Tabea Kemme
Tabea Kemme (born 14 December 1991) is a German former professional footballer who played as a full-back or winger for Frauen-Bundesliga 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam for twelve years[2] and for Arsenal of the FA Women's Super League.[3] During her youth career and the first two seasons of her senior career, Kemme played as an attacker. She switched to more defensive playing positions[4] while playing for Germany U20 during the 2010 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.[5] Two of Kemme's goals for 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam, both long-range shots, were included in the 10 best goals of the German Football Association's Women's Goal of the Season 2014–2015 shortlist.[6] Kemme combined her football career with her police studies at Brandenburg's police training college.[7] Early lifeKemme attended the Friedrich Ludwig Jahn Potsdam Sport School,[8][9] which has an elite program for girls' football. The school has very close links with the FFC Turbine Potsdam club.[10] Club careerIn 2006, Kemme started training and playing with the junior teams of FFC Turbine, progressing to the senior first team in 2008. She joined Arsenal in July 2018.[11] After persistent injuries, Kemme announced her retirement from professional football on 14 January 2020.[12] International careerKemme's first involvement with the Germany national team was in the squad of players selected for a 2013 UEFA Women's Championship qualifying match against Romania on 22 October 2011,[13] but she did not play in the match. Kemme made her international debut for Germany during their 8–0 win against Croatia on 27 November 2013, a match in Germany's FIFA Women's World Cup 2015 qualification campaign.[14] She came on as a substitute for Leonie Maier, in the 76th minute.[15] Kemme was selected for the German squad for the FIFA Women's World Cup 2015 and played six matches in the tournament. She was one of Germany's starting full-backs for the 2016 Summer Olympics, starting and playing every minute of all but one match. Germany would go on to win the gold medal.[16] Police careerIn 2012, Kemme began her studies as a police commissioner at the University of Applied Sciences of the Brandenburg Police, which she successfully completed in September 2017.[17] Kemme completed the practical part in Oranienburg. The theory part took place in Potsdam and Oberhavel. Career statisticsScores and results list Germany's goal tally first:
Source:[18] Honours
Arsenal
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