Mia Böger aims for promotion with BVB women: "I'm a fighter" | OneFootball

Mia Böger has been part of the BVB women's team since 2023. This is particularly remarkable because this team has been achieving one promotion after another. Usually, during such a rapid rise from the very bottom to higher leagues, squads are completely overhauled, as the level of the players typically matches that of the league. Not so with Mia Böger, who recently gave an interview to the WAZ.

In the meantime, the women of Borussia Dortmund have reached the third-tier Regionalliga West, where they are once again competing for promotion. Currently, they are the main challenger to league leaders 1. FC Köln. With one game less played, the Black and Yellows are six points behind, so everything is still possible, especially since there are still eleven matchdays remaining.

In the end, promotion should be the goal, says Mia Böger, which should happen "as soon as possible." Otherwise, it will be next year, when she will continue to play for BVB. She wants to keep developing both with the team and personally in her footballing skills.

At the same time, she is studying to become a special education teacher, which, combined with her role at BVB, demands a lot of discipline and organizational talent. The BVB women often train in the mornings and, of course, daily. When there are two sessions in a day, the players even have lunch together, which is why Mia Böger describes being part of this BVB women's team as "like a small family."

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1,500 spectators on average at BVB women's home games

Working in this team is becoming more and more professional, Mia Böger reports, and she thinks it's "cool" to live a daily routine like a professional footballer – even if the pay is nowhere near comparable. At first, the increased training intensity was physically and mentally very demanding. But at BVB, she is rewarded with the support of currently 1,500 spectators on average at home games.

She sees her strengths primarily in her mentality. She defines herself as a "fighter type" who never gives up and always puts herself at the service of the team, as she is "very team-oriented" anyway. And as a woman who grew up in Dortmund, she has probably also internalized the typical Ruhr area ethos. Her footballing journey began at the Dortmund district club SV Berghofen, then she moved to the U17s of VfL Bochum, and finally to Borussia Dortmund – and she may soon be playing in the 2nd division for BVB.

Football talent also seems to run in the Böger family: her sister Lena also plays for BVB, in the women's second team, which is currently second in the Westfalenliga and also fighting for promotion.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇩🇪 here.