Svenja Fölmli (born 19 August 2002) is a Swiss

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who plays as a

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for

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and the Switzerland national team. Her playing style has drawn comparisons with

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Career

Fölmli made her debut for the Switzerland national team on 3 September 2019 against

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, coming on as a substitute for

Fabienne Humm Fabienne Valérie Humm (born 20 December 1986) is a Swiss former women's soccer, footballer who played as a Forward (association football), forward. Since her debut in May 2012, she's also a member of the Switzerland women's national football te ...

References

2002 births Living people People from Sursee District Swiss women's footballers Women's association football forwards Switzerland women's international footballers Women's Super League (Switzerland) players Frauen-Bundesliga players FC Luzern Frauen players SC Freiburg (women) players Swiss expatriate women's footballers Expatriate women's footballers in Germany Swiss expatriate sportspeople in Germany Footballers from the canton of Lucerne UEFA Women's Euro 2022 players 21st-century Swiss sportswomen {{Switzerland-women-footy-bio-stub