Lara Dickenmann

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Lara Dickenmann
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Dickenmann with Lyon in 2013
Personal information
Full name Lara Joy Dickenmann[1]
Date of birth (1985-11-27) 27 November 1985 (age 35)
Place of birth Kriens, Switzerland
Height 5 ft 5 in (165 cm)
Position(s) Midfielder, Full-back
Club information
Current team
 VfL Wolfsburg
Number 21
Youth career
1993–2000 SC Kriens
2000–2004 DFC Sursee
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2007 Ohio State Buckeyes
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006 New Jersey Wildcats 8 (8)
2007 Jersey Sky Blue 11 (18)
2008–2009 FC Zürich
2009–2015 Lyon 117 (57)
2015– VfL Wolfsburg 62 (11)
National team‡
2002–2003 Switzerland U18 3 (0)
2002–2004 Switzerland U19 18 (7)
2002– Switzerland 135[2] (53)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22 April 2019 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 9 October 2018

Lara Joy Dickenmann (born 27 November 1985) is a Swiss footballer who plays for German club VfL Wolfsburg, after seven-season stint with French club Olympique Lyonnais. She is a versatile footballer who can play as a midfielder or a full-back on either side of the field. She formerly played on the college level at the Ohio State University breaking many records and earning several player honors. In 2008, Dickenmann departed the university and joined D1 Féminine club Lyon.

Dickenmann is also a member of the Switzerland women's national football team. She starred for the national team at youth level and made her senior debut in August 2002 at the age of 16 against France, scoring in a 2–1 defeat.

Career[]

Youth career[]

Dickenmann was born in the town of Kriens located in the Canton of Lucerne. She began her career with the boy's section of local outfit SC Kriens spending seven years at the club. In 2000, she joined DFC Sursee. Dickenmann gained notice for her performance with her national team's youth sides helping the Swiss U-19 team reach the 2002 and 2004 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship and winning three league championships and two league cups with Sursee. For her efforts during the 2003–04 season, Dickenmann was named the Swiss Player of the Year.

Collegiate career[]

In 2004, Dickenmann decided to move to the United States of America to play college soccer at the Ohio State University. In her freshman season, she was named the Big Ten Freshman of the Year, as well as the nation's Freshman of the Year by numerous publications. She was also deemed a second-team All-American by the NSCAA. Dickenmann established single-season records for OSU in goals scored (13) and assisted on (12) helping Ohio State reach the Elite 8 in the NCAA national tournament.

In her sophomore season, due to earning call ups to the Swiss national team, Dickenmann missed significant playing time. However, she still earned all-Big Ten honors after being selected to the second team. Her junior season was more spectacular as she was named Ohio State's Most Valuable Player and was also selected as a first-team All-American by the NSCAA.[3] On 14 December 2008, Dickenmann graduated from the university after completing a bachelor's degree in international business. She departed the university the career leader in assists (32), second in total points (89), and seventh in goals scored (27). Dickenmann was also a three-time Big Ten Academic All-American and a four-time Ohio State Scholar Athlete. She was the first Ohio State women's soccer player to earn an appearance on the Hermann Trophy watch list. The trophy is awarded to the top soccer player in the country.[4]

Lara Dickenmann with OL

Professional career[]

During the offseasons when Dickenmann was in college, in an effort to continue playing high level soccer and still maintain her college eligibility, she starred with the New Jersey Wildcats in 2006 and in 2007, played for Jersey Sky Blue. With Jersey Sky Blue, Dickenmann was named the W-League Most Valuable Player for the 2007 W-League season.[5] Following her senior season at Ohio State, she played half a season with FC Zürich Frauen, the women's section of popular Swiss club FC Zürich helping the team win the 2008–09 league championship. Prior to graduating, it was announced that Dickenmann would be joining Division 1 Féminine club Olympique Lyonnais in 2009. Dickenmann joined the club mid-season during the 2008–09 season and was limited to only four appearances, though she did score two goals. Lyon were later declared champions of the league winning by a very wide margin. For the 2009–10 season, Dickenmann was named a starter and began the season on a positive note scoring a goal in Lyon's 6–0 win over Montigny-le-Bretonneux. On 29 November 2009, she scored her first professional hat trick in a 9–0 victory over ESOF Vendée La Roche-sur-Yon.

