Alisha Lehmann
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Alisha Lehmann | ||
Date of birth | 21 January 1999 | ||
Place of birth | Tägertschi, Switzerland | ||
Height | 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | West Ham United | ||
Number | 7 | ||
Youth career | |||
FC Konolfingen | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2016–2018 | BSC YB Frauen | ||
2018– | West Ham United | 33 | (9) |
International career‡ | |||
2017– | Switzerland | 16 | (3) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 February 2020 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 April 2019 |
Alisha Lehmann (born 21 January 1999) is a Swiss footballer who plays as a forward for West Ham United of the English FA WSL. She previously played for BSC YB Frauen of the Nationalliga A. She won her first cap for the Switzerland women's national football team in October 2017.
Club career
Newly-professional FA Women's Super League 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 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship, which Switzerland hosted.[1][2] In April 2019 West Ham extended Lehmann's contract after she scored eight goals and helped the club to the FA Women's Cup final.[3]
Personal life
Lehmann is a lesbian.[4] She is in a relationship with Swiss teammate Ramona Bachmann, who plays for Paris Saint-Germain.[5] Their national team coach Martina Voss-Tecklenburg explained: "The situation is not exceptional in women's football".[6]
In Popular Culture
Lehmann featured, alongside her girlfriend Ramona Bachmann, in the BBC Three series Britain's Youngest Football Boss.
References
- ^ "Alisha Lehmann: West Ham Ladies sign Swiss striker". BBC Sport. 6 August 2018. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
- ^ Frith, Wilf (7 August 2018). "West Ham Women land Swiss striker Alisha Lehmann". She Kicks. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
- ^ "Alisha Lehmann: West Ham forward extends her deal with the club". BBC Sport. 6 April 2019. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
- ^ Britain's Youngest Football Boss (TV Documentary) (Series 1, Episode 4 ed.). BBC Three. 17 January 2019.
- ^ Santschi, Stephan (9 October 2018). "Alisha Lehmann and Ramona Bachmann: inspired by love". Aargauer Zeitung. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
- ^ "Bachmann und Lehmann im Sturm der Liebe" (in German). Schweizer Illustrierte. 9 October 2018. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
External links
- Alisha Lehmann at Soccerway
- Profile at Swiss Football Association (in Italian)
- 1999 births
- Living people
- Swiss women's footballers
- Expatriate women's footballers in England
- FA Women's Super League players
- Women's association football forwards
- Switzerland women's international footballers
- West Ham United F.C. Women players
- Swiss expatriate footballers
- Swiss expatriate sportspeople in England
- Lesbian sportswomen
- LGBT association football players
- LGBT sportspeople from Switzerland
- Swiss women's football biography stubs