Leila Wandeler
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 11 April 2006 | ||
| Place of birth | Fribourg, Switzerland | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Lyon | ||
| Number | 35 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2016–2021 | FC Corminboeuf | ||
| 2021 | FC Central FR | ||
| 2021–2022 | BSC YB | ||
| 2022–2023 | FC Central FR | ||
| 2023–2024 | Lyon | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2024 | Lyon B | 4 | (0) |
| 2024– | Lyon | 3 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021–2022 | Switzerland U16 | 3 | (0) |
| 2021–2023 | Switzerland U17 | 15 | (6) |
| 2025– | Switzerland U19 | 3 | (2) |
| 2025– | Switzerland | 3 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 April 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 July 2025 | |||
Leila Wandeler (born 11 April 2006) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a forward for Première Ligue club Lyon and the Switzerland national team.
Early life
[edit]Wandeler was born on 11 April 2006 in Fribourg, Switzerland.[1] She began playing football in her hometown and later joined the youth academy of Olympique Lyonnais, moving to the club’s U19 squad in July 2023.[2]
Club career
[edit]During the 2023–24 season, Wandeler played primarily with Lyon's reserve team in Division 3 Féminine.[3] On 5 May 2024, she made her professional debut for Lyon’s first team, coming on as a substitute in a league match against Guingamp.[4] She earned her first start on 17 May 2024, in Lyon’s final league match of the season against Bordeaux, where she played the full 90 minutes.[1]
Wandeler scored her first official goal for Lyon's senior team on 23 April 2025, during a 2–0 away victory against Nantes in the 21st round of the league season. She found the net in the 74th minute, doubling Lyon's lead after Sara Däbritz had opened the scoring in the first half.[5][6]
International career
[edit]Wandeler is a Switzerland youth international. She was part of the Switzerland U17 squad that participated in the UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship before progressing to the U19 level to feature in the UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship qualifiers.[7]
In June 2024, Wandeler received her first call-up to the Switzerland national team.[8][9] However, on 9 July, the Swiss Football Association announced that Wandeler had suffered a hip injury and was forced to withdraw from the squad.[10] She officially left the national team camp the next day and was replaced by Naomi Luyet for the friendly matches against Turkey and Azerbaijan.[11]
On 23 June 2025, Wandeler was called up to the Switzerland squad for the UEFA Women's Euro 2025.[12]
Career statistics
[edit]International
[edit]- As of match played 10 July 2025
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Switzerland | 2025 | 3 | 0 |
| Total | 3 | 0 | |
Honours
[edit]Lyon
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Footofeminin.fr – Leila Wandeler – Championnat de France de D1 2023–2024". www.statsfootofeminin.fr. Retrieved 26 April 2025.
- ^ "Leila Wandeler". kicker.ch (in Swiss High German). Retrieved 26 April 2025.
- ^ Flury, Jérôme (24 April 2025). "Une claque, un forfait, mais déjà beaucoup de buts en D3 : 5 choses à savoir sur Leila Wandeler (OL)". Footeuses (in French). Retrieved 26 April 2025.
- ^ Schouwey, Pierre (25 April 2024). "D1 française. Une jeune Fribourgeoise joue ses premières minutes avec l'OL". La Liberté (in French). Retrieved 26 April 2025.
- ^ "FC Nantes. Première Ligue : même sans ses étoiles, Lyon brille trop fort". Ouest-France. 24 April 2025.
- ^ Schouwey, Pierre (25 April 2025). "Un premier but chez les pros à 19 ans. La Fribourgeoise Leila Wandeler s'offre une belle publicité à deux mois de l'Euro". La Liberté (in French). Retrieved 26 April 2025.
- ^ Leila Wandeler at Soccerway
- ^ Hernandez, David (28 June 2024). "Wandeler (OL) sélectionnée pour la première fois avec la Suisse". Olympique & Lyonnais (in French). Retrieved 26 April 2025.
- ^ "A 18 ans, une Fribourgeoise sélectionnée en équipe de Suisse". Frapp (in French). Retrieved 26 April 2025.
- ^ "Équipe nationale feminine : Leila Wandeler absente pour cause de blessure". www.football.ch (in French). Retrieved 26 April 2025.
- ^ Lugaz, Louis (10 July 2024). "OL : blessée, Wandeler quitte le rassemblement de la Suisse". Olympique & Lyonnais (in French). Retrieved 26 April 2025.
- ^ "Frauen-Nationalteam: Das Kader für die UEFA Women's EURO 2025 steht fest" (in German). Swiss Football Association. 23 June 2025.
- ^ "Leila Wandeler". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 26 April 2025.
External links
[edit]- 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)
- Under-16 national team profile at Football.ch (in German)
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- 2006 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Fribourg
- Swiss women's footballers
- Women's association football forwards
- Olympique Lyonnais Féminin players
- Division 3 Féminine players
- Première Ligue players
- Switzerland women's international footballers
- Switzerland women's youth international footballers
- UEFA Women's Euro 2025 players
- Swiss expatriate women's footballers
- Swiss expatriate sportspeople in France
- Expatriate women's footballers in France