Julia Stierli

Julia Stierli
Personal information
Full name Julia Stierli[1]
Date of birth (1997-04-03) 3 April 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth Muri, Switzerland
Height 1.82 m (5 ft 11+12 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
Zürich
Number 8
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014– Zürich 0 (0)
International career
2017– Switzerland 21 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:25, 28 April 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 2 July 2022 (UTC)

Julia Stierli (born 3 April 1997) is a Swiss footballer who plays as a defender for FC Zürich and the Switzerland national team.

Career[edit]

Club[edit]

With the Stierli started her career at the age of eight with FC Muri. From 2012 to 2014 she played for FC Aarau and then switched to Zürich, with whom she won the double four times. As of 17 December 2020, she has played 25 games for Zurich in the UEFA Women's Champions League, scoring four goals. Best result was reaching the round of 16 in the 2014/15 season, where after a 2-1 home win, where she scored the winning goal,[2] they lost 2-4 away to Glasgow City F.C. Season 2016/17 and 2018/19 they reached the round of 16 again, but were eliminated with a total of 0:17 goals against the ultimately successful defending champion Olympique Lyonnais and with a total of 0:5 goals against FC Bayern Munich. In the 2021/22 UEFA Women's Champions League, she was eliminated with Zurich by a 2-1 home defeat by AC Milan in the semi-finals of qualifying and thus missed the inaugural group stage. In the third-place play-off, which was irrelevant to progression and lost to Valur Reykjavík 3-1, she scored the goal to make it 3-1.[3]

International[edit]

Stierli has been capped for the Switzerland national team, appearing for the team during the 2019 World Cup qualifying cycle.[4]

International goals[edit]

No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 21 February 2023 Marbella Football Center, Marbella, Spain  Poland 1–1 1–1 Friendly

References[edit]

  1. ^ "FIFA Women's World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023 – Squad List: Switzerland (SUI)" (PDF). FIFA. 11 July 2023. p. 29. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
  2. ^ "Zürich vs. Glasgow City - 9 November 2014 - Women Soccerway". de.women.soccerway.com. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
  3. ^ "Zürich vs. Valur - 20 August 2021 - Women Soccerway". de.women.soccerway.com. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
  4. ^ "Women World Cup Qualifiers Europe 2017/2018 » Teams (Switzerland)". WorldFootball.net. Retrieved 29 August 2019.

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