Şehitler, Zähringer & Gmeineder win Fritz Walter Medals | OneFootball

Three FC Bayern Women players in Alara Şehitler, Luzie Zähringer and Marie Gmeineder have been awarded Fritz Walter Medals for their performances over the last season. Şehitler won the gold medal in her U19 age group, while Zähringer took gold and Gmeineder bronze at U17 level.

“Impressive development”

Bianca Rech, FC Bayern Women director: “We’re very proud of these awards for our players Alara Şehitler, Luzie Zähringer and Marie Gmeineder. All three have enjoyed impressive development in the last few years and showed their potential. This is also confirmation of our efforts in youth development. Special thanks also go to their childhood clubs, who laid an important foundation for their careers. We’re delighted about these awards and that we get to follow Alara, Luzie and Maria on their paths here at Bayern.”

Always demonstrating the values of Fritz Walter

The Fritz Walter Medal has been awarded annually by the German FA since 2005 to the best youth players in the country. “Alara, Luzie and Marie aren’t just getting these awards for their sporting efforts but above all because they’ve impressively embodied and demonstrated the values of Fritz Walter with the national team,” said a statement from the DFB.

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