"Exceptional talent": HSV gem shines against Wolfsburg | OneFootball

The sensational 3-3 draw by the HSV women against VfL Wolfsburg has written many stories. One of them revolves around wonderkid Lotta Wrede.

Saskia Breuer, the women’s football coordinator at HSV, was full of praise when Lotta Wrede signed a new contract until 2026 in May. “Lotta is an exceptional talent. She brings tremendous ball security and a fine instinct for offensive solutions, and even at her young age, she has already shown that she can keep up at a high level of performance,” Breuer enthused. “We are very proud to be able to continue accompanying her on her journey.”

This journey led her, for the first time, onto a Bundesliga pitch on Sunday afternoon. In front of 11,934 spectators, Wrede, at the tender age of 17, was immediately in the starting eleven—and that against none other than the reigning runners-up VfL Wolfsburg. Nominally deployed in central midfield, the flexible offensive all-rounder repeatedly drifted out to the wings and duelled there with Svenja Huth, who has 88 caps for the German national team.

Especially in the early stages, Wrede often had the upper hand. With dynamic runs and quick changes of direction, the HSV jewel made the 17-years-older Huth look her age more than once. Although Wrede only watched the thrilling comeback of the Hanseatic team from the bench, she could still be more than pleased with her Bundesliga debut, despite being substituted in the 56th minute. This is evidenced not least by her outstanding duel success rate of 64 percent.

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Born in Veerßen, she is already considered one of the most exciting talents in German women’s football. Having joined HSV last summer from the U16 boys’ team at TSV Bardowick, Wrede immediately found her feet in the 2nd Bundesliga: she contributed a total of three goals, including the crucial 2-0 in the decisive match against SC Freiburg II, to the promotion. The well-deserved reward: her first professional contract.

You don’t have to be a prophet to assume that Wrede will sign numerous lucrative contracts in her career. As reported by the Hamburger Abendblatt, the teenager is already being courted by numerous clubs across Europe. She showed why that is, for the first time on the big stage, against Wolfsburg.

Positive from HSV’s perspective: Wrede will showcase her skills at the Volksparkstadion for at least another season. The fact that various interested parties will approach the German junior international in the coming months is something they are happy to accept.

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