Lena Göppel

Lena Göppel
Personal information
Date of birth (2001-08-11) 11 August 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth St. Gallen, Switzerland[1]
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Midfielder, Defender
Team information
Current team
 Meppen
Youth career
2011–2016 Schaan
2016–2019 St. Gallen
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2023 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks 73 (8)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2020 St. Gallen 13 (2)
2024 Essen 2 (0)
2024– Meppen 0 (0)
International career‡
2016–2017 Liechtenstein U16 6 (1)
2017–2018 Liechtenstein U19 5 (0)
2021– Liechtenstein 8 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 July 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 July 2024

Lena Göppel (born 11 August 2001) is a Liechtensteiner footballer who plays as a midfielder for the Meppen in the 2. Frauen-Bundesliga and the Liechtenstein national football team.[2][3][4][5][6]

Club career

Göppel played a season in the Swiss Women's Super League for St. Gallen before attending university in Louisiana.[7]

Upon graduation from Louisiana-Monroe with a bachelor's degree in business administration, she signed a deal with Frauen-Bundesliga side SGS Essen on 1 January 2024 becoming the first Liechtensteiner female footballer to sign with a top-flight club in Germany.[8]

Following a half-season at Essen, Göppel moved to SV Meppen in the German second-tier.[9]

Career statistics

International

Liechtenstein
Year Apps Goals
2021 3 2
2022 0 0
2023 2 0
2024 3 1
Total 8 3

International goals

# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 24 June 2021 Freizeitpark Widau, Ruggell, Liechtenstein  Gibraltar 1–0 4–1 Friendly
2. 3–0
3. 22 February 2024 Victoria Stadium, Gibraltar  Gibraltar 3–1 3–2 Friendly

Personal life

She is the younger sister of Liechtenstein men's international defender Maximilian Göppel.[10]

References

  1. ^ "Lena Göppel - Soccer". ULM Warhawks Athletics. Retrieved 2021-12-04.
  2. ^ "Die Göppels geben Vollgas". blick.ch. 4 May 2020.
  3. ^ ""Wir motivieren uns gegenseitig"". liewo.li. 24 April 2020.
  4. ^ "Lena Göppel hat ein Angebot". liewo.li.
  5. ^ "Lena Göppel sind sich einig". vaterland.li.
  6. ^ "Lena Göppel". Liechtenstein Fussballverband (in German). Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  7. ^ "Lena Göppel hat in den USA Fuss gefasst". vaterland.li.
  8. ^ "SGS verpflichtet Lena Göppel". SGS Essen official website. 6 January 2024.
  9. ^ "SV Meppen verpflichtet Lena Göppel". SV Meppen official website. 3 June 2024.
  10. ^ "Wir motivieren uns gegenseitig" [We motivate each other] (in German). Liechtensteiner Vaterland. 24 April 2020. Retrieved 15 April 2021.


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