Lia Wälti

Lia Joëlle Wälti (born 19 April 1993) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Women's Super League club Arsenal and the Switzerland national team. She is the captain of the Swiss national team and the fourth captain of Arsenal. She was also the captain of her previous club Turbine Potsdam. Before signing for Arsenal in July 2018, she played professionally for Nationalliga A club YB Frauen from 2009 until 2013 and for Bundesliga club Turbine Potsdam from 2013 until 2018.

"Captain meets captain" (2022)

 * "Captain meets captain" by Ringier. Retrieved 2023/11/28.


 * For me, success is when I feel happy and free from any pressure.
 * The fact that we are able to get people excited about women’s football is probably our greatest success.
 * In my experience as a football player, the media often make difficult situations more difficult.
 * It is important to me to treat everybody equally, to be able to stand there personally in difficult situations and have confidence in my abilities, and to be able to use my knowledge and experience to support my team.
 * But the pay gap between male football players and women players is so unbelievably huge that it is unfair.
 * We just want to have the same conditions and structures as men. Of course, we generate less revenue, but if people don't want to invest more in us, they are not going to see higher returns.