Lisa Schmitz
German footballer
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Lisa Schmitz (born 4 May 1992) is a German footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Frauen-Bundesliga club 1. FC Köln. She has also played for the German national team in international friendly matches.
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Schmitz with VfL Wolfsburg in 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Lisa Schmitz[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 4 May 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Cologne, Germany | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | 1. FC Köln | ||
| Number | 1 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2007–2008 | Germania Zündorf | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2015 | Bayer Leverkusen | 121 | (0) |
| 2015–2019 | Turbine Potsdam | 69 | (0) |
| 2019–2023 | Montpellier | 58 | (0) |
| 2023–2025 | VfL Wolfsburg | 4 | (0) |
| 2025– | 1. FC Köln | 4 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2007 | Germany U15 | 3 | (0) |
| 2007 | Germany U16 | 1 | (0) |
| 2007–2009 | Germany U17 | 6 | (0) |
| 2009–2011 | Germany U19 | 10 | (0) |
| 2018– | Germany | 2 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22 March 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 10:00, 1 August 2024 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Schmitz started playing football in 2007 at the youth division of FC Germania Zündorf where she was the only girl on the team.[2] Schmitz started her senior career in the 2008–09 season with newly formed Bayer 04 Leverkusen women's team, playing in the 2. Bundesliga Süd at the time.[3][4][5] Being the first goalkeeper, Schmitz saw plenty of action at Bayer Leverkusen. She saw the team promoted to Bundesliga in the 2010–11 season. During her time with Bayer Leverkusen, Schmitz was named best goalkeeper at the DFB-Hallenpokal in 2014 and 2015 and won that cup in 2015.[6][7]
In 2015, after a grand total of 121 league appearances for Bayer Leverkusen, 86 of which were in the Bundesliga, Schmitz signed a two-year contract with Bayer Leverkusen's Bundesliga rival 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam.[8][9][4][5]
After a total of four years at Turbine Potsdam and 69 Bundesliga appearances, Schmitz left Germany to join Montpellier HSC playing in the French Division 1. Féminine.[10][2]
Schmitz returned to Germany after four years in France, signing a two year contract with VfL Wolfsburg.[11][12][4] The 2023–24 season was Schmitz's first experience not being the first goalkeeper of her team.[2] Nevertheless, Schmitz made four appearances with VfL Wolfsburg in the Bundesliga and further two appearances in the Champions League qualifiers against Paris FC.[5]
On 24 April 2025, Schmitz signed a two-year contract with her hometown club 1. FC Köln.[13]
International career
Schmitz made her debut for Germany under-15 national team in 2007.[3] In 2008, she was part of the U17 team that won the UEFA U17 Championship and finished third at the FIFA U17 World Cup later that year. Being third choice goalkeeper behind Anna Felicitas Sarholz and Almuth Schult she did not appear in any of the tournament matches. In 2011, she was called up to the Germany team that won the UEFA U19 Championship and played in 4 matches at the tournament final.
Honours
Bayer 04 Leverkusen
Germany
- UEFA U-17 Championship: Winner 2008
- FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup: Third place 2008
- UEFA U-19 Championship: Winner 2011
