Marina Hegering began her career at DJK SV Lowick 1930. She played with them for twelve years, most recently in the male B-Youth performance class. At the age of 16, she switched to FCR 2001 Duisburg, for whose Bundesliga team she played until 2011. On 19 August 2007 (Day 1) she made her competitive debut in a 1–0 away win against Hamburger SV. She scored twice on 6 April 2008 (Day 14) in a 7–1 home win against TSV Crailsheim for her first Bundesliga goals. In the 2010/11 season, a persistent heel injury forced her to stay away from the game. During her club affiliation, she won the DFB Cup twice and the UEFA Cup once.
For the 2011/12 season she signed a two-year contract with Bayer 04 Leverkusen.[3] After recovering from the heel injury, she played her first game for them on 13 April 2013 (matchday 18) in a goalless draw at home against SGS Essen.[4] She joined SGS Essen at the start of the 2017/18 season.[5] With her team she reached the final of the DFB Cup against VfL Wolfsburg on 4 July 2020 and scored twice but was defeated 4–2 on penalties.
On 24 April 2020, she was signed by Bayern Munich for the 2020/21 season and received a contract that expired on 30 June 2022.[6][7]
She was signed by VfL Wolfsburg in 2022.[8] She received a contract for four years until 2026. She holds a B+ trainer license.[9]
International career
After Marina Hegering had played in the U-13 Niederrhein selection and the FVN national cup U-15 team, she made her debut on 3 September 2004 as a national player for the national U-15 team, which played the test international match against the selection of Canada lost 1–5. On 2 September 2005, she completed her seventh and last appearance in this age group in a goalless draw against this country selection. She scored a U-15 international goal on 29 August 2005 in a 7–0 win over Scotland, making it 6–0 in the 33rd minute.
For the U-17 national team, she played 22 international matches between 12 October 2005 and 7 July 2007 and scored one goal. Between 21 October 2007 and 19 July 2009, she played eleven international matches for the U-19 national team. She took part with her at the European Championship held from 13 to 25 July 2009 in Belarus. After she played in three preliminary round games, her team went home.
She took part in two World Cups for the U-20 national team, for which she played 18 times. Her first took place in Chile from 20 November to 7 December 2008. She and her team finished third after beating France 5–3. Her second World Cup took place from 13 July to 1 August 2010 in her own country, from which she and her team emerged as World Champions.
For the 2022 European Championship in England she was called up by Voss-Tecklenburg in the squad. The German team reached the final, but were beaten by England and finished as runners-up. Hegering played in all six games. After the tournament, Hegering was voted into the "Eleven of the Tournament" by the UEFA coaching staff.[12]
After the 2024 Summer Olympics, where the Germans won the bronze medal, she announced her retirement from international football.[13]
