Turid Knaak

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Turid Knaak

| image = 2021-06-15 Fussball, Frauen, Länderspiel, Deutschland - Chile 1DX 4934 by Stepro.jpg

| caption = Turid Knaak with Germany in 2021

| full_name = Turid Knaak{{cite web |url=https://tournament.fifadata.com/documents/FWWC/2019/pdf/FWWC_2019_SQUADLISTS.PDF |title=FIFA Women's World Cup France 2019 – List of Players: Germany |publisher=FIFA |page=10 |date=7 July 2019 |access-date=18 February 2022 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190708190751/https://tournament.fifadata.com/documents/FWWC/2019/pdf/FWWC_2019_SQUADLISTS.PDF |archive-date=8 July 2019}}

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1991|1|24|df=y}}

| birth_place = Essen, Germany

| height = 1.68 m

| position = Attacking midfielder, striker

| currentclub =

| clubnumber =

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 = SC Rellinghausen

| youthyears2 =

| youthclubs2 = SC Steele 03/20

| youthyears3 = {{0|0000}}–2003

| youthclubs3 = SGS Essen

| youthyears4 = 2003–2007

| youthclubs4 = FCR 2001 Duisburg

| years1 = 2007–2011

| caps1 = 72

| goals1 = 13

| clubs1 = FCR 2001 Duisburg

| years2 = 2011–2017

| caps2 = 102

| goals2 = 20

| clubs2 = Bayer Leverkusen

| years3 = 2014

| clubs3 = → Arsenal (loan)

| caps3 = 4

| goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2017–2020

| clubs4 = SGS Essen

| caps4 = 64

| goals4 = 16

| years5 = 2020–2021

| clubs5 = Atlético Madrid

| caps5 = 26

| goals5 = 2

| years6 = 2021–2022

| clubs6 = VfL Wolfsburg

| caps6 = 16

| goals6 = 0

| nationalyears1 = 2006

| nationalteam1 = Germany U15

| nationalcaps1 = 4

| nationalgoals1 = 5

| nationalyears2 = 2006–2008

| nationalteam2 = Germany U17

| nationalcaps2 = 19

| nationalgoals2 = 9

| nationalyears3 = 2009–2010

| nationalteam3 = Germany U19

| nationalcaps3 = 18

| nationalgoals3 = 7

| nationalyears4 = 2010

| nationalteam4 = Germany U20

| nationalcaps4 = 7

| nationalgoals4 = 0

| nationalyears5 = 2010

| nationalteam5 = Germany U23

| nationalcaps5 = 2

| nationalgoals5 = 0

| nationalyears6 = 2018–2022

| nationalteam6 = Germany

| nationalcaps6 = 16

| nationalgoals6 = 2

| pcupdate =

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Turid Knaak (born 24 January 1991) is a German former footballer.{{cite web | url = https://www.kicker.de/auf-berufliche-ziele-konzentrieren-knaak-beendet-aktive-karriere-900977/artikel | title = "Auf berufliche Ziele konzentrieren": Knaak beendet aktive Karriere | language = de | website = Kicker | date = 5 May 2022 | access-date = 7 July 2022}} She played as an attacking midfielder or a striker for Bundesliga club VfL Wolfsburg and the Germany women's national team.{{cite web |url=http://www.fcr-01.de/team1/portaits/turid-knaak/ |title=Steckbrief Turid Knaak |publisher=fcr-01.de |accessdate=25 February 2010 |language=German}}

Club career

Knaak started her professional career at FCR Duisburg with whom she won the German Cup and the UEFA Women's Cup. For the 2011–12 season she transferred to Bayer 04 Leverkusen.{{cite web |title=Leverkusen angelt sich Turid Knaak |url=http://www.womensoccer.de/2011/06/14/leverkusen-angelt-sich-turid-knaak/ |publisher=womensoccer.de |accessdate=14 June 2011 |language=German |date=14 June 2011 |archive-date=13 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180713232708/https://www.womensoccer.de/2011/06/14/leverkusen-angelt-sich-turid-knaak/ |url-status=dead }}

On 4 July 2014, she joined Arsenal on a two-month loan,{{cite web |title=Turid Knaak signs for Ladies on loan |url=http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/20140704/turid-knaak |publisher=Arsenal.com |date=4 July 2014 |accessdate=3 October 2014}} coming off the bench to make her debut in the FA WSL Cup two days later, in a 3–0 win over Chelsea,{{cite web |title=Continental Cup: Arsenal 3–0 Chelsea |url=http://www.arsenal.com/match/report/1415/post/ladies/continental-cup-arsenal-3-0-chelsea |publisher=Arsenal.com |date=6 July 2014 |accessdate=3 October 2014}} and four days later, she was named in the starting line up against the London Bees, scoring twice in a 7–0 cup win.{{cite web |title=Arsenal Ladies 7–0 London Bees – Report |url=http://www.arsenal.com/match/report/1415/post/ladies/arsenal-ladies-7-0-london-bees-report |publisher=Arsenal.com |date=11 July 2014 |accessdate=3 October 2014}} She made one more cup appearance in a 4–0 win over Millwall,{{cite web |title=Continental Cup: Millwall 0–4 Arsenal |url=http://www.arsenal.com/match/report/1415/post/ladies/continental-cup-millwall-0-4-arsenal |publisher=Arsenal.com |date=13 July 2014 |accessdate=3 October 2014}} and then three appearances in the FA WSL, before returning to Leverkusen for the start of the 2014–15 Bundesliga season.

Career statistics

=International=

{{updated|18 September 2021|{{Cite web|url=https://datencenter.dfb.de/profil/106648|title=Turid Knaak|publisher=dfb.de|date=18 September 2021}}}}

colspan=3\|Germany
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
Year	Apps	Goals
2018	5	1
2019	7	1
2020	3	0
2021	1	0
Total	16	2

=International goals=

Scores and results list Germany's goal tally first:

colspan="7"\|Knaak – goals for Germany
class="wikitable"
#	Date	Location	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
align=center\| 1.	10 June 2018	Hamilton, Canada	{{fbw\|CAN}}	align=center\| 3–2	align=center\| 3–2	Friendly
align=center\| 2.	31 August 2019	Kassel, Germany	{{fbw\|MNE}}	align=center\| 7–0	align=center\| 10–0	UEFA Women's Euro 2021 qualifying