Lena Göppel

Lena Göppel (born 11 August 2001) is a Liechtensteiner footballer who plays as a midfielder for the Meppen in the 2. Frauen-Bundesliga and the Liechtenstein national football team.^{[2][3][4][5][6]}

Lena Göppel

Personal information
Date of birth	(2001-08-11) 11 August 2001 (age 24)
Place of birth	St. Gallen, Switzerland[1]
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder, Defender
Team information
Current team	Meppen
Youth career
2011–2016	Schaan
2016–2019	St. Gallen
College career
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2020–2023	Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks	73	(8)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2019–2020	St. Gallen	13	(2)
2024	Essen	2	(0)
2024–	Meppen	26	(2)
International career‡
2016–2017	Liechtenstein U16	6	(1)
2017–2018	Liechtenstein U19	5	(0)
2021–	Liechtenstein	14	(4)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 30 May 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 3 June 2025

Club career

Göppel played a season in the Swiss Women's Super League for St. Gallen before attending university in Louisiana.^[7]

Upon graduation from Louisiana-Monroe with a bachelor's degree 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 Germany.^[8]

Following a half-season at Essen, Göppel moved to SV Meppen in the German second-tier.^[9]

Career statistics

International

Liechtenstein
Year	Apps	Goals
2021	3	2
2022	0	0
2023	2	0
2024	3	1
2025	6	1
Total	14	4

International goals

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	24 June 2021	Freizeitpark Widau, Ruggell, Liechtenstein	Gibraltar	1–0	4–1	Friendly
2.				3–0
3.	22 February 2024	Victoria Stadium, Gibraltar		3–1	3–2	Friendly
4.	3 June 2025	Sportpark Eschen-Mauren, Eschen, Liechtenstein	Armenia	2–1	2–2	2025 UEFA Women's Nations League

Personal life

She is the younger sister of Liechtenstein men's international defender Maximilian Göppel.^[10]