Lars Traber (born 12 June 2000) is a professional

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea ...

who plays as a defender for

Swiss Challenge League The Challenge League (known as the Dieci Challenge League for sponsorship reasons) is the second-highest tier of the Swiss football league system and lower of two professional leagues in the country. Ten teams play in the Challenge League; the wi ...

club

Vaduz Vaduz (; or ; High Alemannic pronunciation: [])Hans Stricker, Toni Banzer, Herbert Hilbe: ''Liechtensteiner Namenbuch. Die Orts- und Flurnamen des Fürstentums Liechtenstein.'' Band 2: ''Die Namen der Gemeinden Triesenberg, Vaduz, Schaan.'' ...

. Born in Switzerland, he represents the Liechtenstein national team.

Club career

Traber moved from the youth sides of St. Gallen to

FC Wil FC Wil (''Fussball Club Wil 1900'') is a Association football, football club based in Wil, Switzerland. They play in the ''Sportpark Bergholz'', which has a total capacity of 6,048. The club has consistently played in the Swiss Challenge League, ...

in summer 2019. He went on to make nine appearances for the club in the

before his contract was terminated by mutual consent in August 2020. He subsequently signed for

Swiss Promotion League The Promotion League, named the Hoval Promotion League for sponsorship reasons, is the third tier of the Swiss football league system. Eighteen clubs compete in the league, playing each other twice over course of the season. The champions are prom ...

club

SC Brühl Sportclub Brühl St. Gallen, commonly known as SC Brühl is a football club based in St. Gallen, Switzerland. The team competes in the Promotion League, the third tier of Swiss football. History SC Brühl was founded in 1901. In 1915, the c ...

. It was announced on 13 June 2022 that Traber would be joining

FC Vaduz Fussball Club Vaduz (En: ''Football Club Vaduz'') is a professional association football, football club from Vaduz, Liechtenstein that plays in the Challenge League (Switzerland), Challenge League, the second tier of Swiss football. The club pla ...

on a free transfer.

International career

Born in Switzerland, Traber is of Liechtenstein descent through his grandmother. He received his Liechtenstein passport in early March 2022. Shortly thereafter he was named to Liechtenstein's squad for friendlies against

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and the

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. He went on to make his senior international in the match against Cape Verde on 25 March.

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Traber, Lars 2000 births Living people People from Rorschach, Switzerland Liechtenstein men's footballers 21st-century Liechtenstein sportsmen Liechtenstein men's international footballers Swiss men's footballers Swiss people of Liechtenstein descent Naturalised citizens of Liechtenstein Men's association football defenders FC Wil players Swiss Challenge League players Footballers from the canton of St. Gallen 21st-century Swiss sportsmen