Alisha Lehmann facts for kids
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Lehmann with West Ham United in 2018
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Alisha Debora Lehmann | ||
| Date of birth | 21 January 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Tägertschi, Switzerland | ||
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
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Current team
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Juventus | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008–2011 | FC Konolfingen | ||
| 2011–2016 | BSC YB Frauen | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2018 | BSC YB Frauen | 52 | (25) |
| 2018–2021 | West Ham United | 42 | (9) |
| 2021 | → Everton (loan) | 8 | (1) |
| 2021–2024 | Aston Villa | 58 | (9) |
| 2024– | Juventus | 16 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2015–2016 | Switzerland U17 | 19 | (6) |
| 2016–2018 | Switzerland U19 | 21 | (9) |
| 2017– | Switzerland | 61 | (9) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 April 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 July 2025 |
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Alisha Debora Lehmann, born on January 21, 1999, is a professional football player from Switzerland. She plays as a forward for the Italian club Juventus in Serie A, which is Italy's top women's football league. Alisha also plays for the Switzerland national team.
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Alisha Lehmann's Club Journey
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Starting Out: BSC YB Frauen
Alisha Lehmann started playing football at age nine with FC Konolfingen. She played there from 2008 to 2011. When she was 12, she joined the U14 team at BSC YB Frauen. She also trained with boys' teams (U13 to U15) three times a week. She even played in two matches with the junior boys' teams.
Lehmann began her senior professional career at the Swiss club BSC YB when she was 17. In her first season, she scored three goals in one game against FC Staad, helping her team win 3–0. She was the top scorer for her team that season with nine goals. Overall, she scored 25 goals in 52 league games during her time at the club.
Playing for West Ham United
In August 2018, FA Women's Super League club West Ham United signed Alisha from BSC YB Frauen. West Ham's manager, Matt Beard, was very impressed by her skills. He saw her play well at the 2018 U-19 European Championship, which was held in Switzerland.
On February 20, 2019, Lehmann scored both goals in a 2–1 win against Reading. In April 2019, West Ham gave her a longer contract. She had scored nine goals in 30 games across all competitions. She also helped the club reach the FA Cup final. She scored the goal that tied the game in the semi-final against Reading on April 14, 2019.
On November 3, 2019, Lehmann scored in the 75th minute against Reading. This 1–0 win helped her team move forward in the 2019–20 Conti Cup. On January 19, 2020, West Ham was losing 1–0 to Brighton. Lehmann then scored two goals in the 80th and 83rd minutes, giving her team a 2–1 victory. She was even nominated for the BBC Super League Young Player of the Season award for the 2019–20 season.
Loan to Everton
On January 27, 2021, it was announced that Lehmann would play for Everton on loan. This loan lasted until the end of that season. She started her first game for Everton on February 14 against Reading. She scored her first goal for the team on March 11 against Birmingham City.
Time at Aston Villa
After her loan, Lehmann joined Aston Villa for the 2021–22 season. She scored her first two goals for Aston Villa on December 2, 2021, against Sunderland. In a match against Leicester City on January 23, 2023, the score was tied 1–1. Lehmann then scored the winning goal in the 93rd minute. She was named the Women's Supporters' Player of the Season for 2021–22.
In July 2022, she signed a one-year contract extension with Aston Villa. She had played 23 games and scored four goals in her first season there.
On March 26, 2023, she scored two goals and made one assist in a 5–0 win against Leicester City. In this game, she was named Player of the Match. By the end of the 2022–23 season, Lehmann had played 54 games for Aston Villa. She extended her contract until June 2026, with a chance to extend it for another year.
In the last away game of the 2023–24 season, Lehmann scored in a 1–0 win against Brighton & Hove Albion. She was also awarded Player of the Match for that game.
Moving to Juventus
On July 6, 2024, Lehmann joined the Italian team Juventus. She signed a contract that will last until 2027. She scored her first goal with Juventus in the very first match of the 2024–25 Serie A season against Sassuolo.
Alisha Lehmann's International Career
Youth National Teams
Alisha Lehmann first played for the Swiss U-17 national team on April 11, 2015. They won 8–1 against Serbia. Five days later, she scored her first goal, making the score 4–0 against Finland. In the main tournament, she played in five out of six games. She scored the goal in a 1–0 win against the Republic of Ireland. This helped her team finish first in their group. Switzerland reached the final but lost 5–2 to Spain.
Lehmann was also called up for the 2016 U-17 European Championship qualifiers. She played in all three matches of the first round, scoring against Serbia and Lithuania. She also played in all three matches of the next round, but Switzerland did not qualify further.
