Kim Kulig

Kim Nadine Kulig-Soyah (; born 9 April 1990) is a German retired footballer who played as a midfielder or forward for VfL Sindelfingen, Hamburger SV, 1. FFC Frankfurt and the Germany national team.

Club career Kulig, born in Herrenberg, Swabia, Baden-Württemberg, started her career at age eight at SV Poltringen, where she initially played in a boys' team. In 2001, she joined SV Unterjesingen, before moving to VfL Sindelfingen two years later. She made her 2. Frauen-Bundesliga debut at Sindelfingen, where she scored 17 goals in her first season in the country's second division. In 2008, Kulig won the Fritz Walter medal in silver as the year's second best female junior player. That year she moved to the Frauen-Bundesliga side Hamburger SV. During three seasons at the club, she scored 27 goals in 59 Bundesliga appearances.

International career At the age of 18, Kulig reached third-place with Germany at the 2008 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup. She made her debut for the German senior national team in February 2009 against China. Only seven months after her first international game, Kulig won the 2009 European Championship with Germany. She scored the third goal in Germany's 6–2 win over England in the final .

Kulig returned to junior competition one year later, helping Germany lift the 2010 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup on home soil. In the tournament's final against Nigeria, Kulig hit the post which resulted in a Nigerian own goal and sealed the German 2–0 victory. Kulig was honoured as the tournament's third-best player. She has been called up for Germany's 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup squad.

Personal life On 29 May 2016, Kulig married former footballer Melanie Soyah.

Career statistics Scores and results list Germany's goal tally first: Kulig – goals for Germany # Date Location Opponent Score Result Competition 1. 6 March 2009 Albufeira, Portugal China 2–0 3–0 2009 Algarve Cup 2. 9 March 2009 Faro, Portugal Sweden 2–3 2–3 2009 Algarve Cup 3. 10 September 2009 Helsinki, Finland England 3–1 6–2 UEFA Women's Euro 2009 4. 21 May 2011 Ingolstadt, Germany North Korea 1–0 2–0 Friendly 5. 3 June 2011 Osnabrück, Germany Italy 3–0 5–0 Friendly 6. 7 June 2011 Aachen, Germany Netherlands 4–0 5–0 Friendly 7. 5 April 2013 Offenbach, Germany United States 1–2 3–3 Friendly Source:

Honours Germany UEFA European Championship: 2009

Germany U20 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup: 2010; third-place 2008

Individual Fritz Walter medal: Silver 2008 Third-best player: 2010 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup