Lynn Mester
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Lynn Julia Mester[1] | ||
Date of birth | 27 March 1992 | ||
Place of birth | Coesfeld, Germany | ||
Height | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
–2009 | Westfalia Osterwick | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2009–2011 | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | 22 | (18) |
International career‡ | |||
2007 | Germany U15 | 5 | (3) |
2007–2008 | Germany U16 | 6 | (0) |
2007–2009 | Germany U17 | 25 | (13) |
2010–2011 | Germany U19 | 3 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2011 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 2011 |
Lynn Julia Mester (born 27 March 1992) is a former German footballer who played for Bundesliga club Bayer 04 Leverkusen.
Career[edit]
Club[edit]
Lynn Mester joined Bayer Leverkusen for the 2009/10 season, from the youth of Westfalia Osterwick.[2] After competing in second division 2. Bundesliga South for the initial season, the team was promoted to the Frauen Bundesliga for the 2010/11 Bundesliga season. Although primarily played in midfield, Mester was top scorer of her team with 18 goals. The club and Mester agreed to immediate separation in January 2011.
National team[edit]
Mester played a total of 39 games for the youth teams of the German Women's National Football Team. She won the European championship with the German U-17 national team in both 2008 and 2009[3] and finished third at the U-17 World Cup 2008 in New Zealand.
Personal life[edit]
Mester is the younger sister of football player Ina Lehmann [1], who plays for SGS Essen. She is the cousin of Mathias Mester, a javelin and discus thrower, who is multiple world champion and competes for the athletic division of German sports club Bayer Leverkusen. She was previously in a relationship with football player Christian Clemens from 1. FC Köln and FC Schalke 04.[4]
Mester qualified as an office clerk through an apprenticeship at Bayer AG and currently works for a recruiting company.
Honours[edit]
Club level
- 2. Bundesliga South with Bayer Leverkusen: Winner 2010
National team
- FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup: Third place 2008
- UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship: Winner 2008, 2009
References[edit]
- ^ The footballers couples Archived 2010-10-23 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Bayer 04-Women contracts U17 talent Lynn Mester Leverkusen.com, 20. Mai 2009
- ^ Lynn Mester would be after the European title over several Awards[permanent dead link]
- ^ His girlfriend Lynn striker for Bayer Leverkusen Archived 2011-01-23 at the Wayback Machine express.de