Lisa Boattin

Lisa Boattin (born 3 May 1997) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a left back for Serie A club Juventus FC and the Italy women's national team.

Lisa Boattin
Headshot of woman in a blue and white kit
Boattin with Brescia in 2015
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-05-03) 3 May 1997 (age 27)
Place of birthPortogruaro, Italy
Height1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)[1]
Position(s)Left back
Team information
Current team
Juventus
Number13
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2011–2012Venezia [it]24(0)
2012–2014Graphistudio Pordenone [it]46(1)
2014–2016Brescia27(1)
2016–2017AGSM Verona19(5)
2017–Juventus137(13)
International career
2013–2014Italy U1721(2)
2015–2016Italy U1910(1)
2016–Italy43(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 May 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:00, 6 September 2022 (UTC)

Club career

Boattin made her club debut in 2011 for Venezia [it].[2] For the next season, she was transferred to Graphistudio Pordenone [it].[3] In July 2014, Boattin signed for Brescia.[3]

Juventus

In November 2017, she scored her first goal for Juventus, a penalty against Res Roma.[4] She made two appearances for Juventus in the 2018–19 UEFA Women's Champions League.[5] She played for Juventus in the 2018–19 Italian Women's Cup final.[6] Juventus beat Fiorentina 2–1.[7] In May 2019, Boattin extended her contract with Juventus until 2021.[8] She started every match of Juventus' title-winning 2020–21 Serie A season, and was voted the fan's player of the season.[9] On 15 July 2021, she extended her contract until 2023.[10] On 30 January 2022, Boattin scored a goal directly from corner kick in the third minute of the stoppage time to draw 1–1 in a Coppa Italia match against Inter.[11] In 2022, she was the Serie A Female Footballer of the Year.[12]

International career

Boattin captained Italy U17 at the 2014 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship and 2014 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup. Italy U-17 came third at both events, and Boattin scored in a penalty shootout at the World Cup, as Italy beat Venezuela U-17.[3]

She played for Italy in two matches in the qualification for the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup.[5] In May 2019, she was named in the squad for the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup in France.[13] She was one of eight Juventus players in the squad.[14]

After taking part in the UEFA Women's Euro 2022,[15] where Italy got eliminated in the group stage,[16] Boattin was also involved in the final matches of the qualifiers to the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup in Australia and New Zealand. On 6 September 2021, she scored her first goal for the Italian senior national team with a 22-yard strike, as she sealed a 2-0 home win against Romania: thanks to this result, the Azzurre gained direct qualification to the second World Cup in a row for the first time in their history.[17]

International goals

No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.6 September 2022Stadio Paolo Mazza, Ferrara, Italy  Romania2–02–02023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification

Personal life

Boattin was born in Portogruaro, Veneto, Italy.[3]

Boattin lives together with Swedish footballer Linda Sembrant in a same-sex relationship.[18]

Honours

Brescia

Juventus

Individual

References