Luana Chiara Bühler (born 28 April 1996) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a defender for Women's Super League club Tottenham Hotspur and the Switzerland national team.
.jpg) Luana Bühler in 2024 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Luana Chiara Bühler[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 28 April 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Lucerne, Switzerland | ||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Tottenham Hotspur | ||
| Number | 21 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2018 | FC Zürich | 22 | (3) |
| 2018–2023 | 1899 Hoffenheim | 82 | (5) |
| 2023– | Tottenham Hotspur | 16 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018– | Switzerland | 54 | (3) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 08:38, 16 October 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16:09, 25 August 2024 (UTC) | |||
Club career
editBühler played as a junior at FC Schötz, where she played on boys' teams. In July 2012 she moved to SC Kriens in the Nationalliga A, where she played her first game with the first team in the Swiss Cup in November of the same year. In 2014 her team was integrated into FC Luzern.[2] In 2016 she had to pause for almost a year because of her second cruciate ligament tear after 2011. In 2017 she moved to FC Zürich, 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 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim in the Bundesliga.
For the 2023/24 season, she was signed by Women's Super League club Tottenham Hotspur and given a contract that runs until 30 June 2025.[3]
International career
editBühler made her senior debut against Italy on 28 February 2018 at the Cyprus Cup. She appeared for the team during the 2019 World Cup qualifying cycle.[4] 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
editBühler 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.[5]
Career statistics
editClub
edit| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Continental[c] | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| FC Zurich | 2016–17 | Nationalliga A | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2017–18 | Nationalliga A | 17 | 3 | 4 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | 25 | 3 | ||
| Total | 22 | 3 | 5 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | 31 | 3 | |||
| 1899 Hoffenheim | 2018–19 | Frauen-Bundesliga | 18 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 1 | ||
| 2019–20 | Frauen-Bundesliga | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 2 | |||
| 2020–21 | Frauen-Bundesliga | 18 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 1 | |||
| 2021–22 | Frauen-Bundesliga | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 8 | 1 | 25 | 2 | ||
| 2022–23 | Frauen-Bundesliga | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 0 | |||
| Total | 82 | 5 | 10 | 0 | — | 8 | 1 | 100 | 6 | |||
| Tottenham Hotspur | 2023–24 | Women's Super League | 16 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 21 | 0 | |
| 2024–25 | Women's Super League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 16 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 22 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 120 | 8 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 153 | 9 | ||
- ^ Includes Swiss Women's Cup, DFB-Pokal, Women's FA Cup
- ^ Includes FA Women's League Cup
- ^ Includes UEFA Women's Champions League
International
edit- As of match played 17 July 2024[8]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Switzerland | 2018 | 10 | 0 |
| 2019 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 9 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 8 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 12 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 8 | 2 | |
| Total | 54 | 3 | |
- Scores and results list Switzerland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Bühler goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 6 September 2022 | Stade de la Tuilière, Lausanne, Switzerland |  Moldova |
3–0 | 15–0 | 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
| 2. | 5 April 2024 | Letzigrund, Zürich, Switzerland |  Turkey |
2–0 | 3–1 | UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying |
| 3. | 9 April 2024 | Dalga Arena, Baku, Azerbaijan |  Azerbaijan |
2–0 | 4–0 |
Honours
editFC Zurich
- Nationalliga A: 2018
- Swiss Women's Cup : 2018
References
edit- ^ "FIFA Women's World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023 – Squad List: Switzerland (SUI)" (PDF). FIFA. 11 July 2023. p. 29. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
- ^ "Bühler, Luana". www.fussball-schweiz.ch. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
- ^ "Luana Bühler completes move". Tottenham Hotspur. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
- ^ "Women World Cup Qualifiers Europe 2017/2018 » Teams (Switzerland)". WorldFootball.net. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
- ^ Bühlmann, Theres (2 December 2019). "Luzernerin Luana Bühler spielt beim Bundesligisten Hoffenheim – "Ich kann vom Fussball leben"". Luzerner Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 4 August 2023.
- ^ "Switzerland - L. Bühler - Profile with news, career statistics and history". Soccerway. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
- ^ "Luana Bühler - Leistungsdaten". Soccerdonna. Retrieved 21 November 2023.
- ^ "Switzerland - L. Bühler - Profile with news, career statistics and history". Soccerway. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
External links
edit- Luana Bühler – UEFA competition record (archive)
- Luana Bühler at WorldFootball.net
- Luana Bühler at Soccerway
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