Katharina Risch
Liechtensteiner footballer
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Katharina Risch (born 9 November 2004) is a Swiss-Liechtensteiner footballer who plays as a midfielder for the Swiss Women's Super League club St. Gallen and the Liechtenstein national football team.[1]
Full name
Katharina Teresa Risch
Date of birth
9 November 2004
Place of birth
Vaduz, Liechtenstein
Height
1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Katharina Teresa Risch | ||
| Date of birth | 9 November 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Vaduz, Liechtenstein | ||
| Height | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | St. Gallen | ||
| Number | 24 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2020 | Vaduz | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020– | St. Gallen | 73 | (3) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018–2019 | Liechtenstein U-16 | 7 | (0) |
| 2020 | Switzerland U-17 | 1 | (1) |
| 2021 | Switzerland U-19 | 2 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Liechtenstein U-19 | 5 | (0) |
| 2023– | Liechtenstein | 17 | (4) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 6 June 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 10 June 2026 | |||
Career
In 2020, Risch joined St. Gallen from FC Vaduz.
In late 2020, she switched international allegiances[2] and represented Switzerland at the under-17 and under-19 levels through 2021.
Risch returned to representing Liechtenstein in 2022, and made her debut for the senior team in a 0-4 friendly loss against Kosovo.[3]
Career statistics
International
| Liechtenstein | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals | |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 4 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 5 | 2 | |
| 2026 | 6 | 1 | |
| Total | 17 | 4 | |
International goals
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 22 February 2024 | Victoria Stadium, Gibraltar |  Gibraltar | 1–0 | 3–2 | Friendly |
| 2. | 21 February 2025 | Armavir City Stadium, Armavir, Armenia |  Armenia | 1–4 | 1–6 | 2025 UEFA Nations League |
| 3. | 8 April 2025 | Sportpark Eschen-Mauren, Eschen, Liechtenstein |  Luxembourg | 1–2 | 2–3 | |
| 4. | 3 March 2026 | Rheinpark Stadion, Vaduz, Liechtenstein |  Lithuania | 1–1 | 1–6 | 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |