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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| Date of birth | 21 January 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Tägertschi, Switzerland | ||
| Height | 1.65 m | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Aston Villa | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| FC Konolfingen | |||
| 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– | Aston Villa | 49 | (7) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2015–2016 | Switzerland U17 | 19 | (6) |
| 2016–2018 | Switzerland U19 | 21 | (9) |
| 2017– | Switzerland | 48 | (7) |
† Appearances (Goals). |
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Alisha Debora Lehmann (born 21 January 1999) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a forward for Women's Super League club Aston Villa and the Switzerland national team. She previously played for BSC YB Frauen of the Nationalliga A, for West Ham United of the FA WSL and on loan with Everton of the FA WSL.
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Club career
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BSC YB Frauen
Lehmann started her professional club career at Swiss club BSC YB Frauen and went on to score 25 goals in 52 league appearances during her time at the club.
West Ham United
Newly-professional FA Women's Super League's West Ham United signed Lehmann from BSC YB Frauen in August 2018. It was reported that West Ham manager Matt Beard had been impressed by Lehmann's performances at the 2018 U-19 European Championship, which Switzerland hosted. In April 2019 West Ham extended Lehmann's contract after she scored nine goals in 30 appearances in all competitions and helped the club reach the Women's FA Cup final by scoring the equalising goal in the semi-final match against Reading.
Everton (loan)
On 27 January 2021, it was announced that Lehmann had moved to Everton on loan until the end of the season.
Aston Villa
Lehmann then joined Aston Villa for the 2021–22 season. In July 2022, she signed a one-year contract extension with Aston Villa for the 2022–23 season, having made 23 appearances and scored four goals during her first season at the club. At the end of the 2022–23 season, having made 54 appearances for Aston Villa, Lehmann extended her contract until June 2026, with the option of extending for a further year after that date.
International career
In July 2015, Lehmann was part of the Swiss U-17 national team, which played its way to the final at the U-17 European Championship in Iceland. There, Switzerland lost 5-2 to Spain. At the U-19 European Championship at home in Switzerland in July 2018, the Swiss U-19 retired in the preliminary stage.
Lehmann won her first cap for the senior Switzerland national team in October 2017. She scored her first international goal on 2 March 2018 against Finland at the 2018 Cyprus Women's Cup.
Lehmann was not available for the Switzerland national team at the 2022 UEFA European Championship because she felt that she was not "mentally ready" to be involved in the tournament. On 3 July 2023 she was selected for the 2023 World Cup.
Personal life
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Lehmann is openly bisexual. She formerly identified as lesbian. She previously dated Swiss national teammate Ramona Bachmann. She was in a relationship with Aston Villa midfielder Douglas Luiz until 2022.
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | 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 | 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 | 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 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | — | 8 | 2 | ||
| Total | 49 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 12 | ||
| Career total | 151 | 42 | 19 | 17 | 20 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 201 | 72 | ||
International
| 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 | |
| Total | 48 | 7 | |
- Scores and results list Switzerland goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Lehmann goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
| 7 | 20 February 2022 | Marbella Football Center, Marbella, Spain |  Northern Ireland |
1–1 | 2–2 | Friendly |
Honours
West Ham United
- Women's FA Cup runner-up: 2018–19
Switzerland U17
- UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship runner-up: 2015
See also
In Spanish: Alisha Lehmann para niños
