Nadine Keßler
Keßler playing for Germany at UEFA Women's Euro 2013
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| Personal information | |||
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| Date of birth | 4 April 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Landstuhl, West Germany | ||
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 6 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| SV Herschberg | |||
| SV Hermersberg | |||
| SC Weselberg | |||
| 2004–2005 | 1. FC Saarbrücken | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2005–2009 | 1. FC Saarbrücken | 52 | (37) |
| 2009–2011 | 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam | 34 | (19) |
| 2011–2016 | VfL Wolfsburg | 58 | (31) |
| National team | |||
| 2003 | Germany U15 | 2 | (1) |
| 2003–2004 | Germany U17 | 15 | (3) |
| 2004–2007 | Germany U19 | 23 | (10) |
| 2008 | Germany U20 | 10 | (2) |
| 2010–2016 | Germany | 29 | (10) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Nadine Keßler (born 4 April 1988) is a retired German footballer. She played for VfL Wolfsburg and the German national team. Keßler was the recipient of the FIFA World Player of the Year award at the 2014 FIFA Ballon d'Or.
Born in Landstuhl, Keßler was raised in nearby Weselberg, where she attended kindergarten and primary school. As a youth, she began playing for boys clubs SV Herschberg, SV Hermersberg, and SC Weselberg. At the age of 16, she began playing for the female team 1. FC Saarbrücken in the second division. From 2006 to 2007, she was the team's leading scorer.
After graduating from high school in 2007, Keßler began basic training in the Bundeswehr in October 2007. She was stationed in a sports promotion group at the Bundeswehr Sports School in Warendorf and held the rank of Corporal. She also attended the German University for Prevention and Health Management (DHfPG) where she received a Bachelor of Arts in Health Economics in 2012. In 2014, she enrolled in the MBA program at DHfPG.
Keßler signed with 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam in the top-division Frauen Bundesliga in 2009 at the age of 21. She helped the team finish the regular season at the top of the league table with a 19–1–2 record scoring 11 goals. The team clinched the 2009-10 UEFA Women's Champions League after defeating Olympique Lyonnais in penalty kicks.
In 2011, Keßler transferred to VfL Wolfsburg. The team finished second during the 2011-12 regular season with a 18–2–2 record. Keßler scored 11 goals tying for fourth in the league for most goals scored.
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