Lara Marti

Lara Marti

Marti in 2016
Personal information
Full name	Lara Katinka Marti
Date of birth	(1999-09-21) 21 September 1999 (age 27)
Place of birth	Basel, Switzerland
Height	1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)
Position	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	RB Leipzig
Number	30
Youth career
	FC Lausen 72
	FC Liestal
	Basel
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2016–2020	Basel	61	(13)
2020–2024	Bayer Leverkusen	47	(1)
2024–	RB Leipzig	24	(0)
International career‡
2016	Switzerland U17	5	(1)
2017–2018	Switzerland U19	12	(0)
2019–	Switzerland	18	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 11 May 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 25 February 2025

Lara Katinka Marti (born 21 September 1999) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Frauen Bundesliga club RB Leipzig and the Switzerland national team.

Club career

Marti started playing football in 2008 at FC Lausen 72 and switched to the youth department of FC Basel via FC Liestal in 2014.^{[citation needed]} After initially being part of the under-19 squad there, she made her debut in the Nationalliga in February 2016 at the age of 16.^{[citation needed]} In the following four seasons, she made a total of 62 league appearances for her team, scoring nine goals.

For the 2020/21 season, Marti moved to German Bundesliga club Bayer 04 Leverkusen, where she signed a two-year contract. She made her Bundesliga debut on 4 October 2020 against VfL Wolfsburg.

International career

Marti has represented Switzerland at various youth levels. She was part of the under-19 team at the 2018 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship, where she made three appearances. She made her debut for the Switzerland national team on 14 June 2019 against Serbia, starting the match.

Career statistics

References

External links

• Lara Marti at Soccerway
• Lara Marti at WorldFootball.net
• Senior national team profile at Football.ch (in German)
• Under-19 national team profile at Football.ch (in German)
• Under-17 national team profile at Football.ch (in German)