Mandy Islacker

Mandy Islacker (born 8 August 1988) is a German footballer who played as a striker for VfB Stuttgart.

Mandy Islacker

Islacker in 2015
Personal information
Full name	Mandy Islacker[1]
Date of birth	(1988-08-08) 8 August 1988 (age 36)
Place of birth	Essen, West Germany
Height	1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Team information
Current team	VfB Stuttgart
Number	7
Youth career
	BV Altenessen
	Essener SG 99/06
0000–2004	SG Essen-Schönebeck
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2004–2006	FCR Duisburg	14	(3)
2006–2007	SGS Essen	8	(4)
2007–2010	Bayern Munich	31	(17)
2010–2013	FCR Duisburg	57	(32)
2013–2014	BV Cloppenburg	22	(12)
2014–2017	1. FFC Frankfurt	62	(41)
2017–2020	Bayern Munich	50	(22)
2020–2023	1. FC Köln	54	(27)
2023	FC Viktoria Köln	12	(58)
2024–	VfB Stuttgart	22	(28)
International career‡
2015–2018	Germany	25	(5)
Medal record Olympic Games 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 May 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22 April 2019

Club career

Islacker began her senior career at FCR Duisburg in 2004,^[2] where her team finished as Bundesliga runner-up twice in the 2004–05 and 2005–06 seasons. In 2006, she joined SGS Essen, then moved to Bayern Munich, achieving another runner-up finish in the 2008–09 season. She returned to FCR Duisburg in 2010 and later transferred to BV Cloppenburg in 2013.^[3]

In 2014, Islacker signed with 1. FFC Frankfurt,^[4] winning the 2014–15 Champions League and finishing as the top scorer in the Bundesliga for two consecutive seasons, 2015–16, 2016–17.

In July 2017, she returned to Bayern Munich,^[5] and secured three consecutive runner-up finishes in the 2017–18, 2018–19 and 2019–20 seasons.

In 2020, she joined 1. FC Köln,^[6] then moved to FC Viktoria Köln in 2023.^[7] In January 2024, she signed with VfB Stuttgart.^[8] At the conclusion of the 2024–25 season, with promotion to the 2. Bundesliga secured, Islacker announced she would be leaving the club to return to her native North Rhine-Westphalia for professional reasons.^[9]

International career

Islacker was part of the squad for the 2016 Summer Olympics, where Germany won the gold medal.^[10]

Personal life

She is the daughter of Frank Islacker and the granddaughter of Franz Islacker.^[11]

Career statistics

Scores and results list Germany's goal tally first:

Islacker – goals for Germany
#	Date	Location	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	22 October 2015	Wiesbaden, Germany	Russia	1–0	2–0	UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying
2.	25 October 2015	Sandhausen, Germany	Turkey	1–0	7–0
3.	22 July 2016	Paderborn, Germany	Ghana	10–0	11–0	Friendly
4.	25 October 2016	Aalen, Germany	Netherlands	1–0	4–2
5.				2–0

Source:^[12]

Honours

Club

FCR Duisburg

• Bundesliga runner-up: 2004–05, 2005–06

Bayern Munich

• Bundesliga runner-up: 2008–09, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20

1. FFC Frankfurt

• UEFA Women's Champions League: 2014–15^[13]
• Bundesliga top scorer: 2015–16, 2016–17

VfB Stuttgart

• Regionalliga Süd: 2024–25

International

Germany

• Summer Olympic Games gold medal: 2016

Individual

• Bundesliga top scorer: 2015–16, 2016–17
• Regionalliga Süd top scorer: 2024–25^[14]