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German association football player (born 2000)

Anneke Borbe

Anneke Borbe

Key facts

date of birthSeptember 17, 2000
height1.8m
occupationassociation football player
place of birthPinneberg
All data from the card 19
Full name
Anneke Borbe
Date of birth
17 September 2000
Place of birth
Pinneberg, Germany
Height
1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position
Goalkeeper
Current team
Arsenal
Number
28
–2015
SC Nienstedten
2015–2017
Werder Bremen
Years
Team
2016–2023
Werder Bremen
2023–2025
VfL Wolfsburg
2023–2025
VfL Wolfsburg II
2025–
Arsenal
2014
Germany U15
2016
Germany U16
2016–2017
Germany U17
2018
Germany U19
2025–
Germany U23

Anneke Borbe (German:; born 17 September 2000) is a German professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Women's Super League club Arsenal and has represented Germany at youth levels.

Youth career

Borbe was born in Pinneberg. She began playing soccer at SV Lieth and SC Nienstedten, where she played in mixed teams with boys. In 2015, she joined Werder Bremen's youth department. At first she commuted weekly from Pinneberg before finally moving into a shared apartment in Bremen with teammate Nina Lührßen. With the SVW juniors she played 26 games in the B-Junior Bundesliga. She also played four times for the Hamburg U16 state team.

Club career

VfL Wolfsburg

As a sixteen-year-old, Borbe made her debut in the Frauen-Bundesliga at the beginning of September 2017. During the 2017–18 season she played a total of 14 times and ultimately held the league with Werder. The following year she was in goal 15 times and was relegated with the team to the 2. Frauen-Bundesliga at the end of the 2018–19 season. Werder dominated the 2019–20 second division season and went undefeated, Borbe playing in eight games. Since then, Borbe has been established as the starting goalkeeper for the team. After the 8th matchday of the 2022–23 season, she injured her hand and was initially replaced by Hannah Etzold. In mid-March 2023 she was in goal again for the team for the first time in the game against Eintracht Frankfurt.

At the end of February 2023, VfL Wolfsburg signed Borbe on a free transfer for the 2023–24 season. Her contract ran until 2025.

Arsenal

On 15 July 2025, it was announced that Borbe had signed with Women's Super League club Arsenal upon the expiration of her contract at VfL Wolfsburg. Borbe will wear the number 28 at Arsenal.

On 6 December 2025, Borbe made her debut for Arsenal, replacing injured Daphne van Domselaar, in a 2–1 victory over Liverpool.

International career

Borbe went through the DFB junior teams from U15 to U19 and made a total of ten appearances. Among other things, she took part in the Nordic Cup tournament and several European Championship qualifiers.

Personal life

Borbe attended high school in Bremen-Obervieland. She cites Nadine Angerer as her role model.

Honours

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