Lara Dickenmann

Lara Dickenmann
Dickenmann with VfL Wolfsburg in 2018
Personal information
Full name Lara Joy Dickenmann[1]
Date of birth (1985-11-27) 27 November 1985 (age 38)
Place of birth Kriens, Switzerland
Height 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
Position(s) Midfielder, Full-back
Youth career
1993–2000 SC Kriens
2000–2004 DFC Sursee
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2007 Ohio State Buckeyes
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006 New Jersey Wildcats 8 (8)
2007 Jersey Sky Blue 11 (18)
2008–2009 FC Zürich
2009–2015 Lyon 117 (57)
2015–2021 VfL Wolfsburg 81 (12)
2019 VfL Wolfsburg II 1 (0)
International career
2002–2003 Switzerland U18 3 (0)
2002–2004 Switzerland U19 18 (7)
2002–2018 Switzerland 135[2] (53)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Lara Joy Dickenmann (born 27 November 1985) is a Swiss footballer. She played for German club VfL Wolfsburg and with French club Olympique Lyonnais. She is a versatile footballer who can play as a midfielder or a full-back on either side of the field. She formerly played on the college level at the Ohio State University breaking many records and earning several player honors. In 2008, Dickenmann departed the university and joined D1 Féminine club Lyon.

Dickenmann is also a member of the Switzerland women's national football team. She starred for the national team at youth level and made her senior debut in August 2002 at the age of 16 against France, scoring in a 2–1 defeat.

  1. ^ "List of Players - Switzerland" (PDF). FIFA. 30 May 2015. p. 22. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
  2. ^ "Profile". FIFA. Archived from the original on 9 June 2015. Retrieved 23 June 2015.