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Lia Joëlle Wälti (born 19 April 1993) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for FA Women's Super League club Arsenal Women and Switzerland national team. She is the captain of Switzerland national team and the third captain of Arsenal Women, she was also the captain of her previous club Turbine Potsdam. Before signed for Arsenal Women in July 2018, she played professionally for Nationalliga A's club YB Frauen from 2009 until 2013 and for Frauen-Bundesliga's club Turbine Potsdam from 2013 until 2018.

Lia Wälti

Wälti during a press conference with Switzerland in 2017
Personal information
Full name	Lia Joëlle Wälti[1]
Date of birth	(1993-04-19) 19 April 1993 (age 29)
Place of birth	Langnau im Emmental, Bern, Switzerland
Height	1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder, centre-back
Club information
Current team	Arsenal
Number	13
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2008–2009	Köniz
2009–2013	YB Frauen
2013–2018	Turbine Potsdam	97	(7)
2018–	Arsenal	61	(1)
National team‡
2011–	Switzerland	98	(5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 April 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 2 July 2022

She has been a member of the Switzerland national team since August 2011.[2] As an Under-19 international she played the 2009 U-19 European Championship[3] and the 2010 U-20 World Cup.[4]

Club career

Early career

In her childhood, Wälti played ice hockey as well as football.[5] In 2002, at the age of 8, she started playing for FC Langnau, a boys football team coached by her father. In 2007 she was admitted to the Huttwill Training Centre and, half a year later, she joined Team Bern West. In 2009 she moved to BSC Young Boys, where she played for a year in the U16 boys' team.

FC Köniz (2008–2009)

At the same time she played for Team Bern West, Wälti joined FC Köniz of the Swiss Challenge League.

BSC YB Frauen (2009–2013)

In 2009, Wälti joined BSC YB Frauen, where, in 2011, she won the Nationalliga A. In the same year, she debuted in the UEFA Women's Champions League.[6]

Turbine Potsdam (2013–2018)

In 2013, Wälti signed a contract with 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam of the Frauen-Bundesliga.[7] She was named captain in her second season and played 110 games between 2013 and 2018.

Arsenal (2018–)

After 110 appearances with the German team, Wälti signed a contract with Arsenal in July 2018.[8] Wälti was instrumental in Arsenal's 2018–2019 WSL league winning season although only played half of the season after she suffered a LCL injury which kept her out of football for 9 months In April 2019.[9] She included in 2018-2019 PFA Team of the Year.[10] On 13 December 2019, Wälti signed a long-term contract with the club.[11]

International career

Youth

Wälti played in the 2008 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship. She also played for the Switzerland U19 team in 2008 and 2009. She reached the semifinals in the 2009 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship. The next year, she joined the U20 team at the 2010 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.

Senior

On 21 August 2011, Wälti made her debut for the Switzerland senior team in a match against Scotland.

In 2015, she played at the World Cup. In 2019 after the retirement of Lara Dickerman, she was named captain

Career statistics

Club

As of 14 April 2022

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cups		Continental		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Turbine Potsdam	2013–14	Frauen-Bundesliga	19	0	1	0	6	2	26	2
	2014–15		20	2	5	0	—		25	2
	2015–16		22	3	3	0	—		25	3
	2016–17		15	2	—		—		15	2
	2017–18		21	0	3	0	—		21	0
	Total		97	7	12	0	6	2	110	9
Arsenal	2018–19	WSL	12	0	5	0	—		17	0
	2019–20		10	0	6	1	4	0	20	1
	2020–21		20	0	3	0	—		23	0
	2021–22		19	0	2	0	8	0	29	0
	Total		61	0	16	1	12	0	89	1
Career total			161	7	28	1	18	2	199	10

International

Scores and results list Switzerland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Wälti goal.

List of international goals scored by Lia Wälti

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	24 November 2017	LIPO Park, Schaffhausen, Switzerland	Belarus	2–0	3–0	2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification

Honours

BSC YB Frauen

• Nationalliga A: 2010–11

Turbine Potsdam

• DFB-Pokal Frauen runners-up: 2014–15

Arsenal

• FA WSL: 2018–19[12]
• FA WSL Cup runners-up: 2018–19, 2019–20

Individual

• PFA Team of the Year: 2018–19[13]
• Female National Player: 2021[14]

References

External links

• Lia Wälti at Soccerway

На других языках

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[de] Lia Wälti

Lia Joelle Wälti (* 19. April 1993 in Langnau im Emmental, Kanton Bern) ist eine Schweizer Fussballspielerin, die seit der Saison 2018/19 beim englischen Verein Arsenal Women FC unter Vertrag steht. Seit 2011 spielt sie für die Schweiz.

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- [en] Lia Wälti

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[es] Lia Wälti

Lia Joëlle Wälti (Langnau im Emmental, 19 de abril de 1993) es una futbolista suiza que actualmente juega como centrocampista en el Arsenal. También forma parte de la Selección de Suiza.

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[fr] Lia Wälti

Lia Joëlle Wälti est un footballeuse suisse, né le 19 avril 1993 à Langnau im Emmental. Elle évolue au poste de milieu offensif à Arsenal.

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[it] Lia Wälti

Lia Joëlle Wälti (Langnau im Emmental, 19 aprile 1993) è una calciatrice svizzera, centrocampista dell'Arsenal e della nazionale svizzera.

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