Sophie Weidau is returning: Change from Bremen to Union Berlin!

Sophie Weidau is returning: Change from Bremen to Union Berlin!

Mitte, Deutschland - Football in Germany gets a breath of fresh air, especially in the women's Bundesliga! Today, on June 12, 2025, it became known that Sophie Weidauer leaves SV Werder Bremen and moves free of charge to 1. FC Union Berlin. This makes it one of the first big transfers of the new season. The 23-year-old striker not only returns to an exciting league, but also close to her home in the Saxon Ore Mountains. This transition phase promises a lot of potential and the expectations are high.

After her time at Werder Bremen, where she scored 14 goals in 49 competitive games, the change for pasture was a well thought -out decision. Jennifer Zietz, the managing director of professional football women at Union Berlin, was enthusiastic about the newcomer. She sees a ambitious and playful offensive player who has a lot of space for development. Weidau himself, after the announcement, spoke that she was convinced of the conversations with Zietz and is full of anticipation for the coming season.

career and success

Weidauer, which began her football career in the Saxon Erzgebirge at SV Tanne Thalheim and later at FC Erzgebirge Aue, has an impressive career. At the age of just twelve, she switched to the youngsters of the 1st FFC Turbine Potsdam and gave her Bundesliga debut in 2019. In her time at Turbine, from 2014 to 2023, she completed 81 Bundesliga missions and scored 12 goals there. Her last stop at Werder Bremen brought 8 goals in 22 games in her first season, of which 4 goals are in the past season.

Weidauer's performance in the DFB Cup is particularly remarkable, where she scored two goals in the semi-finals against Hamburger SV and brought her team into the first final in the club's history. Even if this final adventure ended with a 2: 4 defeat against FC Bayern Munich, it was still a great success for the pasture time and its club.

national team and awards

Your talent was not only visible at club levels. The pasture went through all German junior national teams and celebrated the European championship title with the U17 selection in 2019. Most recently, she played in the U23 national team, where she could already score 6 goals in 9 games. In 2022 she was awarded the Fritz Walter medal in bronze, which underlines her outstanding performance in youth football.

A very special moment was her goal, which she scored against Eintracht Frankfurt and was recognized as the "goal of the month". Such achievements show that she is not only a talented striker, but also leaves a lasting impression.

She already knows some faces in the current Union squad, such as Tomke Schneider, with whom she played in the U23 national team. As her entire career shows up to this point, Sophie Weidauer has left nothing to chance and confidently goes her way. The 1. FC Union Berlin can look forward to an exciting season!

With the Bundesliga in general and the change of pasture time in particular, a lot should be offered in the coming season. The challenge is growing up, but for an ambitious new addition to the pasture, this is another chapter in her still young but already successful career.

In the current time when several players change the club, the transfer policy of the 1. FC Union Berlin is a welcome step to strengthen the squad. With this in mind, the league is already working into the new season, and the fans can be excited about the upcoming developments. The league also records interesting transfers outside of pasture. Among other things, Bayern Munich has signed Barbara Dunst, even if it will not be available at the beginning of the season due to injury. A place that could still cause many surprises!