Lara Dickenmann
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Lara Joy Dickenmann | ||
| Date of birth | 27 November 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Kriens, Switzerland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 5 in (165 cm) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder, Full-back | ||
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Current team
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Wolfsburg | ||
| Number | 21 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1993–2000 | SC Kriens | ||
| 2000–2004 | DFC Sursee | ||
| 2004–2008 | Ohio State Buckeyes | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006 | New Jersey Wildcats | 8 | (8) |
| 2007 | Jersey Sky Blue | 11 | (18) |
| 2008–2009 | Zürich Frauen | ||
| 2009–2015 | Lyon | 117 | (57) |
| 2015– | VfL Wolfsburg | 3 | (1) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2002–2003 | Switzerland U18 | 3 | (0) |
| 2002–2004 | Switzerland U19 | 18 | (7) |
| 2002– | Switzerland | 102 | (40) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13 September 2015 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 20:14, 23 June 2015 (UTC) |
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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 of the Division 1 Féminine. 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.
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.
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 singe-season records for OSU in goals scored (13) and assisted on (12) helping Ohio State reach the Elite 8 in the NCAA national tournament.
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