Mandy Islacker

German footballer

Mandy Islacker (born 8 August 1988) is a German footballer who played as a striker for VfB Stuttgart.

Club career

Islacker began her senior career at FCR Duisburg in 2004,^[2] where her team finished as Bundesliga runner-up twice in the 2004–05 and 2005–06 seasons. In 2006, she joined SGS Essen, then moved to Bayern Munich, achieving another runner-up finish in the 2008–09 season. She returned to FCR Duisburg in 2010 and later transferred to BV Cloppenburg in 2013.^[3]

In 2014, Islacker signed with 1. FFC Frankfurt,^[4] winning the 2014–15 Champions League and finishing as the top scorer in the Bundesliga for two consecutive seasons, 2015–16, 2016–17.

In July 2017, she returned to Bayern Munich,^[5] and secured three consecutive runner-up finishes in the 2017–18, 2018–19 and 2019–20 seasons.

In 2020, she joined 1. FC Köln,^[6] then moved to FC Viktoria Köln in 2023.^[7] In January 2024, she signed with VfB Stuttgart.^[8]

International career

Islacker was part of the squad for the 2016 Summer Olympics, where Germany won the gold medal.^[9]

Personal life

She is the daughter of Frank Islacker and the granddaughter of Franz Islacker.^[10]

Career statistics

Scores and results list Germany's goal tally first:

Source:^[11]

Honours

FCR Duisburg

• Bundesliga runner-up: 2004–05, 2005–06

Bayern Munich

• Bundesliga runner-up: 2008–09, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20

1. FFC Frankfurt

• UEFA Women's Champions League: 2014–15
• Bundesliga top scorer: 2015–16, 2016–17

Germany

• Summer Olympic Games gold medal: 2016

References

1. "Olympic Football Tournaments Rio 2016, Women – List of Players: Germany" (PDF). FIFA. 25 July 2016. p. 7. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 January 2020. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
2. "Die Islacker-Story: Nach «Penny» stürmt jetzt Mandy" (in German). fussball24.de. 30 December 2004.
3. "Mandy Islacker wechselt zum BV Cloppenburg" (in German). framba.de. 16 July 2013.
4. "Mandy Islacker verstärkt den FFC" (in German). 1. FFC Frankfurt. 30 June 2014.
5. "FCB-Frauen verpflichten Mandy Islacker" (in German). fcbayern.com. 11 July 2017.
6. "Mandy Islacker wechselt zum 1. FC Köln" (in German). German Football Association. 15 May 2020.
7. Liu, Manuel (22 June 2023). "Viktoria Köln schnappt sich Ex-FC-Kapitänin Mandy Islacker" (in German). Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger.
8. "Olympiasiegerin Islacker wechselt zum VfB Stuttgart" (in German). Kicker. 3 January 2024.
9. "Gold for Germany as Neid finishes in style". fifa.com. 19 August 2016. Archived from the original on 20 August 2016.
10. "1. FFC Frankfurt verpflichtet Mandy Islacker" (in German). womensoccer.de. Archived from the original on 30 December 2018. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
11. "Players Info Islacker Goals". DFB. 13 October 2015. Retrieved 22 October 2015.

External links

• Mandy Islacker at WorldFootball.net