Lia Wälti
Lia Wälti
Lia Joëlle Wälti is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Brighton and the Switzerland national team. She previously played seven years for Arsenal.
Lia in numbers
398
Appearances
13
Goals
5
Trophies
3
Awards
Lia Wälti
Brighton & Hove Albion
She loves hiking a snowboarding.
Lia Wälti
Brighton & Hove Albion
Her role models in sport are Zinedine Zidane and Roger Federer.
Lia Wälti
Brighton & Hove Albion
Her nickname is Wally. She got this one when she came into Arsenal because her name is pronounced in the same way as Leah (Williamson).
Lia Wälti
Brighton & Hove Albion
She started an Instagram account called @lias_switzerland to showcase Switzerland to people before the UEFA Women's Euro 2025.
Lia Wälti
Brighton & Hove Albion
Her best friend is her Arsenal teammate Leah Williamson. They moved together, when Williamson tore her ACL and Wälti took care of her.
Lia Wälti
Brighton & Hove Albion
She is studying at the Swiss university FFHS (Fernfachhochschule Schweiz).
Lia Wälti
Brighton & Hove Albion
She is the captain of the Swiss national team.
Lia Wälti
Brighton & Hove Albion
Her favourite sport outside football is ice hockey.
Lia Wälti
Brighton & Hove Albion
Together with her sister, they wrote a book for childred called Lia's football journey.
Lia Wälti
Brighton & Hove Albion
She was intruduced into football by her dad who was the manager of local girl's club.
Lia Wälti
Brighton & Hove Albion
She made her Arsenal debut in August 2018 against Juventus. Seven years later, she transferred to Juventus from Arsenal.
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5 min Strong Story The Swiss princess is coming home. Is Lia Wälti the most beloved player? “So… thank you for everything, Arsenal.” When Swiss midfielder Lia Wälti left…
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