Nina Brüggemann

Nina Brüggemann (born 11 February 1993) is a German former footballer who plays as a defender.

Early life Born in Pinneberg, Germany, Brüggemann began playing football at the age of six. Her father, Detlev, worked as the senior administrative officer of the amt of Pinnau and as the deputy chairman of the district sports association. As a child, she competed in multiple sports: Brüggemann was the only girl on her junior football teams, won the North German championship in table tennis, and competed at the North German championships in athletics. When she was 15 years old, Brüggemann committed herself to football, saying that it "has always been my greatest passion - it's simply more fun to compete in a team."

Brüggemann attended the Johannes-Brahms-Schule until 2012.

Club career After playing in the youth ranks for FC Union Tornesch and TSV Uetersen, Brüggemann joined the juniors at Hamburger SV in the summer of 2009. She then returned to Germany and, ahead of the 2013–14 season, signed a two-year contract with newly promoted BV Cloppenburg. After scoring two goals in 30 Bundesliga appearances, Brüggemann moved to SGS Essen in the summer of 2015. After five seasons, she joined Bayer 04 Leverkusen in 2020, then returned to Hamburger SV in 2022, now in the Frauen-Regionalliga.

International career Between 2008 and 2010, Brüggemann played a total of six games for the Germany women's national youth football teams.

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