6–1 home win over 1. FC Köln. She substituted in for Sandra Starke, making her Bundesliga debut as a 16-year-old. A month later, on 11 October 2015 (5th Round), in the match against Werder Bremen, was her first time in the starting lineup. On 6 December 2015 (10th matchday) she scored in a 6–1 home win over Bayer Leverkusen.

On 25 February 2019, Gwinn agreed terms with Bayern Munich which would see her leave Freiburg at the end of the 2018–19 season.

In July 2024, Gwinn extended her contract to stay at Bayern until 2027. Despite having to recover from two anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries both suffered whilst on international duty in 2020 and 2022 respectively, Gwinn established herself as one of Bayern's leading players.

International career Youth Gwinn has represented Germany on the under-15, under-16, under-17, under-19 and under-20 national teams. At the age of 13 years, she was called up by coach Bettina Wiegmann for under-15 national team training in November 2012. She made her debut for the U-15 national team in April 2013, a substitute in an 8–0 win over the Netherlands. She made three appearances for the under-16 national team in 2014. In 2015, she was the youngest player in the U-17 national team squad for the European Championship in Iceland where the team reached the semi-finals but were defeated 0–1 by the Swiss selection. UEFA's technical report noted that Gwinn's pace on the right wing had been a positive feature of Germany's play. In May 2016, the team won the 2016 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship after a penalty shootout against Spain in Belarus. The four Freiburg players in the squad contributed seven of Germany's 10 goals at the tournament and two of them, including Gwinn, successfully converted their kicks in the shootout.

At the 2016 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in Jordan, Gwinn helped Germany beat Venezuela 2–1 in their opening match earning her the "Player of the Match" award. Entering the tournament with 23 Under-17 caps and as a first team player with Freiburg, Gwinn was considered one of the pillars of the team. In the Germans' second match against Canada, Gwinn's direct free kick salvaged a 1–1 draw. In the third match, Gwinn scored a goal in Germany's victory over Cameroon.

She played in the 2017 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship (scoring a goal against Scotland ) in Northern Ireland where she reached the semi-final and with this she qualified for the 2018 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup (where scored a goal against China and was named "Player of the Match" against Nigeria ).

Senior On 14 May 2019, Gwinn was named to the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup German squad. In her FIFA Women's World Cup debut, she secured the win for Germany in their opening game of the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup by scoring the only goal in a 1–0 group-stage victory over China. She was named "Player of the Match" for her contribution.

The German World Cup campaign ended in the quarterfinals after a 2–1 loss to Sweden. Gwinn was later awarded with the Best Young Player Award for her performance at the tournament. After a remarkable rise and aged just 20, Gwinn was named as Germany's 2019 Female Player of the Year.

On 18 June 2022, Gwinn was called up to the 23-player Germany squad for the UEFA Women's Euro 2022. For Euro 2022, which was held in England, Gwinn was a key player for the German national team, starting all six games and providing one assist. In the final, Germany lost 2–1 to England after extra-time and finished as runners-up. She was named in the UEFA Women's Euro 2022 Team of the Tournament.

On 3 July 2024, Gwinn was called up to the Germany squad for the 2024 Summer Olympics. Gwinn helped Germany win a bronze medal in the Olympic women's football event at the Games in Paris. She started all six of the team's matches at the tournament, scoring two goals and assisting two more. The defender scored the only goal of the Bronze medal match in Lyon, a 65th-minute penalty, as the Germans beat world champions Spain 1–0.

Gwinn won the German women's Player of the Year award for the second time in 2024. In February 2025, Gwinn was appointed as captain of the Germany national team.

Gwinn was named in the German squad for the UEFA Women's Euro 2025. On 4 July 2025, she sustained medial ligament damage to her left knee during the opening match against Poland, ruling her out for the remainder of the tournament. Together with teammate Ann-Katrin Berger, Gwinn won Germany's Women's Footballer of the Year award for 2025.

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She studied at the IU International University of Applied Sciences.

Gwinn is in a relationship with former footballer Constantin Frommann.

Honours Bayern Munich Frauen-Bundesliga: 2020–21, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25, 2025–26 DFB-Pokal: 2024–25, 2025–26 DFB-Supercup: 2024

Germany U17 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship: 2016

Germany Summer Olympics bronze medal: 2024 UEFA Women's Championship runner-up: 2022 UEFA Women's Nations League third place: 2023–24

Individual FIFA Women's World Cup Best Young Player: 2019 UEFA Women's Championship Team of the Tournament: 2022 Silbernes Lorbeerblatt: 2024 Germany women's national Player of the Year: 2019, 2024 Women's Footballer of the Year (Germany): 2025 (together with Ann-Katrin Berger), 2026