Lara Marti
Swiss footballer (born 1999)
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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.
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Marti in 2016 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Lara Katinka Marti[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 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) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 11 May 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 25 February 2025 | |||
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.[citation needed] 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.[citation needed] 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
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Switzerland | 2019 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 18 | 0 | |