Years active: 2016 - present (started around 18 years old; 8 years in the business)
Tattoos: Left Hand, Neck
About Alisha Lehmann
Alisha Lehmann is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a forward for English FA WSL club Aston Villa and the Switzerland national team.
Lehmann started her professional club career at Swiss club BSC YB Frauen and went on to score 25 goals in 52 league appearances during her time at the club.
Newly-professional FA Women's Super League's West Ham United signed Lehmann from BSC YB Frauen in August 2018. It was reported that West Ham manager Matt Beard had been impressed by Lehmann's performances at the 2018 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship, which Switzerland hosted. In April 2019 West Ham extended Lehmann's contract after she scored nine goals in 30 appearances in all competitions and helped the club reach the Women's FA Cup final. By scoring the equalising goal in the semi final match against Reading.
On 27 January 2021, it was announced that Lehmann had moved to Everton on loan until the end of the season.
Lehmann then joined Aston Villa for the 2021–22 season. In July 2022, she signed a one-year contract extension with Aston Villa for the 2022–23 season, having made 23 appearances and scored four goals during her first season at the club.
Lehmann is openly bisexual. She formerly identified as lesbian. She previously dated Swiss national teammate Ramona Bachmann. She was in a relationship with Aston Villa midfielder Douglas Luiz in 2022
In 2019, Lehmann was featured in the BBC Three series “Britain's Youngest Football Boss” with her then girlfriend Ramona.
As of April 2023, she has more than 12.4 million followers on Instagram making her the world's most followed women's footballer.
