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Lara Schenk

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Lara Schenk
Personal information
Date of birth (2000-01-20) 20 January 2000 (age 26)
Place of birth Seelze, Germany
Position Centre-back
Youth career
2014–2016 Wolfsburg
2016–2017 JFV Calenberger Land
2017–2018 TSV Pattensen
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2022 Harvard Crimson 55 (1)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020 VfL Wolfsburg II 2 (0)
2022 Manhattan SC 2 (0)
2023 Club YLA 14 (0)
2023–2024 Anderlecht 16 (0)
2024–2025 Sporting de Huelva 17 (0)
2025 Montreal Roses FC 18 (0)
2026 FC Carl Zeiss Jena 9 (0)
International career‡
2015 Germany U15 3 (0)
2015–2016 Germany U16 9 (1)
2016–2017 Germany U17 13 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 14 May 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of May 8, 2017

Lara Schenk (born 20 January 2000) is a German footballer who plays as a centre-back.

Early life

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Schenk began playing soccer at age five, joining a boys team.[1] from 2014 to 2016, she played youth football with VfL Wolfsburg, before joining the JFV Calenberger Land U17 boys team in 2016-17 and the TSV Pattensen U17 boys team in 2017-18.[2]

College career

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In 2018, Schenk began attending Harvard University, where she played for the women's soccer team on a scholarship.[3][4] Schenk made her collegiate debut on 19 September 2018, picking up an assist, in a 1-0 victory over the Yale Bulldogs.[2] On September 18, 2019, she scored her first collegiate goal in a 4-1 victory over the UMass Lowell River Hawks.[5] In 2021, she was named to the All-Ivy League Second Team and an Academic All-District selection.[6][7] In 2022, she was again named an Academic All-District selection.[8]

Club career

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In 2020, with due to the cancellation of the women's college season due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Schenk began training with Frauen-Bundesliga club VfL Wolfsburg to prepare for the 2020 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup, which was ultimately cancelled.[9] She could only train with the first team, due to NCAA rules preventing student-athletes from playing professionally,[9] but was able to play with the second team in the 2. Frauen-Bundesliga, as it was not considered professional.[10]

In 2022, she played with Manhattan SC in the USL W League.[11]

In January 2023, Schenk signed with Belgian Women's Super League side Club YLA (the women's team of Club Brugge.[12]

In June 2023, she signed with Belgian Women's Super League club Anderlecht on a two-year contract.[13][14]

In July 2024, she signed with Spanish club Sporting de Huelva in the first tier Liga F.[15]

In April 2025, she joined Canadian club Montreal Roses FC in the Northern Super League.[16] After one season, she departed the club.[17]

International career

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Schenk played with the German youth teams from U14 to U19 level.[2] In 2018, she was named to the Germany U19 for the 2018 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship.[18] In 2019 and 2020, she was called to various camps with the Germany U20.[19][20][21]

References

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  1. ↑ Gupta, Ragi. "Lara Schenk: Parents felt I was stealing a spot as a girl on the boys team". Ragi Writes.
  2. 1 2 3 "Lara Schenk Harvard profile". Harvard Crimson.
  3. ↑ "Lara Schenk - College Fußball an der Harvard University" [Lara Schenk - College soccer at Harvard University]. Uni Experts (in German).
  4. ↑ "Der Weg zu einem Fußballstipendium" [The path to a football scholarship]. Keystone Sports (in German). 6 June 2024.
  5. ↑ "Women's Soccer Rolls Past UMass Lowell, 4-1". Harvard Crimson. 18 September 2019.
  6. ↑ "Bebar Earns Ivy League Rookie of the Year, Women's Soccer Tallies Six All-Ivy Honorees". Harvard Crimson. 10 November 2021.
  7. ↑ "Women's Soccer Totals Five CoSIDA Academic All-District Selections". Harvard Crimson. 11 November 2021.
  8. ↑ "Women's Soccer Collects Six Academic All-District Selections". Harvard Crimson. 28 November 2022.
  9. 1 2 Gee, Zing (13 March 2021). "Midfielder Lara Schenk Finds Ways to Train Among the Best Despite Pandemic". The Harvard Crimson.
  10. ↑ Hotop, Daniel. "VfL-II-Frauen: Zwei Rückkehrerinnen für Beck" [VfL II Women: Two returnees for Beck]. Braunschweiger Zeitung (in German).
  11. ↑ "Lara Schenk 2022 USL W League stats". USL W League.
  12. ↑ "Lara Schenk '22 Inks Pro Soccer Deal in Belgium". Harvard Crimson. 7 January 2023.
  13. ↑ "Lara Schenk joins RSCA Women". RSC Anderlecht. 15 June 2023.
  14. ↑ "Where are they now? - Lara Schenk". International School Hannover Region.
  15. ↑ "Lara Schenk es nueva jugadora del Sporting de Huelva" [Lara Schenk is a new player for Sporting de Huelva]. Sporting de Huelva (in Spanish). 29 July 2024.
  16. ↑ "Lara Schenk wechselt nach Kanada" [Lara Schenk moves to Canada]. Soccerdonna (in German). 16 April 2025.
  17. ↑ "Les roses dévoilent des changements à leur effectif 2026" [The Roses unveil changes to their 2026 roster]. Montreal Roses FC (in French).
  18. ↑ "Schenk Named to Germany U-19 National Team for European Championships". Harvard Crimson. 6 July 2018.
  19. ↑ "Schenk Selected to Participate in Germany U20 National Camp Pool". Harvard Crimson. 18 November 2019.
  20. ↑ "Schenk Invited to Partake in March Germany U20 Camp in Japan". Harvard Crimson. 26 February 2020.
  21. ↑ "Schenk Receives Invitation to Germany U20 National Team Camp". Harvard Crimson. 14 October 2020.
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