Leila Wandeler (;https://vt.tiktok.com/ZSDPRt2CY/ born 11 April 2006) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a forward for Women's Super League club West Ham United and the Switzerland national team.
Early life Wandeler was born on 11 April 2006 in Fribourg, Switzerland. She began playing football in her hometown and later joined the youth academy of Olympique Lyonnais, moving to the club’s U19 squad in July 2023.
Club career During the 2023–24 season, Wandeler played primarily with Lyon's reserve team in Division 3 Féminine. On 5 May 2024, she made her professional debut for Lyon’s first team, coming on as a substitute in a league match against Guingamp. She earned her first start on 17 May 2024, in Lyon’s final league match of the season against Bordeaux, where she played the full 90 minutes.
Wandeler scored her first official goal for Lyon's senior team on 23 April 2025, during a 2–0 away victory against Nantes in the 21st round of the league season. She found the net in the 74th minute, doubling Lyon's lead after Sara Däbritz had opened the scoring in the first half.
On 23 August 2025, Wandeler joined West Ham United on a three-year contract.
International career Wandeler is a Switzerland youth international. She was part of the Switzerland U17 squad that participated in the UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship before progressing to the U19 level to feature in the UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship qualifiers.
In June 2024, Wandeler received her first call-up to the Switzerland national team. However, on 9 July, the Swiss Football Association announced that Wandeler had suffered a hip injury and was forced to withdraw from the squad. She officially left the national team camp the next day and was replaced by Naomi Luyet for the friendly matches against Turkey and Azerbaijan.
On 23 June 2025, Wandeler was called up to the Switzerland squad for the UEFA Women's Euro 2025.
Career statistics Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupLeague cupTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsLyon2023–24Première Ligue2000—202024–25Première Ligue1100—11Total31000031West Ham United2025–26Women's Super League19020412512026–27Women's Super League20000020Total2102041271Career total2412041302
International
+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsSwitzerland202570202630Total100
Honours Lyon Première Ligue: 2023–24
References
External links Senior national team profile at Football.ch Under-19 national team profile at Football.ch Under-17 national team profile at Football.ch Under-16 national team profile at Football.ch