Lydia Andrade

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Lydia Andrade

| image =

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| caption =

| fullname = Lydia Nunes Martins Andrade

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1999|2|20|df=yes}}

| birth_place =

| height = 1.67m{{Cite web|url=https://rbleipzig.com/en/rbl-teams/women/squad-rb-leipzig-women-bundesliga/lydia-andrade/|title=Lydia Andrade|website=rbleipzig.com}}

| position = Midfielder

| currentclub = RB Leipzig

| clubnumber = 17

| youthclubs1 = FC Zürich

| years1 = 2019–2022

| clubs1 = FC Zürich

| caps1 = 46

| goals1 = 16

| years2 = 2022–2023

| clubs2 = SV Meppen

| caps2 = 22

| goals2 = 1

| years3 = 2023–2025

| clubs3 = RB Leipzig

| caps3 = 37

| goals3 = 5

| nationalyears1 = 2024-

| nationalteam1 = Switzerland

| nationalcaps1 = 5

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| pcupdate = 11 May 2025

| ntupdate = 3 Dezember 2024

| medaltemplates =

| club-update = 11 May 2025

| years4 = 2025–

| clubs4 = 1. FC Köln

| caps4 = 0

| goals4 = 0

}}

Lydia Nunes Martins Andrade is a Swiss footballer who plays as a forward for Frauen-Bundesliga club 1. FC Köln{{Cite web |date=2025-05-23 |title=Internationale Fussball-News - Augsburg schasst Thorup und Jurendic – Andrade nach Köln |url=https://www.srf.ch/sport/fussball/internationale-ligen/internationale-fussball-news-augsburg-schasst-thorup-und-jurendic-andrade-nach-koeln |access-date=2025-06-05 |website=Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen (SRF) |language=de}} and the Switzerland national team.

Career

Having played for FC Zürich throughout her youth, Andrade made her senior team debut for the teams under-21s in October 2017. She progressed to the senior team in 2019 and remained with the team until 2022, winning a league and cup double in her final season.{{Cite web |date=30 April 2022 |title=Der FC Zürich Frauen gewinnt das AXA Women's Cup Final 2022 |url=https://www.football.ch/sfv/schweizer-cups/schweizer-cup_frauen/news/der-fc-zuerich-frauen-gewinnt-das-axa-women-s-cupfinal-2022.aspx |website=football.ch}}{{Cite web |date=6 June 2022 |title=AWSL: FC Zürich gewinnt Playoff-Final im Penaltyschiessen |url=https://www.awsl.ch/axa-womens-super-league/news/awsl-fc-zuerich-gewinnt-playoff-final-im-penaltyschiessen.aspx |website=awsl.ch}} In the summer of 2022, Andrade signed for newly-promoted Bundesliga side SV Meppen.{{Cite web |last=Pollmann |first=Wiebke |date=2022-07-19 |title=Lydia Andrade wechselt vom FC Zürich zum SV Meppen |url=https://www.emsvechtewelle.de/lydia-andrade-wechselt-vom-fc-zuerich-zum-sv-meppen/ |access-date=2024-02-18 |website=Ems Vechte Welle |language=de-DE}} After finishing eleventh and being relegated on the final matchday, the Swiss player moved to RB Leipzig, penning a two-year contract.{{Cite web |title=Frauen-Bundesliga: FC Bayern feiert Meisterschaft, SV Meppen steigt ab |url=https://www.sportschau.de/fussball/frauen-bundesliga/frauen-fussball-bundesliga-spieltag-zweiundzwanzig-sammler-100.html |access-date=2024-02-18 |website=sportschau.de |language=de}}{{Cite news |last=dpa |date=2023-05-16 |title=Neuzugang: Aufsteiger RB Leipzig holt Stürmerin Andrade aus Meppen |url=https://www.zeit.de/news/2023-05/16/aufsteiger-rb-leipzig-holt-stuermerin-andrade-aus-meppen |access-date=2024-02-18 |work=Die Zeit |language=de-DE |issn=0044-2070}} She scored her first two goals for Leipzig in a second-round DFB-Pokal tie against Gütersloh, before marking her first league goal in a 1-3 loss to Eintracht Frankfurt.{{Cite web |date=2014-03-27 |title=Spieltag |url=https://www.dfb.de/dfb-pokal-der-frauen/spieltag/?no_cache=1&spieledb_path=%2Fdatencenter%2Fdfb-pokal-1132%2F2023-2024%2F2-runde%2Ffsv-guetersloh-2009-rb-leipzig-2363758 |access-date=2024-02-18 |website=DFB - Deutscher Fußball-Bund e.V. |language=de}}{{Cite web |date=2023-10-08 |title=Eintracht-Frauen mühen sich zum ersten Sieg |url=https://www.fr.de/sport/fussball/eintracht-frauen-muehen-sich-zum-ersten-sieg-92565151.html |access-date=2024-02-18 |website=www.fr.de |language=de}} In 2025, she signed a two-year contract at fellow Bundesliga side 1. FC Köln.

Career statistics

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class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" \|+Appearances and goals by club, season and competition ! rowspan="2" \|Club ! rowspan="2" \|Season ! colspan="3" \|League ! colspan="2" \|Cup ! colspan="2" \|Continental ! colspan="2" \|Other ! colspan="2" \|Total
Division !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals
rowspan="4" \|FC Zürich \|2019–20 \|Swiss Super League \|13 \|1 \|2 \|1 \|2 \|0 \| colspan="2" \|– \|17 \|2
2020–21 \|Swiss Super League \|21 \|10 \|4 \|1 \|2 \|0 \| colspan="2" \|– \|27 \|11
2021–22 \|Swiss Super League \|12 \|5 \|4 \|1 \|2 \|0 \|5 \|2 \|23 \|8
colspan="2" \|Total !46 !16 !10 !3 !6 !0 !5 !2 !67 !21
SV Meppen \|2022–23 \|Bundesliga \|22 \|1 \|2 \|0 \| colspan="2" \|– \| colspan="2" \|– \|24 \|1
rowspan="2" \|RB Leipzig \|2023–24 \|Bundesliga \|22 \|4 \|2 \|2 \| colspan="2" \|– \| colspan="2" \|– \|24 \|6
2024–25 \|Bundesliga \|15 \|1 \|1 \|0 \| colspan="2" \|– \| colspan="2" \|– \|16 \|1
1. FC Köln \|2025–26 \|Bundesliga \| \| \| \| \| colspan="2" \|– \| colspan="2" \|– \| \|
colspan="3" \|Career total !85 !21 !14 !5 !6 !0 !5 !2 !131 !29

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