Lara Marti

Lara Katinka Marti (born 21 September 1999) is a Swiss footballer who plays as a midfielder for Bayer Leverkusen and the Switzerland national team.[6]

Lara Marti
Marti in 2016
Personal information
Full name Lara Katinka Marti[1]
Date of birth (1999-09-21) 21 September 1999[2]
Place of birth Basel, Switzerland[3]
Height 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Bayer Leverkusen
Number 30
Youth career
Basel
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2020 Basel 61 (13)
2020– Bayer Leverkusen 52 (1)
International career
2016 Switzerland U17 3 (1)
2018 Switzerland U19 3 (0)
2019– Switzerland 13 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 July 2023[4]
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 30 July 2023[5]

Career

Club

Marti started playing football in 2008 at FC Lausen 72 and switched to the youth department of FC Basel via FC Liestal in 2014 . After initially being part of the U19 squad there, she made her debut in the Nationalliga in February 2016 at the age of 16.  In the following four seasons, she made a total of 62 league appearances for her team, scoring nine goals.

For the 2020/21 season, Marti moved to German Bundesliga club Bayer 04 Leverkusen, where she signed a two-year contract.[7]  She made her Bundesliga debut on 4 October 2020 (4th matchday) against VfL Wolfsburg.

National Team

Marti went through all the junior selections of the Swiss Football Association and was, among other things, part of the U19 national team at the home European Championship in 2018, where she made three appearances and was eliminated with the team after the group stage. She made her debut for the Switzerland national team on 14 June 2019 against Serbia, starting the match.[8][9]

References

  1. "FIFA Women's World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023 – Squad List: Switzerland (SUI)" (PDF). FIFA. 11 July 2023. p. 29. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
  2. Lara Marti at Soccerway. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
  3. "Lara Marti". World Football. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
  4. "Lara Marti". soccerdonna.de. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
  5. "Lara Marti". flashscore.com. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
  6. "Lara Marti". Playmaker Stats. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
  7. "SCHWEIZER NATIONALSPIELERIN MARTI VERPFLICHTET". bayer04.de. Retrieved 2023-08-04.
  8. "Serbia vs Switzerland". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
  9. "Lara Marti". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 8 March 2021.


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