| Lena Göppel | |
| Birth Date: | 2001 8, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | St. Gallen, Switzerland[1] |
| Height: | 1.70 m |
| Position: | Midfielder, Defender |
| Currentclub: | Meppen |
| Youthyears1: | 2011–2016 |
| Youthclubs1: | Schaan |
| Youthyears2: | 2016–2019 |
| Youthclubs2: | St. Gallen |
| Collegeyears1: | 2020–2023 |
| College1: | Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks |
| Collegecaps1: | 73 |
| Collegegoals1: | 8 |
| Years1: | 2019–2020 |
| Clubs1: | St. Gallen |
| Caps1: | 13 |
| Goals1: | 2 |
| Years2: | 2024 |
| Clubs2: | Essen |
| Caps2: | 2 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2024– |
| Clubs3: | Meppen |
| Caps3: | 0 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2016–2017 |
| Nationalteam1: | Liechtenstein U16 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 6 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 1 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2017–2018 |
| Nationalteam2: | Liechtenstein U19 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 5 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2021– |
| Nationalteam3: | Liechtenstein |
| Nationalcaps3: | 8 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 3 |
| Pcupdate: | 7 July 2024 |
| Ntupdate: | 11 July 2024 |
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]
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]
| Liechtenstein | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals | |
| 2021 | 3 | 2 | |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 3 | 1 | |
| Total | 8 | 3 | |
| Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | ||||
| 1. | 24 June 2021 | align=center | 1–0 | 4–1 | Friendly | ||||
| 2. | align=center | 3–0 | |||||||
| 3. | 22 February 2024 | Victoria Stadium, Gibraltar | align=center | 3–1 | align=center | 3–2 | Friendly |
She is the younger sister of Liechtenstein men's international defender Maximilian Göppel.[10]