In April 2015 Dickenmann agreed a transfer to VfL Wolfsburg.[6]

International career[]

Dickenmann starred with the Swiss women's under-19 team in both the 2002 and 2004 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship. In both editions, the Swiss failed to get out of the group stage. On 14 August 2002, at the age 16, she made her international debut in a match against France. Switzerland lost the match 2–1, but Dickenmann was responsible for the Swiss's only goal scoring it in the 33rd minute.[7] Since her debut, Dickenmann has been a regular in the squad appearing in teams that attempted to qualify for UEFA Women's Euro 2005, the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup, and UEFA Women's Euro 2009; all of which the Swiss have failed to qualify for. Dickenman and Switzerland also missed out on qualification for the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup. She scored her first goal of the qualification process in a 2–0 victory over the Republic of Ireland converting a penalty.[8]

Goals scored for the Swiss WNT in official competitions
Competition Stage Date Location Opponent Goals Result Overall
2007 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers 2006–03–25 Biel  Republic of Ireland 2 2–0 2
2009 UEFA Euro Qualifiers 2008–05–08 Oberdorf  Wales 2 2–0 2
2011 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers 2009–09–19 Wohlen  Republic of Ireland 1 2–0 4
2010–03–27 Wohlen  Israel 1 6–0
2010–06–23 Karagandy  Kazakhstan 2 4–2
2013 UEFA Euro Qualifiers 2011–11–24 Aarau  Kazakhstan 3 8–1 5
2012–03–31 Aarau  Turkey 1 5–0
2012–09–15 Istanbul  Turkey 1 3–1
2015 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers 2013–09–21 Nyon  Serbia 1 9–0 10
2013–09–26 Reykjavík  Iceland 1 2–0
2014–02–12 Petach-Tikva  Israel 1 5–0
2014–04–05 Zug  Malta 3 11–0
2014–04–10 Aarau  Denmark 1 1–1
2014–05–08 Nyon  Iceland 1 3–0
2014–06–19 Inđija  Serbia 2 7–0
2017 UEFA Euro Qualifiers 2015–10–27 Biel/Bienne  Georgia 1 4–0 4
2015–11–27 Lurgan  Northern Ireland 1 8–1
2016–09–15 Gori  Georgia 1 3–0
First Stage 2017–07–22 Doetinchem  Iceland 1 2–1
2019 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers 2017–09–15 Elbasan  Albania 1 4–1 5
2017–09–19 Biel/Bienne  Poland 1 2–1
2018–04–05 Schaffhausen  Scotland 1 1–0
2018–06–12 Minsk  Belarus 2 5–0

Career statistics[]

Club[]

Statistics accurate as of match played 13 September 2015[9]

Club Season League Cup Continental Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
New Jersey Wildcats 2006 8 8 — 8 8
Total 8 8 — 8 8
Jersey Sky Blue 2007 11 18 — 11 18
Total 11 18 — 11 18
Zürich Frauen 2008–09 ��
Total —
Lyon 2008–09 4 2 1 0 2 0 7 2
2009–10 21 15 3 1 8 0 32 16
2010–11 16 8 2 0 8 5 26 13
2011–12 18 9 6 2 7 3 31 14
2012–13 17 5 5 3 9 1 31 9
2013–14 21 8 3 2 4 0 28 10
2014–15 20 10 4 1 4 0 28 11
Total 117 57 24 9 42 9 183 75
VfL Wolfsburg 2015–16 3 1 0 0 0 0 3 1
Career total 139 84 24 9 42 9 205 102

International[]

Playing for Switzerland in 2011
(Correct as of 18 May 2012)[10]
National team Season Apps Goals
Switzerland 2002–03 6 2
2003–04 3 0
2004–05 1 0
2005–06 3 2
2006–07 2 0
2007–08 9 5
2008–09 8 3
2009–10 14 6
2010–11 12 1
2011–12 8 4
Total 66 23

Honours[]

Club[]

Zürich Frauen
Lyon
VfL Wolfsburg

References[]

  1. ^ "List of Players - Switzerland" (PDF). FIFA. 30 May 2015. p. 22. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
  2. ^ "Profile". FIFA. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
  3. ^ "Laura Dickenmann OSU Profile". Ohio State University. Retrieved 16 October 2010.[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ "WSOCC: Dickenmann Graduates; Says Ohio State is "Great"". Ohio State University. 12 December 2008. Retrieved 16 October 2010.[permanent dead link]
  5. ^ "Dickenmann named W-League MVP". United Soccer Leagues. 5 August 2007. Archived from the original on 3 August 2010. Retrieved 16 October 2010.
  6. ^ "Lara Dickenmann zu Wolfsburg" (in German). Swiss Football Association. 7 April 2015. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
  7. ^ "Suisse v. France Match Report". Swiss Football Association. 14 August 2002. Retrieved 16 October 2010.
  8. ^ "Suisse v. Eire Match Report". Swiss Football Association. Retrieved 16 October 2010.
  9. ^ "La Carriere de Lara Dickenmann". StatsFootoFeminin. Retrieved 17 April 2012.
  10. ^ "Lara Dickenmann" (in French). football.ch. Retrieved 8 May 2012.

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