Lars Traber

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Lars Traber

| image =

| caption =

| fullname = Lars Mika Traber

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|2000|6|12}}

| birth_place = Rorschach, Switzerland

| height =

| position = Defender

| currentclub = Vaduz

| clubnumber = 28

| youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2017

| youthclubs1 = FC Romanshorn

| youthyears2 = 2017–2019

| youthclubs2 = St. Gallen

| years1 = 2019–2020

| clubs1 = Wil

| caps1 = 9

| goals1 = 0

| years2 = 2020–2022

| clubs2 = Brühl

| caps2 = 47

| goals2 = 2

| years3 = 2022–

| clubs3 = Vaduz

| caps3 = 48

| goals3 = 4

| nationalyears1 = 2022–

| nationalteam1 = Liechtenstein

| nationalcaps1 = 20

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| club-update = 4 November 2024

| nationalteam-update = 14:51, 27 March 2025 (UTC)

}}

Lars Traber (born 12 June 2000) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for Swiss Challenge League club Vaduz. Born in Switzerland, he represents the Liechtenstein national team.

Club career

Traber moved from the youth sides of St. Gallen to FC Wil in summer 2019. He went on to make nine appearances for the club in the Swiss Challenge League before his contract was terminated by mutual consent in August 2020.{{cite web |last1=Steule |first1=Ralf |title=Ilan Sauter wechselt leihweise zum FC Wil, Lars Traber verlässt den Klub |date=19 August 2020 |url=https://www.tagblatt.ch/sport/ilan-sauter-wechselt-leihweise-zum-fc-wil-lars-traber-verlaesst-den-klub-ld.1248490 |publisher=tagblatt.ch |access-date=25 March 2022 |language=German}} He subsequently signed for Swiss Promotion League club SC Brühl.{{cite web |title=SC Brühl verpflichtet zwei Defensivspieler |url=https://stgallen24.ch/articles/21002-sc-bruehl-verpflichtet-zwei-defensivspieler |publisher=stgallen24.ch |access-date=25 March 2022 |language=German}}

It was announced on 13 June 2022 that Traber would be joining FC Vaduz on a free transfer.{{cite web |title=Lars Traber zum FC Vaduz, Ospelt leihweise zu Dornbirn |url=https://www.volksblatt.li/nachrichten/Liechtenstein/Sport/vb/310329/lars-traber-zum-fc-vaduz-ospelt-leihweise-zu-dornbirn |publisher=Volksblatt.li |access-date=27 June 2022 |language=German |archive-date=15 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220615024134/http://www.volksblatt.li/nachrichten/Liechtenstein/Sport/vb/310329/lars-traber-zum-fc-vaduz-ospelt-leihweise-zu-dornbirn |url-status=dead }}

International career

Born in Switzerland, Traber is of Liechtenstein descent through his grandmother.{{Cite web|url=https://www.vaterland.li/liechtenstein/sport/lars-traber-kommt-zum-debuet;art174,484178|title=Lars Traber kommt zum Debüt (Abo)|website=Vaterland online|date=25 March 2022 }} He received his Liechtenstein passport in early March 2022.{{cite web |title=Neu-Nationalspieler Traber heiss aufs LFV-Team |url=https://www.volksblatt.li/nachrichten/liechtenstein/Sport/vb/303151/neu-nationalspieler-traber-heiss-aufs-lfv-team |publisher=volksblatt.li |access-date=25 March 2022 |language=German |archive-date=19 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220319202934/http://www.volksblatt.li/nachrichten/Liechtenstein/Sport/vb/303151/neu-nationalspieler-traber-heiss-aufs-lfv-team |url-status=dead }} Shortly thereafter he was named to Liechtenstein's squad for friendlies against Cape Verde and the Faroe Islands in Spain.{{cite web |title=Zwei Länderspiele in Südspanien |url=https://www.lfv.li/news?tx_news_pi1%5Baction%5D=detail&tx_news_pi1%5Bcontroller%5D=News&tx_news_pi1%5Bnews%5D=1805&cHash=7cf2f2fe1d949b3ecbb7bcef6f2ccbaa |publisher=Liechtenstein Football Association |access-date=25 March 2022 |language=German}} He went on to make his senior international in the match against Cape Verde on 25 March.{{cite web |last1=Kolb |first1=Philip |title=Lars Traber kommt zum Debüt |date=25 March 2022 |url=https://www.vaterland.li/liechtenstein/sport/lars-traber-kommt-zum-debuet;art174,484178 |publisher=vaterland.li |access-date=25 March 2022 |language=German}}