Skip To Main Content
Skip To Main Content

University of Maryland, Baltimore County

Full Schedule

2024 Women's Soccer Roster

Jill Fannon/UMBC Athletics
Gail Burton/UMBC Athletics
Gail Burton/UMBC Athletics

6 Esther Juretzka

  • Height 5-6
  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Ernst-Mortiz-Arndt Gymnasium
  • Hometown Bonn, Germany

Biography

2023

  • Made 16 appearances and started 11 contests
  • Played a career-high 834 minutes
  • Scored a goal at Towson and added an assist at Maine

2022

  • Appeared in all 14 games of the 2022 season
  • Scored a goal against LIU in a 2-0 win for the Dawgs
  • Played a total of 697 minutes for The Retrievers

2021

  • Competed in 13 games and started 11 as a central midfielder
  • Earned her first start at Towson on August 29 and played a season-high 105 minutes in the 1-1 double overtime draw
  • Played the full 90 on six occasions
  • Recorded two assists – at Wagner on Sept. 16 and versus eventual league champion Vermont on Oct. 24 - in her initial season

BACKGROUND

  • Won a U17 German Futsal Championship in 2018.

  • A U17 German Vice-Champion in 2018.

  • Played club soccer with FC Köln (Cologne)

PERSONAL

  • Daughter of Sabine Apelt and Jan Juretzka

  • Has two siblings, Hannes and Lene

  • Plans to major in physics

  • Lists her favorite pro team as FC Bayern Munich

WHY I CHOSE UMBC

“I chose UMBC because I have the feeling I would become a part of a very welcoming and supportive environment.”

Statistics

Season Statistics

Season Statistics

No statistics available for this season.

Career Statistics

There are no statistics available for this player.

Historical Player Information

  • 26

    2021Freshman

    M
    5'6"
    26
  • 26

    2022Sophomore

    M
    5'6"
    26
  • 6

    2023Junior

    M
    5'6"
    6
  • 6

    2024Senior

    M
    5'6"
    6
Land Acknowledgement
UMBC was established upon the land of the Piscataway and Susquehannock peoples. Over time, citizens of many more Indigenous nations have come to reside in this region. We humbly offer our respects to all past, present, and future Indigenous people connected to this place. Learn more about this statement here.