Marie Höbinger

Marie Therese Höbinger (German: [maˈʁiː teˈʁeːzə ˈhøːbɪŋɐ]; born 1 July 2001) is an Austrian footballer who plays as a midfielder or forward for Women's Super League club Liverpool and the Austria national team. Höbinger previously played for FC Zürich where she won two Swiss Women's Super League titles and the Swiss Women’s Cup.

Marie Höbinger

Marie Höbinger in 2024.
Personal information
Full name	Marie Therese Höbinger[1][2]
Date of birth	(2001-07-01) 1 July 2001 (age 24)[1]
Place of birth	Vienna, Austria[3]
Height	1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder/Forward[1]
Team information
Current team	Liverpool
Number	14
Youth career
200?–2008	ASV Hinterbrühl
2008–2010	1. SV Wiener Neudorf
2010–2015	FC Stadlau
2015–2017	Turbine Potsdam
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2017–2019	Turbine Potsdam II	29	(2)
2019–2022	Turbine Potsdam	45	(4)
2022	→ FC Zürich (loan)	8	(1)
2022–2023	FC Zürich	11	(3)
2023–	Liverpool	42	(8)
International career‡
2016–2017	Austria U16	5	(1)
2016–2018	Austria U17	20	(10)
2018–2019	Austria U19	7	(6)
2020–	Austria	49	(7)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21 May 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 21 May 2025

Career

Youth career

Höbinger started her youth football career at ASV Hinterbrühl in Mödling, Austria. At the age of 13, Höbinger moved to Germany.^[4]

Turbine Potsdam

She lived in a boarding house and went to school at German women's club Turbine Potsdam, where she progressed her way from their academy teams up to the first team.^[5]

FC Zürich

After two and a half seasons with Potsdam, Höbinger signed on loan for FC Zürich in 2022, helping the club to win the Swiss Super League and Swiss Cup double and receiving a nomination for AXA Women's Super League Player of the Year.^[4] After making the transfer permanent that summer, the club retained the league title in 2022-23.

Liverpool FC

In July 2023, Höbinger signed for Women's Super League club Liverpool F.C.^[6] She made her Reds debut on 1 October 2023 in a 1-0 league win over Arsenal F.C. at the Emirates Stadium.^[7] A week later, she marked her home debut with her first goal in a 2-0 win against Aston Villa.^[8] In the 2023–24 home game against Tottenham Hotspur, she scored the equaliser making it 1–1 in the 91st minute.^[9] On 1 May 2024, Höbinger became the first player in Women's Super League history to assist three goals from corner kicks in a single match during a 4-3 win against eventual champions Chelsea.^[10]

Höbinger played in every league game during her first season with Liverpool and made the joint-most appearances for the team in all competitions, featuring 29 times and scoring five goals.^[11] Marie's impressive year saw her win the club's Young Player of the Season and Fans' Player of the Season awards.^[12][13]

In January 2025, having established herself as a key player for the team over her first 18 months, Höbinger signed a contract extension with Liverpool.^[14]

International career

Höbinger made her debut for the Austria women's national team on 8 November 2019 during a 3–0 UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualifying match victory away to North Macedonia, replacing Lisa Makas in the 82nd minute.^[15]

On 23 February 2021, she scored her first goal for Austria; the winner in a 1–0 home win against Slovakia. The midfielder has since established herself as a regular in the side.^[6]

Höbinger was part of the Austrian squad that competed at the 2022 UEFA Women's Euros.^[16]

Personal life

Höbinger is also a German citizen.^[3]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 10 May 2025^[17][18]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition^[19]

Club	Season	League			National cup[a]		League cup[b]		Continental[c]		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Turbine Potsdam II	2017–18	2. Frauen-Bundesliga	13	2	—		—		—		13	2
	2018–19	2. Frauen-Bundesliga	16	0	—		—		—		16	0
	Total		29	2	—		—		—		29	2
Turbine Potsdam	2019–20	Frauen-Bundesliga	20	2	3	1	—		—		23	3
	2020–21	Frauen-Bundesliga	15	0	2	0	—		—		17	0
	2021–22	Frauen-Bundesliga	11	2	2	1	—		—		13	3
	Total		46	4	7	2	—		—		53	6
FC Zürich (loan)	2021–22	Swiss Women's Super League	8	1	2	0	—		0	0	10	1
FC Zürich	2022–23	Swiss Women's Super League	15	9	0	0	—		4	0	19	9
	Total		23	10	2	0	—		4	0	29	10
Liverpool	2023–24	Women's Super League	22	5	3	0	4	0	—		29	5
	2024–25	Women's Super League	20	3	4	1	2	0	—		26	4
	Total		42	8	7	1	6	0	—		55	9
Career total			140	24	16	3	6	0	4	0	166	27

1. Includes DFB-Pokal, Swiss Women's Cup, FA Cup,
2. Includes FA Women's League Cup
3. Includes UEFA Women's Champions League

International

As of match played 21 February 2025^[20]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Austria	2019	2	0
	2020	3	0
	2021	10	5
	2022	9	1
	2023	10	1
	2024	10	0
	2025	1	0
Total		45	7

Scores and results list Austria's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Höbinger goal.

List of international goals scored by Marie Höbinger

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition	Ref.
1	23 February 2021	Hibernians Stadium, Paola, Malta	Slovakia	1–0	1–0	Friendly	[21]
2	11 April 2021	Sonnenseestadion, Ritzing, Austria	Finland	2–0	2–2		[22]
3	17 September 2021	Daugava Stadium, Liepāja, Latvia	Latvia	1–1	8–1	2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification	[23]
4	21 September 2021	Toše Proeski Arena, Skopje, North Macedonia	North Macedonia	1–0	6–0		[24]
5	30 November 2021	Stade de Luxembourg, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg	Luxembourg	6–0	8–0		[25]
6	6 September 2022	Stadion Wiener Neustadt, Wiener Neustadt, Austria	North Macedonia	6–0	10–0		[26]
7	11 April 2023	Stadion Wiener Neustadt, Wiener Neustadt, Austria	Czech Republic	1–0	2–0	Friendly	[27]

Honours

FC Zürich

• Swiss Super League: 2021-22, 2022-23
• Swiss Cup: 2022

Individual

• Liverpool Fans' Player of the Season: 2023–24^[13]
• Liverpool Young Player of the Season: 2023–24^[12]
• Liverpool Player of the Month: October 2023^[28]