Lena Oberdorf

Lena Sophie Oberdorf (born 19 December 2001) is a German professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Frauen-Bundesliga club VfL Wolfsburg and the Germany national team. A versatile player who can play in various positions ranging from centre-back, left-back, defensive midfielder and central midfielder, Oberdorf is considered one of the most promising young talents in women's football.

Quotes

• "We don’t count the years. We count the caps."
• "There are more important things than money."
• "I wish every gay footballer can come out and be accepted by everybody."
• "Society makes it really hard for the men but if you colour your hair green or red I don’t care. It’s your life."
• "I don’t have a problem with people talking to me and then asking for a picture. I don’t like it if they just take a picture. Then I feel like an animal in the zoo."
• "I’m a fan of working for [equality] and lots of teams are putting the effort in and playing good football … If we keep doing that we’ll get people in the stadiums and then we can fight for better conditions off the field."
  • Germany’s Lena Oberdorf: ‘Parents shouted: don’t get run over by a girl’ by Donald McRae. July 15, 2023. Retrieved 14/11/2023.