Lara Dickenmann

Youth career

Dickenmann was born in the town of Kriens located in the Canton of Lucerne. She began her career with the boys' 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 the 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.

Collegiate career

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 single-season records for OSU in goals scored (13) and assisted on (12) helping Ohio State reach the Elite 8 in the NCAA national tournament. In her sophomore season, due to earning call ups to the Swiss national team, Dickenmann missed significant playing time. However, she still earned all-Big Ten honors after being selected to the second team. Her junior season was more spectacular as she was named Ohio State's Most Valuable Player and was also selected as a first-team All-American by the NSCAA. On 14 December 2008, Dickenmann graduated from the…

Club

Statistics accurate as of match played 13 September 2015

International

(Correct as of 18 May 2012)

Club

Zürich Frauen Nationalliga A: Winner 2008–09 Lyon Division 1 Féminine: Winner 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15 Coupe de France Féminine: Winner 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15 UEFA Women's Champions League: Winner 2010–11, 2011–12 VfL Wolfsburg Bundesliga: Winner 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20 DFB-Pokal: Winner 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20, 2020–21