Bibiane Gabrielle "Bibi" Schulze Solano (born 12 November 1998) is a German professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Spanish Liga F club Athletic Bilbao (women) and the Germany national team. Born and raised in Germany, she is of Basque heritage on her mother's side and was called up for the Spain national squad in 2023.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Bibiane Gabrielle Schulze Solano | ||
| Date of birth | 12 November 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Bad Soden, Germany | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Athletic Club | ||
| Number | 21 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005–2010 | FV 08 Neuenhain | ||
| 2010–2016 | 1.FFC Frankfurt | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2019 | 1.FFC Frankfurt II | 36 | (3) |
| 2017–2019 | 1.FFC Frankfurt | 7 | (0) |
| 2019–2021 | Athletic Club B | 32 | (2) |
| 2019– | Athletic Bilbao (women) | 34 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2024– | Germany | 7 | (0) |
Medal record | |||
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:37, 1 June 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18:57, 7 August 2024 (UTC) | |||
Club career
editSchulze joined the youth system of 1.FFC Frankfurt from FV 08 Neuenhain and progressed through the ranks to play seven times in the Frauen-Bundesliga for the club.[2] She departed for Athletic Bilbao in July 2019.
The move proved controversial, as some Athletic supporters questioned whether Schulze was sufficiently connected to the Basque Country to conform to the club's signing policy.[3][4][5] Club president Aitor Elizegi rejected the complaints, attesting to Schulze's "clear Basque origin" (in addition to the family typically spending summer holidays in the region, her great-grandfather Francisco Belauste played for the club in its early years).[6]
In her first two seasons in Spanish football Schulze was predominantly restricted to appearances for the Athletic B team, although she made one Primera División appearance as a substitute against Sevilla in October 2020.[7] In July 2021, Schulze signed a season-long loan deal with Athletic's Primera División rivals Valencia CF.[8] With regular central defenders Garazi Murua and Naroa Uriarte absent through injury, Schulze became an important member of the Athletic side in the first half of the 2022–23 season.
International career
editOverlooked for the Germany selection at the 2015 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship in Iceland, Schulze made a late, unsuccessful approach through her Frankfurt team-mate Verónica Boquete to represent Spain at the event.[2] Due to her form for Athletic, she was called up for the Spanish squad in February 2023[1] – but had to withdraw a day later due to injury.[9] In 2024, she made her debut for the German national team.[10]
Career statistics
editInternational
edit- As of 6 August 2024[11]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 2024 | 7 | 0 |
| Total | 7 | 0 | |
Honours
editGermany
- Summer Olympics bronze medal: 2024[12]
References
edit- ^ a b Bibiane Schulze podría debutar con la Selección Española [Bibiane Schulze could debut with the Spanish National Team], Iván Martín, Cadena SER, 6 February 2023 (in Spanish)
- ^ a b Wolf, Alexander (25 July 2015). "Ein Talent geht seinen Weg" [A talent goes their way] (in German). Frankfurter Neue Presse. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
- ^ Rivas, Jon (22 June 2019). "Bibiane Schulze, una alemana muy vasca para el Athletic" [Bibiane Schulze, a very Basque German for Athletic]. El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 December 2021.
- ^ "Bibiane Schulze : Tempête allemande sur la philosophie de l'Athletic Club" [Bibiane Schulze: German storm on the philosophy of Athletic Club]. Furia Liga (in French). 1 July 2019. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
- ^ Heßbrügge, Rolf (4 July 2019). "Nicht baskisch genug?" [Not Basque enough?] (in German). 11 Freunde. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
- ^ "El fichaje de Bibiane abre el debate sobre la filosofía" [The signing of Bibiane opens a debate on philosophy]. Deia (in Spanish). 22 June 2019. Archived from the original on 24 June 2019. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
- ^ "El Athletic cede a Bibiane Schulze al Valencia" [Athletic loans Bibiane Schulze to Valencia] (in Spanish). Deia. 22 July 2021. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
- ^ Cosín, Raúl (22 July 2021). "El Valencia se hace con la cesión de Bibiane Schulze" [Valencia have completed the loan of Bibiane Schulze] (in Spanish). Plaza Deportiva. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
- ^ "Bibiane Schulze causa baja y es sustituida por Berta Pujadas" [Bibiane Schulze leaves and is replaced by Berta Pujadas] (in Spanish). Royal Spanish Football Federation. 7 February 2023.
- ^ "Keine Konstanz: DFB-Frauen geben weiter Rätsel auf" [No consistency: DFB women continue to pose a mystery] (in German). AFP. 5 April 2024. Retrieved 5 April 2024 – via MSN.
- ^ "Bibiane Schulze". dfb.de. 6 April 2024.
- ^ "Spain 0-1 Germany: Germany win women's football bronze at Paris 2024". BBC Sport. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
External links
edit- Bibiane Schulze at Soccerway.com
- Bibiane Schulze at WorldFootball.net
- Bibiane Schulze at FBref.com
- Bibiane Schulze at ESPN FC
- Bibiane Schulze at the German Football Association
- Bibiane Schulze at Athletic Club
- Bibiane Schulze at La Liga
- Bibi at BDFutbol
