Lena Göppel
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (2001-08-11) 11 August 2001 (age 23) | ||
Place of birth | St. Gallen, Switzerland[1] | ||
Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder, Defender | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Meppen | ||
Youth career | |||
2011–2016 | Schaan | ||
2016–2019 | St. Gallen | ||
College career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2020–2023 | Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks | 73 | (8) |
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2019–2020 | St. Gallen | 13 | (2) |
2024 | Essen | 2 | (0) |
2024– | Meppen | 0 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2016–2017 | Liechtenstein U16 | 6 | (1) |
2017–2018 | Liechtenstein U19 | 5 | (0) |
2021– | Liechtenstein | 8 | (3) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 July 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 July 2024 |
Lena Göppel (born 11 August 2001) is a Liechtensteiner footballer who plays as a midfielder for the Meppen in the 2. Frauen-Bundesliga and the Liechtenstein national football team.[2][3][4][5][6]
Club career
Göppel played a season in the Swiss Women's Super League for St. Gallen before attending university in Louisiana.[7]
Upon graduation from Louisiana-Monroe with a bachelor's degree in business administration, she signed a deal with Frauen-Bundesliga side SGS Essen on 1 January 2024 becoming the first Liechtensteiner female footballer to sign with a top-flight club in Germany.[8]
Following a half-season at Essen, Göppel moved to SV Meppen in the German second-tier.[9]
Career statistics
International
Liechtenstein | ||
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Year | Apps | Goals |
2021 | 3 | 2 |
2022 | 0 | 0 |
2023 | 2 | 0 |
2024 | 3 | 1 |
Total | 8 | 3 |
International goals
# | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 24 June 2021 | Freizeitpark Widau, Ruggell, Liechtenstein | ![]() | 1–0 | 4–1 | Friendly |
2. | 3–0 | |||||
3. | 22 February 2024 | Victoria Stadium, Gibraltar | ![]() | 3–1 | 3–2 | Friendly |
Personal life
She is the younger sister of Liechtenstein men's international defender Maximilian Göppel.[10]
References
- ^ "Lena Göppel - Soccer". ULM Warhawks Athletics. Retrieved 2021-12-04.
- ^ "Die Göppels geben Vollgas". blick.ch.
- ^ ""Wir motivieren uns gegenseitig"". liewo.li.
- ^ "Lena Göppel hat ein Angebot". liewo.li.
- ^ "Lena Göppel sind sich einig". vaterland.li.
- ^ "Lena Göppel". Liechtenstein Fussballverband (in German). Retrieved 15 April 2021.
- ^ "Lena Göppel hat in den USA Fuss gefasst". vaterland.li.
- ^ "SGS verpflichtet Lena Göppel". SGS Essen official website.
- ^ "SV Meppen verpflichtet Lena Göppel". SV Meppen official website.
- ^ "Wir motivieren uns gegenseitig" [We motivate each other] (in German). Liechtensteiner Vaterland. 24 April 2020. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
External links
- Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks bio
- Lena Göppel at Global Sports Archive
- Lena Göppel at Soccerway
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