Alexandra Popp

What hooks me about Alexandra Popp is the path: a zookeeper who became one of Germany's greatest strikers. That detail is not trivia to me; it hints at the patience and grit that show up in her game. Three-time German Footballer of the Year, a long stint as national-team captain, and her country's third all-time top scorer is a resume built on results, not noise. At 174 cm she wins the battles others avoid, and I respect players who do the unglamorous work in the box. To me she is the rare star who feels earned rather than hyped.

Name (English)

Alexandra Popp

Name (Japanese)

アレクサンドラ・ポップ

Reading

あれくさんどら・ぽっぷ

Born

April 6, 1991 (age 35)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Aries / Goat

Origin

Witten, Province of Westphalia, Germany

Height

174 cm

Occupation

association football player / zookeeper

Awards & achievements

• 2011 Order of Merit of North Rhine-Westphalia

• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/alex.popp11/
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexandra%20Popp
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A2%E3%83%AC%E3%82%AF%E3%82%B5%E3%83%B3%E3%83%89%E3%83%A9%E3%83%BB%E3%83%9D%E3%83%83%E3%83%97
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q432932

Tags

• Province of Westphalia
• association football player
• zookeeper

Last updated

2026-06-23

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.