📸 Lia Wälti, Switzerland footballer: Photo Gallery (Photo: 12)

📄 Summary

Lia Wälti

Switzerland

19 April 1993

midfielder

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Lia Wälti is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie A club Juventus and captains the Switzerland national team. Before signing for Arsenal in July 2018, she played for Nationalliga A club YB Frauen from 2009 until 2013 and for Bundesliga club Turbine Potsdam from 2013 until 2018.

She has been a member of the Switzerland national team since August 2011. As an Under-19 international she played the 2009 U-19 European Championship and the 2010 U-20 World Cup. In 2025, she captained Switzerland to their home European Championship, where they reached the quarter-finals.

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📋 Profile & Career

: Wälti during a press conference with Switzerland in 2017

⚽ Personal information:
Full name: Lia Joëlle Wälti
Date of birth: (1993-04-19) 19 April 1993 (age 32)
Place of birth: Langnau im Emmental, Bern, Switzerland
Height: 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position: Midfielder

⚽ Team information:
Current team: Juventus
Number: 13

⚽ Senior career*:
Years: Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2009: Köniz
2009–2013: YB Frauen
2013–2018: Turbine Potsdam 97 (7)
2018–2025: Arsenal 183 (2)
2025–: Juventus 11 (0)

⚽ International career‡:
2011–: Switzerland 125 (5)
: * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 10 May 2025‡ National team caps and goals as of 8 April 2025