Laura Donhauser

Laura Donhauser

Personal information
Date of birth	(2001-09-04) 4 September 2001
Place of birth	Amberg, Germany
Height	1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Position	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	1. FC Köln
Number	25
Youth career
0000-2016	FC Amberg
2016–2018	FC Bayern Munich
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2018–2021	FC Bayern Munich II	55	(6)
2020–2021	FC Bayern Munich	0	(0)
2021-	1. FC Köln	89	(1)
International career‡
2016-2017	Germany U16	8	(1)
2017–2018	Germany U17	17	(0)
2019–2020	Germany U19	19	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19 September 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 9 March 2020

Laura Donhauser (born 4 September 2001) is a German footballer who plays as a Midfielder for 1. FC Köln club in the Frauen-Bundesliga, the top level of league competition for women's association football in Germany.

Club career

Laura Donhauser began her career in the youth ranks at FC Amberg. At the age of 15, she joined the youth academy of FC Bayern Munich. In the 2018/19 season, she was promoted to the club's reserve team. She played 55 league matches for them in the 2. Bundesliga until the end of the 2020/21 season, scoring six goals. She made her senior debut on August 26, 2018 (matchday 2) in a 2-3 away defeat against VfL Wolfsburg's reserve team. She scored her first goal against the same team in the return leg on 17 February, 2019 (matchday 15), netting the winning goal in the 87th minute to secure a 2-1 victory. She also made two appearances for the first team in the Champions League. On 16 December, 2020, she made her first appearance in the second leg of the first round of the Champions League, a 3-0 victory over Ajax Amsterdam, coming on as a substitute for Carolin Simon in the 71st minute. She made another appearance in the second leg of the round of 16, a 3-0 win over BIIK Kazygurt, coming on as a substitute for Gia Corley in the 81st minute.

For the 2021/22 season, she was signed by newly promoted Bundesliga side 1. FC Köln. She made her competitive debut for them on 26 September 2021, in the second round of the DFB-Pokal Frauen,against Arminia Bielefeld and her Bundesliga debut came on 1 October 2021, in a 0-6 home defeat against her former club, FC Bayern Munich.

International career

Laura Donhauser made her debut for the Germany under-16 national team national team on 1 November 2016, in Flensburg, playing in a 4-0 victory against Denmark's U16 team. With the Germany under-17 national team, she participated in the European Championship 2018 held in Lithuania, playing in all Group A matches as well as the final, which they lost 0-2 to Spain. She also represented the U17 national team at the World Cup 2018 in Uruguay, playing in all three Group C matches and in the quarter-final, which they lost 0-1 to Canada. With the Germany under-19 national team, she participated in the European Championship in Scotland, playing in the first two group stage matches, the semi-final, and the final, which they lost 1-2 to France.

Career statistics

As of match played 19 September 2026:

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Bayern Munich II	2018–19	2. Frauen-Bundesliga	24	4	—		—		–		24	4
	2019–20	2. Frauen-Bundesliga	16	3	—		—		–		16	3
	2020–21	2. Frauen-Bundesliga	15	0	—		—		–		15	0
	Total		55	7	—		—		—		55	7
Bayern Munich	2020–21	Frauen-Bundesliga	0	0	0	0	2	0	–		2	0
1. FC Köln	2021–22	Frauen-Bundesliga	15	1	2	0	—		–		17	1
	2022–23	Frauen-Bundesliga	19	0	2	0	—		–		21	0
	2023–24	Frauen-Bundesliga	13	0	1	0	—		–		14	0
	2024–25	Frauen-Bundesliga	19	0	—		—		–		19	0
	2025–26	Frauen-Bundesliga	19	1	1	0	—		–		20	1
	2026–27	Frauen-Bundesliga	4	0	0	0	—		–		4	0
	Total		89	2	6	0	0	0	0	0	95	2
Career Total			144	9	6	0	2	0	0	0	152	9

External links

• Laura Donhauser at DFB (also available in German)
• Laura Donhauser at WorldFootball.net