Lydia Andrade

Lydia Nunes Martins Andrade is a Swiss footballer who plays as a forward for Frauen-Bundesliga club 1. FC Köln^[2] and the Switzerland national team.

Lydia Andrade

Personal information
Full name	Lydia Nunes Martins Andrade
Date of birth	(1999-02-20) 20 February 1999 (age 26)
Height	1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)[1]
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	RB Leipzig
Number	17
Youth career
	FC Zürich
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2019–2022	FC Zürich	46	(16)
2022–2023	SV Meppen	22	(1)
2023–2025	RB Leipzig	37	(5)
2025–	1. FC Köln	0	(0)
International career‡
2024-	Switzerland	5	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 11 May 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 3 Dezember 2024

Career

Having played for FC Zürich throughout her youth, Andrade made her senior team debut for the teams under-21s in October 2017. She progressed to the senior team in 2019 and remained with the team until 2022, winning a league and cup double in her final season.^[3][4] In the summer of 2022, Andrade signed for newly-promoted Bundesliga side SV Meppen.^[5] After finishing eleventh and being relegated on the final matchday, the Swiss player moved to RB Leipzig, penning a two-year contract.^[6][7] She scored her first two goals for Leipzig in a second-round DFB-Pokal tie against Gütersloh, before marking her first league goal in a 1-3 loss to Eintracht Frankfurt.^[8][9] In 2025, she signed a two-year contract at fellow Bundesliga side 1. FC Köln.^[2]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 11 May 2025

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
FC Zürich	2019–20	Swiss Super League	13	1	2	1	2	0	–		17	2
	2020–21	Swiss Super League	21	10	4	1	2	0	–		27	11
	2021–22	Swiss Super League	12	5	4	1	2	0	5	2	23	8
	Total		46	16	10	3	6	0	5	2	67	21
SV Meppen	2022–23	Bundesliga	22	1	2	0	–		–		24	1
RB Leipzig	2023–24	Bundesliga	22	4	2	2	–		–		24	6
	2024–25	Bundesliga	15	1	1	0	–		–		16	1
1. FC Köln	2025–26	Bundesliga					–		–
Career total			85	21	14	5	6	0	5	2	131	29