Ramona Bachmann (born 25 December 1990) is a Swiss professional

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who plays as a forward for

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club

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and the Switzerland national team. Bachmann, who is from

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, moved to Sweden aged 16 and played for

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for four seasons from 2007 until 2011. She spent the 2010 season playing in the United States for

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(WPS) club Atlanta Beat. Ahead of the 2012 season she left Umeå and signed a contract with LdB FC Malmö. She went to German Allianz Frauen-Bundesliga club

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in the summer of 2015. Since making her debut for the Switzerland women's national football team in June 2007, Bachmann has won over 50

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. She made her reputation with Switzerland's youth national teams, playing at the 2006 and

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editions of the

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and being named UEFA's Golden Player at the

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. At senior level Bachmann helped Switzerland qualify for the

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for the first time in

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. A persistent

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hampered Bachmann's progress during the early part of her career.

Club career

Starting her career in FC Malters before moving to SC Luwin, she then rejected offers from both Germany and USA to sign for Swedish club

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at the age of 16 in 2007. Following

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's departure from the club in 2009, Bachmann became a key player at Umeå. She was voted Swiss female Player of the Year in 2009. In 2010, Bachmann joined new

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Atlanta Beat as their No. 1 pick in the 2009 WPS International Draft. After an injury-hit season in the professional WPS, and after her contract with the Atlanta Beat was not renewed, Bachmann rejected offers from Germany, England and the United States to return to Umeå for the 2011 season. She was named the best player of the 2011 season, and subsequently moved to defending champion LdB Malmö. Playing alongside Marta, Mittag and others, she slowly turned into one of the best footballers in the world. She won the

in her last season with LdB Malmö. On 26 August 2015 it was announced that Bachmann had joined German side

for a contract that will last until 2018. She was chosen Swiss Player of the Year for a second time in 2015. In December 2016, London-based

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club

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announced that Bachmann had agreed to join them when the transfer window opened the following month. In 2018, on 5 May, Bachmann scored twice, including the winning goal, in the Women's FA Cup final against

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, a game which ended 3–1 to Bachmann's team, Chelsea. She was named the Player of the Match by commentator

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. On 3 July 2020, French club

announced the signing of Bachmann on a two-year deal.

International career

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Bachmann played for Switzerland in the 2006 and 2010 editions of the

. During the latter tournament she was hampered by a back injury. At the

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, Bachmann won the UEFA.com Golden Player award. Bachmann made her debut for the Swiss senior team against Sweden in June 2007, while only being 16 years of age . In September 2010 Bachmann scored in Switzerland's

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qualifying defeat against

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, but was criticised for her play acting that led to the dismissal of England goalkeeper

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. Bachmann admitted there was no foul and apologised for her actions, while Brown's red card was rescinded on appeal. Bachmann was ruled out of the following play-offs against

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due to her persistent back pain. Bachmann's biggest achievement so far was the qualification for the

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, in Canada. Switzerland had never before qualified for a World Cup. After winning their home game against

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, the team was sitting in front of the TV watching the game between

and

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. If it ended in a draw, the Swiss would secure the group's victory. As said by herself: "When it ended in a draw and it was certain we had won the group, we started dancing on the tables." During the World cup, Switzerland reached the round of 16, with Bachmann scoring three times, all in a 10–1 victory over hapless

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. The Swiss were edged out by hosts

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, due to one goal by Josée Bélanger, just after the half-time break. After the World Cup, there were multiple clubs interested in the 24-year-old Bachmann, and she chose VfL Wolfsburg.

International goals

Personal life

Bachmann

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as lesbian during the

in Canada. She was previously in a relationship with fellow Swiss national team footballer Alisha Lehmann, who moved to London to play for

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. Their national team coach

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explained: "The situation is not exceptional in women's football".

Honours

Umeå IK *

: 2007, 2008 *

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: 2007 *

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: 2007, 2008 FC Rosengård *

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: 2012, 2015 VfL Wolfsburg *

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: 2015–16 Chelsea *

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: 2017–18, 2019–20 *

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: 2017 *

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: 2017–18 *

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: 2019–20 Paris Saint-Germain *

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: 2021–22

References

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