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Alexandra Popp
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Alexandra Popp is a German soccer player who plays as a Centre-Forward for VfL Wolfsburg Women. Born on April 6, 1991, she began her work period in 2007. Standing 174 centimeters tall, she wears the number 25 jersey. Her career has been documented in various sources, including a category on Commons and references in 385 other encyclopedia articles.
In interviews, Popp has discussed her approach to recovery and setbacks. She stated, "I listen to my body a lot, that’s what experience and the injuries I’ve had have taught me." Regarding challenges, she noted, "Whenever I faced a setback, that's what I was thinking about, to dust myself off and get back to work."
Other records associated with the name Alexandra Popp include an author with a birth date of 1976 and a work titled *Arbeiten und Handeln*. Additionally, a music artist of the same name is listed with a male gender and an area of München, having 14 listeners and 1,316 plays.
Synthesized by Vinony from 23 facts across 8 sources: Wikidata, Last.fm, Crossref, Wikiquote, MusicBrainz, Open Library, Thesportsdb, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.
Key facts
- 2006
- Germany U15
- 2009
- Germany U19
- 2012
- VfL Wolfsburg
- Full name
- Alexandra Popp-Höppe
- Birth name
- Alexandra Popp
- Date of birth
- ( 1991-04-06 ) 6 April 1991 (age 35)
- Place of birth
- Witten , Germany
- Height
- 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
- Position
- Striker
- Current team
- VfL Wolfsburg
- Years
- Team
- 2007 2008
- 1. FFC Recklinghausen
- 2008 2012
- FCR 2001 Duisburg
- 2006 2008
- Germany U17
- 2009 2011
- Germany U20
- 2010 2024
- Germany
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Alexandra
- Family name
- Popp
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- Germany
- Place of birth
- Witten
- Occupation
- zookeeper
- Languages spoken
- German
- Native language
- German
- Participant in
- UEFA Women's Euro 2022
- Sport
- association football
- Position played
- forward
- Country for sport
- Germany
- Image
- 2023 Alexandra Popp (cropped).jpg
- Height
- 174
Show 5 more facts
- sport number
- 25
- Commons category
- Alexandra Popp
- date of birth
- 1991-04-06
- start of work period
- 2007-00-00
- birthday
- April 6
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Encyclopedic overview
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 14 September 2024
Alexandra Popp-Höppe (née Popp; German pronunciation: [alɛˈksandʁa ˈpɔp]; born 6 April 1991) is a German professional footballer who plays as a striker for Frauen-Bundesliga club VfL Wolfsburg. Popp was named German Footballer of the Year three times, in 2014, 2016 and 2023, captained the German national team between 2019 and 2024, and is her country's third all-time top scorer. She will join Borussia Dortmund in the 2026–27 season.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Alexandra Popp” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.