Lara Schenk
German footballer
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Lara Schenk (born 20 January 2000) is a German footballer.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 20 January 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Seelze, Germany | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2014–2016 | Wolfsburg | ||
| 2016–2017 | JFV Calenberger Land | ||
| 2017–2018 | TSV Pattensen | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2022 | Harvard Crimson | 55 | (1) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020 | VfL Wolfsburg II | 2 | (0) |
| 2022 | Manhattan SC | 2 | (0) |
| 2023 | Club YLA | 14 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | Anderlecht | 16 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | Sporting de Huelva | 17 | (0) |
| 2025 | Montreal Roses FC | 18 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2015 | Germany U15 | 3 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Germany U16 | 9 | (1) |
| 2016–2017 | Germany U17 | 13 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of October 20, 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of May 8, 2017 | |||
Early life
Schenk began playing soccer at age five, joining a boys team.[1] from 2014 to 2016, she played youth football with VfL Wolfsburg, before joining the JFV Calenberger Land U17 boys team in 2016-17 and the TSV Pattensen U17 boys team in 2017-18.[2]
College career
In 2018, Schenk began attending Harvard University, where she played for the women's soccer team on a scholarship.[3][4] Schenk made her collegiate debut on 19 September 2018, picking up an assist, in a 1-0 victory over the Yale Bulldogs.[2] On September 18, 2019, she scored her first collegiate goal in a 4-1 victory over the UMass Lowell River Hawks.[5] In 2021, she was named to the All-Ivy League Second Team and an Academic All-District selection.[6][7] In 2022, she was again named an Academic All-District selection.[8]
Club career
In 2020, with due to the cancellation of the women's college season due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Schenk began training with Frauen-Bundesliga club VfL Wolfsburg to prepare for the 2020 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup, which was ultimately cancelled.[9] She could only train with the first team, due to NCAA rules preventing student-athletes from playing professionally,[9] but was able to play with the second team in the 2. Frauen-Bundesliga, as it was not considered professional.[10]
In 2022, she played with Manhattan SC in the USL W League.[11]
In January 2023, Schenk signed with Belgian Women's Super League side Club YLA (the women's team of Club Brugge.[12]
In June 2023, she signed with Belgian Women's Super League club Anderlecht on a two-year contract.[13][14]
In July 2024, she signed with Spanish club Sporting de Huelva in the first tier Liga F.[15]
In April 2025, she joined Canadian club Montreal Roses FC in the Northern Super League.[16] After one season, she departed the club.[17]
International career
Schenk played with the German youth teams from U14 to U19 level.[2] In 2018, she was named to the Germany U19 for the 2018 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship.[18] In 2019 and 2020, she was called to various camps with the Germany U20.[19][20][21]
