Lena Göppel

Lena Göppel
Personal information
Full name Lena Maria Göppel
Date of birth (2001-08-11) 11 August 2001
Place of birth St. Gallen, Switzerland[1]
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Positions
Team information
Current team
 Meppen
Youth career
2011–2016 Schaan
2016–2017 St. Gallen
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2023 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks 73 (8)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2020 St. Gallen 56 (5)
2024 Essen 2 (0)
2024– Meppen 49 (5)
International career‡
2016–2017 Liechtenstein U16 6 (1)
2017–2018 Liechtenstein U19 5 (0)
2021– Liechtenstein 19 (5)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 6 June 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 10 June 2026

Lena Göppel (born 11 August 2001) is a Liechtensteiner footballer who plays as a midfielder for the Meppen in the 2. Frauen-Bundesliga and the Liechtenstein national football team.[2][3][4][5][6]

Club career

Göppel played a season in the Swiss Women's Super League for St. Gallen before attending university in Louisiana.[7]

Upon graduation from Louisiana-Monroe with a bachelor's degree in business administration, she signed a deal with Frauen-Bundesliga side SGS Essen on 1 January 2024 becoming the first Liechtensteiner female footballer to sign with a top-flight club in Germany.[8]

Following a half-season at Essen, Göppel moved to SV Meppen in the German second-tier.[9]

Career statistics

International

Liechtenstein
Year Apps Goals
2021 3 2
2022 0 0
2023 2 0
2024 3 1
2025 7 1
2026 4 1
Total195

International goals

#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.24 June 2021Freizeitpark Widau, Ruggell, Liechtenstein Gibraltar1–04–1Friendly
2.3–0
3.22 February 2024Victoria Stadium, Gibraltar3–13–2
4.3 June 2025Sportpark Eschen-Mauren, Eschen, Liechtenstein Armenia2–12–22025 UEFA Women's Nations League
5.7 March 2026Bosnia and Herzegovina FA Training Centre, Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina1–21–132027 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification

Personal life

She is the younger sister of Liechtenstein men's international defender Maximilian Göppel.[10]

References

  1. ↑ "Lena Göppel - Soccer". ULM Warhawks Athletics. Retrieved 2021-12-04.
  2. ↑ "Die Göppels geben Vollgas". blick.ch. 4 May 2020.
  3. ↑ ""Wir motivieren uns gegenseitig"". liewo.li. 24 April 2020.
  4. ↑ "Lena Göppel hat ein Angebot". liewo.li.
  5. ↑ "Lena Göppel sind sich einig". vaterland.li.
  6. ↑ "Lena Göppel". Liechtenstein Fussballverband (in German). Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  7. ↑ "Lena Göppel hat in den USA Fuss gefasst". vaterland.li.
  8. ↑ "SGS verpflichtet Lena Göppel". SGS Essen official website. 6 January 2024.
  9. ↑ "SV Meppen verpflichtet Lena Göppel". SV Meppen official website. 3 June 2024.
  10. ↑ "Wir motivieren uns gegenseitig" [We motivate each other] (in German). Liechtensteiner Vaterland. 24 April 2020. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
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