Pauline Bremer

Pauline Marie Bremer (German: [paʊˈliːnə maˈʁiː ˈbʁeːmɐ]; born 10 April 1996) is a German footballer who plays as a forward for Frauen-Bundesliga club 1. FC Köln and the Germany national team.

Pauline Bremer

Bremer in 2019
Personal information
Full name	Pauline Marie Bremer[1]
Date of birth	(1996-04-10) 10 April 1996 (age 29)
Place of birth	Ossenfeld, Germany
Height	1.71 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder, Striker
Team information
Current team	1. FC Köln
Number	11
Youth career
2005–2012	SVG Göttingen 07
2012–2013	1. FFC Turbine Potsdam
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2012	1. FFC Turbine Potsdam II	6	(1)
2012–2015	1. FFC Turbine Potsdam	48	(14)
2015–2017	Lyon	28	(9)
2017–2020	Manchester City	18	(11)
2020–2023	VfL Wolfsburg	24	(13)
2023–2025	Brighton & Hove Albion	33	(3)
2025–	1. FC Köln	0	(0)
International career‡
2010–2011	Germany U-15	4	(1)
2011	Germany U-16	1	(0)
2012–2013	Germany U17	16	(5)
2013	Germany U19	6	(11)
2014	Germany U20	10	(10)
2014–2020	Germany	21	(4)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 2 July 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 7 March 2020

Club career

Early career

Pauline Bremer began her junior career at SVG Göttingen 07 before signing a senior contract with 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam in 2012. On 1 June 2015, it was announced that she would join Lyon for the 2015–16 season on a two-year contract.^[2]

Manchester City

Bremer joined Manchester City in 2017 as part of an exchange deal that saw defender Lucy Bronze join Lyon.^[3][4] She started her first game for Manchester on 7 October against Everton and she scored a goal in the 18th minute.^[5] However, late in the first half Bremer suffered a broken leg, which ruled her out for 13 months.^[6] She made her return for Manchester City on 5 December 2018 in a 6–0 Continental Cup win against Sheffield United.^[7] In February 2020, Manchester City announced that Bremer was to leave at the end of the 2019–20 season and return to Germany with VfL Wolfsburg.^[8]

Brighton & Hove Albion

On 19 June 2023, it was announced that Bremer signed a two-year contract to player for WSL side Brighton & Hove Albion in England.^[9]

On 5 May 2025, it was announced that Bremer would be leaving Brighton when her contract expires in June 2025.^[10]

International career

Bremer was part of the Germany U17 that won the 2012 U-17 European Championship.^[11] She won the top scorer prize in the 2013 UEFA U-19 European Championship by scoring six goals.^[12]

She was called up to be part of the Germany U20 team for the 2014 U-20 World Cup.^[13] With five goals from Bremer in the tournament, the Germany team won the U-20 Women's World Cup trophy.^[14]

Bremer made her debut for the senior national team on her 18th birthday in a World Cup qualifier against Slovenia. She came on as a substitute for Célia Šašić in the 60th minute.

Bremer played in three matches for Germany during qualifying for Euro 2017, but she was not named to the final tournament roster.^[15] After missing significant time due to injury, Bremer returned to the German national team in April 2019.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 10 May 2025^[16]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup[a]		League cup[b]		Continental		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Turbine Potsdam	2012–13	Frauen-Bundesliga	11	3	2	1	—		—		13	4
	2013–14	Frauen-Bundesliga	20	7	1	0	—		8	1	29	8
	2014–15	Frauen-Bundesliga	17	4	4	8	—		—		21	12
	Total		48	14	7	9	—		8	1	63	24
Lyon	2015–16	D1 Féminine	10	5	3	0	—		7	2	20	7
	2016–17	D1 Féminine	18	4	3	5	—		7	0	28	9
	Total		28	9	6	5	—		14	2	48	16
Manchester City	2017–18	FA WSL	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	1
	2018–19	FA WSL	4	0	2	1	3	0	0	0	9	1
	2019–20	FA WSL	12	10	1	3	6	5	3	4	22	22
	Total		18	11	3	4	9	5	4	4	34	24
VfL Wolfsburg	2019–20	Frauen-Bundesliga	—		—		—		3	0	3	0
	2020–21	Frauen-Bundesliga	4	2	3	0	—		0	0	7	2
	2021–22	Frauen-Bundesliga	11	6	1	0	—		6	0	18	6
	2022–23	Frauen-Bundesliga	9	5	1	0	—		5	2	15	7
	Total		24	13	5	0	—		14	2	43	15
Brighton & Hove Albion	2023–24	WSL	16	2	2	1	2	0	—		20	3
	2024–25	WSL	17	1	2	0	3	1	—		22	2
	Total		33	3	4	1	5	1	—		42	5
Career total			151	49	25	19	13	6	40	9	230	84

1. Includes Women's FA Cup, DFB Pokal, Coupe de France
2. Includes FA WSL Cup

International

As of match played 8 March 2020^[17]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Germany	2014	4	0
	2015	4	3
	2016	3	0
	2017	4	0
	2018	0	0
	2019	4	1
	2020	2	0
Total		21	4

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

List of international goals scored by Pauline Bremer

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition	Ref.
1.	18 September 2015	Leuna Chemie Stadion, Halle, Germany	Hungary	5–0	12–0	UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying	[18]
2.				10–0
3.				12–0
4.	8 October 2019	Kleanthis Vikelidis Stadium, Thessaloniki, Greece	Greece	5–0	4–0	UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualifying	[19]

Honours

1. FFC Turbine Potsdam

• DFB-Pokal: runner-up 2012–13, 2014–15
• DFB-Hallenpokal: 2013, 2014

Lyon

• Division 1 Féminine: 2015–16, 2016–17
• Coupe de France Féminine: 2015–16, 2016–17
• UEFA Women's Champions League: 2015–16,^[20] 2016–17^[21]

Manchester City

• FA WSL Cup: 2018–19
• FA Women's Cup: 2018–19

Germany

• FIFA U-20 World Cup: 2014
• UEFA U-17 European Championship: 2012

Individual

• FIFA U-20 World Cup Silver Shoe: 2014
• UEFA U-19 European Championship top scorer: 2013
• Fritz Walter Medal Silver: 2014 Gold: 2015