Barbara Dunst

Barbara Dunst
Dunst (2015)
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-09-25) 25 September 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth Graz, Austria
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Eintracht Frankfurt
Number 28
Youth career
2004–2012 SV Anger
2012 SC St. Ruprecht/Raab
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2014 DFC LUV Graz 25 (4)
2014–2017 SKN St. Pölten 44 (13)
2017 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 10 (0)
2017–2019 MSV Duisburg 43 (2)
2019– Eintracht Frankfurt 57 (5)
International career‡
2013–2014 Austria U17 13 (4)
2014–2016 Austria U19 14 (4)
2016– Austria 87 (13)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 30 May 2024 (UTC)

Barbara Dunst (born 25 September 1997) is an Austrian footballer who plays as a midfielder for German Frauen-Bundesliga club Eintracht Frankfurt and the Austria women's national team. She is a two-time Austrian Women’s Footballer of the Year award winner.[1] Dunst will join Bayern Munich for the 2025-26 season.

Career

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Club

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Dunst playing for Austria in a match against Kazakhstan for the UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying stage at Steyr, Austria, on 6 April 2016

Dunst began playing football in 2004 at SV Anger, where she played for eight years in the boys' team.[2] In November 2012, she signed with ÖFB-Frauenliga club LUV Graz, for whom she made her debut on 10 November 2012 in a league match against FC Wacker Innsbruck.

For the 2014–15 season, she moved to league rivals and reigning cup winners SKN St. Pölten. With St. Pölten, Dunst won the domestic double in the 2014–15 campaign and repeated this championship and cup success in the following season. In the UEFA Women's Champions League, her team reached the Round of 32 in both the 2015–16 and 2016–17 seasons, being eliminated by Verona and Brøndby respectively.

During the second half of the 2016–17 season, Dunst signed a contract with the German Bundesliga club Bayer 04 Leverkusen. She debuted for Leverkusen on 19 February 2017 against FF USV Jena in a league match which ended 1–1.

On 21 June 2017, Dunst left Leverkusen and moved to fellow Frauen-Bundesliga side MSV Duisburg.[3] She made 46 appearances in all competitions during her two years at the club.

In 2019, Dunst joined Eintracht Frankfurt (then 1. FFC Frankfurt) and established herself as a key player for the team. She helped Frankfurt reach the 2020-21 DFB-Pokal Frauen final and played 106 minutes of the final, where they lost 1–0 after extra time to Wolfsburg. Dunst scored an impressive four goals in 10 matches in the 2023-24 UEFA Women's Champions League (including the qualifying rounds). In total, Dunst has made 147 competitive appearances for Frankfurt and scored 25 goals.[4]

On 20 March 2025, Bayern Munich announced the signing of Dunst on a three-year contract, with the midfielder arriving in the summer.[5]

International career

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Dunst played for the Austria U17 national team between 2013 and 2014. In 2013, she participated with her team in the UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship qualification, where Austria was eliminated in the second round.[6] In 2015, Dunst became part of the Austrian U19 team. In 2016, she played UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship, where Austria was eliminated in the group stage.

In October 2015, she was called up to the Austrian senior team for the first time for a European Championship qualifier against Israel.[7] She made her senior international debut in that qualifier on 25 October. In March 2016, she won the Cyprus Cup with her team.

In 2017, Dunst was part of the 23-women squad who represented Austria and reached the semi-finals at the UEFA Women's Euro 2017.[8] She was also part of the squad that was called up to the UEFA Women's Euro 2022.[9]

In 2023, Dunst's strong performances saw her named the Austrian Women's Footballer of the Year, a prize awarded by Austrian Press Agency DiePresse. She impressively won the award for the second time the following year.[1] In December 2024, Dunst ruptured her cruciate ligament during a Euros qualification play-off tie against Poland and missed several months of football as a result.[10]

International goals

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No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 17 September 2021 Daugava Stadium, Liepāja, Latvia  Latvia 3–1 8–1 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
2. 26 October 2021 Seaview, Belfast, Northern Ireland  Northern Ireland 1–0 2–2
3. 30 November 2021 Stade de Luxembourg, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg  Luxembourg 5–0 8–0
4. 20 February 2022 Marbella Football Center, Marbella, Spain  Romania 1–0 6–1 Friendly
5. 8 April 2022 Stadion Wiener Neustadt, Wiener Neustadt, Austria  Northern Ireland 3–0 3–1 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
6. 6 September 2022  North Macedonia 5–0 10–0
7. 27 October 2023 Stadion Schnabelholz, Altach, Austria  Portugal 2–0 2–1 2023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League
8. 28 February 2024 Marbella Football Center, Marbella, Spain  Denmark 1–0 1–1 Friendly

Notes

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Dunst crowned Austrian Women's Footballer of the Year again". Eintracht Frankfurt. Retrieved 31 March 2025.
  2. ^ "Der lange Weg zu einem großen Ziel". Kleine Zeitung. Archived from the original on 7 September 2017. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
  3. ^ "ZEBRAS VERPFLICHTEN ÖSTERREICHISCHE NATIONALSPIELERIN BARBARA DUNST". Wett24. Archived from the original on 2 October 2022. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
  4. ^ "Barbara Dunst to leave Eintracht Frankfurt". Eintracht Frankfurt. Retrieved 31 March 2025.
  5. ^ "FC Bayern Women sign Barbara Dunst".
  6. ^ "Hoffen auf gutes Abschneiden". Sport ORF. Archived from the original on 26 December 2017. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
  7. ^ Doubek, Alexander. "Frauen-Nationalteam will in Israel weiße Weste in EM-Quali behalten". 12 Termann. Archived from the original on 26 December 2017. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
  8. ^ "ÖSTERREICH SIEGT ZUM EURO-AUFTAKT!". OFB. Archived from the original on 10 August 2017. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
  9. ^ "Der EURO-Kader steht". oefb.at (in German).
  10. ^ "Eintracht Frankfurt on X: Barbara Dunst suffers cruciate ligament tear".
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