Linda Natter: Dream change to the Bundesliga - Hoffenheim is waiting!

Linda Natter: Dream change to the Bundesliga - Hoffenheim is waiting!

Faro, Portugal - The 20-year-old Linda Natter, an emerging talent in Austrian football, has taken a significant step in her career: she moves from Mellau to Hoffenheim to the German Bundesliga. This reports Vol.at . Natter has signed a contract by summer 2027 and is considered one of the most promising talents of the Sturm General. With her two -footed technology and gate hungry, she was able to maintain the interest of Hoffenheim despite a serious injury.

In 2024, Nattter tore the left, anterior cruciate ligament during a test game of the ÖFB U-19 selection against Portugal, causing her to miss the U-20 World Cup in Colombia in August. Her failure was particularly painful for the SPG Altach/Vordland, with which she scored 26 goals in the previous season and became a top scorer, together with team -mate Eileen Campbell, who recently switched to SC Freiburg. Both players together scored 33 goals in 18 Bundesliga rounds in the season. For her achievements, Nattter was awarded the "promoted team of the year", while Campbell was named "Vorarlberg's footballer of the year".

career and return after injury

After the cruciate ligament tear, the interest of Hoffenheim remained, which shows how high expectations are of Natter. In her rehabilitation, she moved to Vienna, where she fought back and scored five goals in eleven games in the second half of the 2024/25 season. Natter plans to move to Germany by the end of June and does not expect great familiarization difficulties. She compares Hoffenheim with her home Mellau and estimates the rural structure and nature.

Nattter has outstanding sporting properties such as speed, final strength, game intelligence and high commitment. Trainer Theodoros Dedes also praised her way of working in defensive tasks. Despite her young age, Nattter remains modest and emphasizes how important it is to show performance in order to maintain playing time. In the long term, she strives to be included in the A-national team and possibly play in the Champions League.

Prevention of injury and rehabilitation

Returning to performance football is a demanding task, especially after serious injuries, as she experienced Nattter. According to a Report of the Sports Physician newspaper , acute injuries, especially on the capsule band of the ankle, are common. Effective rehabilitation is crucial for the return process, whereby function-based concepts and therapy algorithms were being developed for after-care in order to support the athletes as best as possible.

Nattter has dealt intensively with her rehabilitation. Experience shows that a structured approach to rehabilitation is crucial in order to recover faster and to return optimally in team training. Your success on the field is not only dependent on titles, but also on the number of your goals and assists, with the aim of constantly getting better.

The move to Hoffenheim is not only a personal dream for Linda Natter, but also an opportunity to raise her career to a new level. With its impressive skills and the positive attitude, the football world is excited about the next steps of this talented athlete.