Lena Göppel (born 11 August 2001) is a Liechtensteiner

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who plays as a

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for the

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in the 2. Frauen-Bundesliga and the

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Club career

Göppel played a season in the

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for St. Gallen before attending university in

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. Upon graduation from Louisiana-Monroe with a

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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

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

Career statistics

International

International goals

Personal life

She is the younger sister of Liechtenstein men's international defender

Maximilian Göppel Maximilian Göppel (born 31 August 1997) is a Liechtensteiner footballer who plays as a defender for Swiss 1. Liga club SC Young Fellows Juventus and the Liechtenstein national team. Club career Vaduz On 21 September 2016, he made his debut fo ...

References

External links

Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks bio
* * 2001 births Living people Women's association football midfielders Liechtenstein women's footballers Liechtenstein women's international footballers Liechtenstein expatriate women's footballers Liechtenstein expatriate sportspeople in Germany Expatriate women's footballers in Germany Liechtenstein expatriate sportspeople in the United States Expatriate women's soccer players in the United States Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks women's soccer players Footballers from St. Gallen (city) {{Liechtenstein-women-footy-bio-stub