Lia Wälti

Club

Brighton WFC

Position

Defensive Midfield

Nationality

Switzerland

Date of birth

1993-04-19

Birthplace

Langnau im Emmental, Switzerland

Height

1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)

Weight

55 kg (121 lbs)

Shirt number

13

Lia Joëlle Wälti (born 19 April 1993) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Women's Super League club Brighton and captains the Switzerland national team. Before signing for Arsenal in July 2018, she played for Nationalliga A club YB Frauen from 2009 until 2013 and for Bundesliga club Turbine Potsdam from 2013 until 2018.

She has been a member of the Switzerland national team since August 2011. As an Under-19 international she played the 2009 U-19 European Championship and the 2010 U-20 World Cup. In 2025, she captained Switzerland to their home European Championship, where they reached the quarter-finals.

In March 2026, Wälti co-founded the company WNXT Agency, a sports marketing agency specifically for female athletes.