Jule Brand

About

Jule Brand (born 16 October 2002) is a German professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or forward for
Première Ligue club Lyon and the Germany national team.

Brand had played in boys’ teams at FV Dudenhofen and JSG JFV Ganerb before moving up to the youth department of TSG Hoffenheim in the winter of 2018, via the FC Speyer 09 juniors side. There, she played in the U17s and then in the 2. Frauen-Bundesliga with the U20s. After 37 league games with Hoffenheim II, Brand joined the first team in 2020.

She helped TSG Hoffenheim finish third in the 2020–21 Frauen-Bundesliga. After progressing through the 2021–22 Champions League qualifying rounds, Hoffenheim narrowly missed out on a quarter-final spot as they finished third in Group C, level on points with 2nd-placed Arsenal. Brand played nine times and scored three goals in her debut UEFA Women’s Champions League campaign.
She was featured in every league game for Hoffenheim during her two years with the senior team. In 2022, Brand won the Golden Girl award for being the most impressive female player aged under 21 in Europe’s top leagues.

In February 2022, VfL…