Dina Orschmann


Dina Sophia Orschmann is a German footballer who plays as a midfielder for 1. FC Union Berlin.

Club career

Orschmann started her career with her twin sister Katja, in the youth team of SFC Stern 1900, before moving to 1. FC Union Berlin in 2013 and went through several Berlin selection teams up to U-18. At Union, she moved up to the senior team in October 2014. She made her debut in the Bundesliga second division on 26 April 2015 against VfL Bochum. She appeared in 13 games for Union Berlin, but could not avoid relegation. After being relegated to the Regional North League, Orschmann became a regular at Union and scored 22 goals in 20 games to get promoted back to the 2. Bundesliga.
After scoring nine goals for Berlin in 20 games in the 2. Bundesliga North in the 2016–17 season, she left to attend the University of Central Florida in the US, for whose football team Central Florida Knights she also played. On 4 February 2019 she returned to Germany and signed a six-month contract with Turbine Potsdam. Almost two months later, she made her Bundesliga debut in a 3–0 win over MSV Duisburg. On 22 May 2019 she renewed her contract for the 2019/20 season with Potsdam. In 2022, she joined Scottish side Rangers. In January 2023, she left Rangers to rejoin FC Union Berlin.

International career

Orschmann made her U-17 debut on 17 February 2015 in a 4–2 win over England. Almost four months later, on 16 June 2015, she was called up to the U-17 European Championship squad.
She was included in the squad for the 2016 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in Papua New Guinea, She scored in the group match against South Korea. Germany reached the quarter-finals where they were defeated by France. She later took part in her second 2018 FIFA U-20 Woman's World Cup in France. Germany reached the quarter-final against Japan where they lost 1–3.