Lara Marti

Lara Marti
Marti in 2016
Personal information
Full name Lara Katinka Marti[1]
Date of birth (1999-09-21) 21 September 1999
Place of birth Basel, Switzerland
Height 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 RB Leipzig
Number 30
Youth career
FC Lausen 72
FC Liestal
Basel
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2020 Basel 61 (13)
2020–2024 Bayer Leverkusen 47 (1)
2024– RB Leipzig 24 (0)
International career‡
2016 Switzerland U17 5 (1)
2017–2018 Switzerland U19 12 (0)
2019– Switzerland 18 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 11 May 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of 25 February 2025

Lara Katinka Marti (born 21 September 1999) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Frauen Bundesliga club RB Leipzig and the Switzerland national team.

Club career

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 under-19 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.[2] She made her Bundesliga debut on 4 October 2020 against VfL Wolfsburg.

International career

Marti has represented Switzerland at various youth levels. She was part of the under-19 team at the 2018 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship, where she made three appearances. She made her debut for the Switzerland national team on 14 June 2019 against Serbia, starting the match.[3][4]

Career statistics

International

As of match played 25 February 2025
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Switzerland 201910
202010
202160
202230
202340
202420
202510
Total180

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. ↑ "SCHWEIZER NATIONALSPIELERIN MARTI VERPFLICHTET". bayer04.de. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
  3. ↑ "Serbia vs Switzerland". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
  4. ↑ "Lara Marti". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
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