Lara Dickenmann

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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

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.

Career

Youth career

Dickenmann was born in the town of Kriens located in the Canton of Lucerne. She began her career with the boy's section of local outfit SC Kriens spending seven years at the club. In 2000, she joined DFC Sursee. Dickenmann gained notice for her performance with her national team's youth sides helping the Swiss U-19 team reach the 2002 and 2004 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship and winning three league championships and two league cups with Sursee. For her efforts during the 2003–04 season, Dickenmann was named the Swiss Player of the Year.

Collegiate career

In 2004, Dickenmann decided to move to the United States of America to play

Elite 8
in the NCAA national tournament.

In her

Big Ten Academic All-American and a four-time Ohio State Scholar Athlete. She was the first Ohio State women's soccer player to earn an appearance on the Hermann Trophy watch list. The trophy is awarded to the top soccer player in the country.[4]

Lara Dickenmann with OL

Professional career

During the offseasons when Dickenmann was in college, in an effort to continue playing high level soccer and still maintain her college eligibility, she starred with the

hat trick in a 9–0 victory over ESOF Vendée La Roche-sur-Yon
.

In April 2015 Dickenmann agreed a transfer to VfL Wolfsburg.[6]

International career

Dickenmann starred with the Swiss women's under-19 team in both the 2002 and 2004 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship. In both editions, the Swiss failed to get out of the group stage. On 14 August 2002, at the age 16, she made her international debut in a match against France. Switzerland lost the match 2–1, but Dickenmann was responsible for the Swiss's only goal scoring it in the 33rd minute.[7] Since her debut, Dickenmann has been a regular in the squad appearing in teams that attempted to qualify for UEFA Women's Euro 2005, the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup, and UEFA Women's Euro 2009; all of which the Swiss have failed to qualify for. Dickenman and Switzerland also missed out on qualification for the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup. She scored her first goal of the qualification process in a 2–0 victory over the Republic of Ireland converting a penalty.[8]

Goals scored for the Swiss WNT in official competitions
Competition Stage Date Location Opponent Goals Result Overall
2007 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers 2006–03–25
Biel
  Republic of Ireland 2 2–0 2
2009 UEFA Euro Qualifiers 2008–05–08 Oberdorf  Wales 2 2–0 2
2011 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers 2009–09–19 Wohlen  Republic of Ireland 1 2–0 4
2010–03–27 Wohlen  Israel 1 6–0
2010–06–23
Karagandy
  Kazakhstan 2 4–2
2013 UEFA Euro Qualifiers 2011–11–24 Aarau  Kazakhstan 3 8–1 5
2012–03–31 Aarau  Turkey 1 5–0
2012–09–15 Istanbul  Turkey 1 3–1
2015 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers 2013–09–21 Nyon  Serbia 1 9–0 10
2013–09–26 Reykjavík  Iceland 1 2–0
2014–02–12
Petach-Tikva
  Israel 1 5–0
2014–04–05 Zug  Malta 3 11–0
2014–04–10 Aarau  Denmark 1 1–1
2014–05–08 Nyon  Iceland 1 3–0
2014–06–19 Inđija  Serbia 2 7–0
2017 UEFA Euro Qualifiers 2015–10–27 Biel/Bienne  Georgia 1 4–0 4
2015–11–27 Lurgan  Northern Ireland 1 8–1
2016–09–15 Gori  Georgia 1 3–0
First Stage 2017–07–22 Doetinchem  Iceland 1 2–1
2019 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers 2017–09–15 Elbasan  Albania 1 4–1 5
2017–09–19 Biel/Bienne  Poland 1 2–1
2018–04–05 Schaffhausen  Scotland 1 1–0
2018–06–12 Minsk  Belarus 2 5–0

Career statistics

Club

Statistics accurate as of match played 13 September 2015[9]

Club Season League Cup Continental Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
New Jersey Wildcats 2006 8 8 — 8 8
Total 8 8 — 8 8
Jersey Sky Blue
 2007 11 18 — 11 18
Total 11 18 — 11 18
Zürich Frauen 2008–09 —
Total —
Lyon 2008–09 4 2 1 0 2 0 7 2
2009–10 21 15 3 1 8 0 32 16
2010–11 16 8 2 0 8 5 26 13
2011–12 18 9 6 2 7 3 31 14
2012–13 17 5 5 3 9 1 31 9
2013–14 21 8 3 2 4 0 28 10
2014–15 20 10 4 1 4 0 28 11
Total 117 57 24 9 42 9 183 75
VfL Wolfsburg
2015–16
 3 1 0 0 0 0 3 1
Career total 139 84 24 9 42 9 205 102

International

Playing for Switzerland in 2011
(Correct as of 18 May 2012)[10]
National team Season Apps Goals
Switzerland 2002–03 6 2
2003–04 3 0
2004–05 1 0
2005–06 3 2
2006–07 2 0
2007–08 9 5
2008–09 8 3
2009–10 14 6
2010–11 12 1
2011–12 8 4
Total 66 23

Honours

Club

Zürich Frauen
  • Nationalliga A
    : Winner 2008–09
Lyon
VfL Wolfsburg

Personal

She is openly lesbian[11] and married with her former teammate Anna Blässe.[12]

References

  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.
  3. ^ "Laura Dickenmann OSU Profile". Ohio State University. Retrieved 16 October 2010.[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ "WSOCC: Dickenmann Graduates; Says Ohio State is "Great"". Ohio State University. 12 December 2008. Retrieved 16 October 2010.[permanent dead link]
  5. United Soccer Leagues. 5 August 2007. Archived from the original
    on 3 August 2010. Retrieved 16 October 2010.
  6. ^ "Lara Dickenmann zu Wolfsburg" (in German). Swiss Football Association. 7 April 2015. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
  7. ^ "Suisse v. France Match Report". Swiss Football Association. 14 August 2002. Retrieved 16 October 2010.
  8. ^ "Suisse v. Eire Match Report". Swiss Football Association. Retrieved 16 October 2010.
  9. ^ "La Carriere de Lara Dickenmann". StatsFootoFeminin. Retrieved 17 April 2012.
  10. ^ "Lara Dickenmann" (in French). football.ch. Archived from the original on 17 April 2012. Retrieved 8 May 2012.
  11. ^ ""Ich nahm mir vor: Ab jetzt stehe ich auf Männer"". 11 April 2020.
  12. ^ "GC-Sportchefin Dickenmann nimmt Ehefrau unter Vertrag". 31 May 2022.

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