Lisa Schmitz Explained

Lisa Schmitz
Full Name:Lisa Schmitz[1]
Birth Date:4 May 1992
Birth Place:Cologne, Germany
Currentclub:VfL Wolfsburg
Clubnumber:22
Height:1.72 m
Position:Goalkeeper
Youthyears1:2007–2008
Youthclubs1:Germania Zündorf
Years1:2008–2015
Clubs1:Bayer Leverkusen
Caps1:121
Goals1:0
Years2:2015–2019
Clubs2:Turbine Potsdam
Caps2:69
Goals2:0
Years3:2019–2023
Clubs3:Montpellier
Caps3:58
Goals3:0
Years4:2023–
Clubs4:VfL Wolfsburg
Caps4:4
Goals4:0
Nationalyears1:2007
Nationalteam1:Germany U15
Nationalcaps1:3
Nationalgoals1:0
Nationalyears2:2007
Nationalteam2:Germany U16
Nationalcaps2:1
Nationalgoals2:0
Nationalyears3:2007–2009
Nationalteam3:Germany U17
Nationalcaps3:6
Nationalgoals3:0
Nationalyears4:2009–2011
Nationalteam4:Germany U19
Nationalcaps4:10
Nationalgoals4:0
Nationalyears5:2018–
Nationalteam5:Germany
Nationalcaps5:2
Nationalgoals5:0
Pcupdate:10:00, 1 August 2024 (UTC)
Ntupdate:10:00, 1 August 2024 (UTC)

Lisa Schmitz (born 4 May 1992) is a German footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for VfL Wolfsburg. She has also played for the German national team in international friendly matches.

Club career

Schmitz started playing football in 2007 at the youth division of FC Germania Zündorf where she was the only girl on the team.Schmitz started her senior career in the 2008–09 season with newly formed Bayer 04 Leverkusen women's team, playing in the 2. Bundesliga Süd at the time.Being the first goalkeeper, Schmitz saw plenty of action at Bayer Leverkusen. She saw the team promoted to Bundesliga in the 2010–11 season.During her time with Bayer Leverkusen, Schmitz was named best goalkeeper at the DFB-Hallenpokal in 2014 and 2015 and won that cup in 2015.

In 2015, after a grand total of 121 league appearances for Bayer Leverkusen, 86 of which where in the Bundesliga, Schmitz signed a two-year contract with Bayer Leverkusen's Bundesliga rival 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam.

After a total of four years at Turbine Potsdam and 69 Bundesliga appearances, Schmitz left Germany to join Montpellier HSC playing in the French Division 1. Féminine.

Schmitz returned to Germany after four years in France, signing a two year contract with VfL Wolfsburg.The 2023–24 season was Schmitz's first experience not being the first goalkeeper of her team. Nevertheless, Schmitz made four appearances with VfL Wolfsburg in the Bundesliga and further two appearances in the Champions League qualifiers against Paris FC.

International career

Schmitz made her debut for Germany under-15 national team in 2007. In 2008, she was part of the U17 team that won the UEFA U17 Championship and finished third at the FIFA U17 World Cup later that year. Being third choice goalkeeper behind Anna Felicitas Sarholz and Almuth Schult she did not appear in any of the tournament matches. In 2011, she was called up to the Germany team that won the UEFA U19 Championship and played in 4 matches at the tournament final.

Honours

Bayer 04 Leverkusen

2009–10

2015

Germany

Winner 2008

Third place 2008

Winner 2011

Notes and References

  1. Web site: FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup New Zealand 2008 – List of Players: Germany . . 8 . 27 October 2008 . 18 February 2022 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20191022162106/http://www.fifadata.com/document/FU17W/2008/pdf/FU17W_2008_SquadLists.pdf . 22 October 2019.