‘I was faster than the boys’ – Alisha Lehmann opens up on her football beginnings and ‘moment everything changed’

Published on May 07, 2025 at 07:12 AM
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JUVENTUS ace Alisha Lehmann looked back at her football beginnings before reaching fame on the pitch and social media.

Lehmann, 26, has been a pro footballer since 2016 and saw her career take off when she started combining her day job with modelling on various platforms, such as Instagram .

LONDON, ENGLAND - MAY 05: Alisha Lehmann attends the Alisha Lehmann looked back at her football beginningsGlamorous footballer Alisha Lehmann sends fans wild in bikini snaps as they say ‘I’ll be there in five’ , https://www.instagram.com/p/CyQ9IuEtIqD/?img_index=2Lehmann combines her career in football with social media modellingBIELLA, ITALY - APRIL 18: Alisha Debora Lehmann of Juventus celebrate win of Scudetto at the end the Woman Serie A Play off Group A match between Juventus and AC Milan at Stadio Comunale Vittorio Pozzo Lamarmora on April 18, 2025 in Biella, Italy. (Photo by Image Photo Agency/Getty Images)Lehmann came a long way until she joined JuventusVINOVO, ITALY - APRIL 29: Alisha Lehmann during a Juventus Women Training Session at Juventus Center Vinovo on April 29, 2025 in Vinovo, Italy. (Photo by Filippo Alfero - Juventus FC/Juventus FC via Getty Images)Lehmann started playing football from the age of six

That earned the forward an audience of 16.4million followers and the .

The international claims she knew she had a calling from the age of six when she played football with boys.

The ex- ace even claims that she was “faster than the boys”; and that led to her playing for a local club.

Everything changed when scouted her at the age of 11 as that was when her career officially began.

recalled her beginnings in football: “When I was six or seven, I joined a club.

“As a child, I was very fast, faster than the boys. I started in my village and always wanted to play.

“The moment everything changed was when I joined Young Boys: I was 11 or 12 years old.

“At that time, we trained with the boys in the mornings and played with the girls on weekends...

“I had fun, but I didn’t think I could become a real footballer. wasn’t like it is today, and I believed that in Switzerland I would earn more with a normal job than as a footballer.

“I never thought I would make it; I lived my life.

“I’m a girl, I’m feminine, and I like nails. I’m not a full-back, I don’t have to take throw-ins.

“People talk about these things too much; they don’t influence what happens on the pitch in any way.

“I’m always criticised for these things. I don’t care what they write.”;

Scroll down to see more of Alisha’s glam life

a female soccer player wearing a maroon shirt and shorts kicks the ballAlisha Lehmann played for Aston Villaa woman in a black corset is smiling in front of a windowLehmann was one of the WSL’s top starsa woman in a bikini sits on a white bean bag chairShe has amassed a loyal following onlinea woman in a bikini stands on a balcony overlooking a body of waterLehmann has millions of Instagram supportersa calendar for the year 2024 with a blonde woman on itAlisha posed for her 2024 calendarAlisha Lehmann and a friend in bikinis on a beach.She regularly posts saucy snapsa woman with a tattoo on her foot stands on the beachLehmann is not shy when it comes to the cameraa woman in a pink bikini is standing in a swimming poolShe plays as a forwardWoman in pink bikini on a quad bike by the sea.Lehmann likes to travela woman taking a picture of herself in front of a mirrorFans will be cheering her ona group of people standing in front of a sign that says lehmannAlisha has joined the Prime teamthree people posing for a picture with one wearing a shirt that says primeLehmann looks delighted to be partnering KSI and Logan Paula woman in a pink bikini has a tattoo on her arm that says Lehmann is themost-followed female footballer in the world.Woman in leopard-print bikini on beach.Lehmannwas asked if she could sendDrakeone of her football shirtsAlisha Lehmann, Aston Villa player, in a green bikini.She received a surprising request from rapper Drakea woman in a bikini has a tattoo on her ankle that says An A-list celebrity hadoffered her £90,000 for a night of passiona woman taking a picture of herself in a mirror with a necklace that says princeThe footballer is sponsored by Primea woman wearing a jersey with the number 23 on itShe is also a Switzerland international

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