Luana Chiara Bühler (; born 28 April 1996) is a Swiss professional

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who plays as a defender for

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club

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and the Switzerland national team.

Club career

Bühler played as a junior at FC Schötz, where she played on boys' teams. In July 2012 she moved to

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in the Nationalliga A, where she played her first game with the first team in the

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in November of the same year. In 2014 her team was integrated into

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. In 2016 she had to pause for almost a year because of her second cruciate ligament tear after 2011. In 2017 she moved to

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, for whom she also played in the Champions League. In 2018 she won the double with the club. In the summer of 2018, she switched to

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in the

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. For the 2023/24 season, she was signed by Women's Super League club

and given a contract that runs until 30 June 2025.

International career

Bühler made her

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debut against

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on 28 February 2018 at the

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. She appeared for the team during the 2019 World Cup qualifying cycle. She took part in the Euro 2022 and was in two of three group games in the starting lineup. Switzerland was eliminated after the preliminary round. She was named to the Swiss squad for the 2023 World Cup.

Personal life

Bühler grew up in Altishofen with five siblings. She completed her schooling at the Kantonsschule Willisau in 2015 with her high school diploma. In 2019 she completed a bachelor's degree in business administration at the University of Zurich. Since then she has been pursuing a master's degree in the same subject.

Career statistics

Club

International

:''Scores and results list Switzerland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Bühler goal.''

Honours

FC Zurich * Nationalliga A: 2018 *

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: 2018

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Buhler, Luana 1996 births Living people Swiss expatriate sportspeople in Germany Swiss expatriate women's footballers Expatriate women's footballers in Germany Swiss women's footballers Switzerland women's international footballers Women's association football defenders TSG 1899 Hoffenheim (women) players Frauen-Bundesliga players FC Zürich Frauen players Women's Super League (Switzerland) players UEFA Women's Euro 2022 players 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup players Tottenham Hotspur F.C. Women players Expatriate women's footballers in England Swiss expatriate sportspeople in England 21st-century Swiss sportswomen