She made her U19 national team debut on October 18, 2016, against Estonia. She scored her first U19 goal in that match. Lehmann then scored three goals in the next game against Croatia. She scored another three goals in a 3–3 tie with Czechia. She played in all the remaining matches of that round, but Switzerland did not qualify for the main tournament.
At the U-19 European Championship in Switzerland in July 2018, Lehmann scored a goal in the 80th minute. This tied the game 2–2 against France. After a 2–0 loss to Spain, she scored again in a 3–1 win over Norway. With one win, one tie, and one loss, the Swiss team did not advance past the first round. Lehmann played in all three games.
Senior National Team
Lehmann played her first game for the senior Switzerland national team on October 22, 2017. This was a friendly match against Japan. She came into the game as a substitute in the 55th minute. She scored her first international goal on March 2, 2018, against Finland at the 2018 Cyprus Cup. Her first official international match was on April 5, 2018. Switzerland won 1–0 against Scotland in a qualifying game for the 2019 World Cup. In May 2019, she hurt her ankle during national team training and had surgery.
Lehmann was part of the team that qualified for the 2022 UEFA European Championship. She scored a goal in a 2–1 victory against Belgium. In the final game that Switzerland needed to win to reach the Euros, Lehmann helped her team in the penalty shootout against Czechia. She was the third player to shoot and successfully made it 1–1. She was not able to play in the 2022 Euros because she felt she was not "mentally ready" for the tournament. On July 3, 2023, she was chosen for the 2023 World Cup. She played in two out of three group stage matches, coming on as a substitute both times. Switzerland was eliminated by Spain in the Round of 16. Spain went on to win the World Cup.
On June 23, 2025, Lehmann was called up to the Switzerland squad for the UEFA Women's Euro 2025.
Career Statistics
Club Appearances and Goals
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| BSC YB Frauen | 2015–16 | Nationalliga A | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 5 | 12 | 6 | ||
| 2016–17 | Nationalliga A | 18 | 8 | 5 | 7 | — | — | 5 | 1 | 28 | 16 | |||
| 2017–18 | Nationalliga A | 28 | 16 | 3 | 7 | — | — | — | 31 | 23 | ||||
| Total | 52 | 25 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 71 | 45 | ||
| West Ham United | 2018–19 | Women's Super League | 20 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 30 | 9 | ||
| 2019–20 | Women's Super League | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 18 | 4 | |||
| 2020–21 | Women's Super League | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 11 | 1 | |||
| Total | 42 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 14 | ||
| Everton (loan) | 2020–21 | Women's Super League | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 1 | ||
| Aston Villa | 2021–22 | Women's Super League | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 23 | 4 | ||
| 2022–23 | Women's Super League | 22 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 6 | |||
| 2023–24 | Women's Super League | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | — | — | 21 | 4 | |||
| Total | 58 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 14 | ||
| Juventus | 2024–25 | Serie A | 16 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 2 | |
| Career total | 176 | 46 | 24 | 17 | 23 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 236 | 76 | ||
International Appearances and Goals
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Switzerland | 2017 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018 | 10 | 3 | |
| 2019 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 6 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 6 | 2 | |
| 2022 | 3 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 14 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 10 | 2 | |
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 61 | 9 | |
- Scores and results list Switzerland goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Lehmann goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
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| 1 | 2 March 2018 | GSZ Stadium, Larnaca, Cyprus |  Finland |
1–0 | 4–0 | 2018 Cyprus Women's Cup | |
| 2 | 5 October 2018 | Den Dreef, Heverlee, Belgium | .svg){kind=small} Belgium |
1–1 | 2–2 | 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualifying | |
| 3 | 2–2 | ||||||
| 4 | 22 September 2020 | Stockhorn Arena, Thun, Switzerland | Belgium |
2–0 | 2–1 | UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualifying | |
| 5 | 17 September 2021 | Stockhorn Arena, Thun, Switzerland |  Lithuania |
1–0 | 4–1 | 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualifying | |
| 6 | 21 September 2021 | Goffertstadion, Chișinău, Moldova |  Moldova |
6–0 | 6–0 | 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualifying | |
| 7 | 20 February 2022 | Marbella Football Center, Marbella, Spain |  Northern Ireland |
1–1 | 2–2 | Friendly | |
| 8 | 24 February 2024 | Marbella Football Center, Marbella, Spain |  Poland |
4–1 | 4–1 | Friendly | |
| 9 | 31 May 2024 | Tissot Arena, Biel/Bienne, Switzerland |  Hungary |
1–0 | 2–1 | UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying |
Football Achievements
West Ham United
- FA Cup runner-up: 2018–19
Juventus
- Serie A: 2024-25
- Coppa Italia: 2024–25
Switzerland U17
- UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship runner-up: 2015
See also
In Spanish: Alisha Lehmann para niños
