Lynn Julia Mester (born 27 March 1992) is a German former footballer who played as a midfielder for Bundesliga club Bayer Leverkusen.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 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 | |||
Club career
editLynn 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.
International career
editMester played a total of 39 games for the youth teams of the Germany national 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
editMester 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 footballer Christian Clemens from 1. FC Köln and Schalke 04.[4]
Mester qualified as an office clerk through an apprenticeship at Bayer AG and currently works for a recruiting company.
Honours
editBayer Leverkusen
- 2. Bundesliga South: 2010
Germany U17
- FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup third place: 2008
- UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship: 2008, 2009
References
edit- ^ The footballers couples Archived 23 October 2010 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 23 January 2011 at the Wayback Machine express.de
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