Luana Chiara Bühler (; born 28 April 1996) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a defender for the Switzerland national team.
Club career Bühler played as a junior at FC Schötz, where she played on boys' teams. In July 2012 she moved to SC Kriens in the Nationalliga A, where she played her first game with the first team in the Swiss Cup in November of the same year. In 2014 her team was integrated into FC Luzern. In 2016 she had to pause for almost a year because of her second cruciate ligament tear after 2011. In 2017 she moved to FC Zürich, for whom she also played in the Champions League. In 2018 she won the double with the club. In the summer of 2018, she switched to TSG 1899 Hoffenheim in the Bundesliga.
For the 2023/24 season, she was signed by Women's Super League club Tottenham Hotspur and given a contract that runs until 30 June 2025. On 24 July 2025, it was announced that Spurs had made use of their option to extend her contract with the club for a further season. After missing the 2025–26 season due to injury, Bühler departed from Tottenham in the summer of 2026 upon the expiry of her contract.
International career Bühler made her senior debut against Italy on 28 February 2018 at the Cyprus Cup. She appeared for the team during the 2019 World Cup qualifying cycle. She took part in the Euro 2022 and was in two of three group games in the starting lineup. Switzerland was eliminated after the preliminary round. She was named to the Swiss squad for the 2023 World Cup.
Personal life Bühler grew up in Altishofen with five siblings. She completed her schooling at the Kantonsschule Willisau in 2015 with her high school diploma. In 2019 she completed a bachelor's degree in business administration at the University of Zurich. Since then she has been pursuing a master's degree in the same subject.
Career statistics Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupLeague cupContinentalTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsFC Zurich2016–17Nationalliga A5010—00602017–18Nationalliga A17340—40253Total22350—403131899 Hoffenheim2018–19Frauen-Bundesliga18140——2212019–20Frauen-Bundesliga13210——1422020–21Frauen-Bundesliga18120——2012021–22Frauen-Bundesliga16110—812522022–23Frauen-Bundesliga17020——190Total82510000811006Tottenham Hotspur2023–24Women's Super League1604010—2102024–25Women's Super League601020—902025–26Women's Super League000000—00Total220503000300Career total1268200301211619
International
+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsSwitzerland201810020194020203020219020228120231202024102202550Total613
Scores and results list Switzerland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Bühler goal.
+ List of international goals scored by Luana BühlerNo.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition 1. 6 September 2022 Stade de la Tuilière, Lausanne, Switzerland 3–0 15–0 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification 2. 5 April 2024 Letzigrund, Zürich, Switzerland 2–0 3–1 UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying 3. 9 April 2024 Dalga Arena, Baku, Azerbaijan 2–0 4–0
Honours FC Zurich Nationalliga A: 2018 Swiss Women's Cup : 2018
References
External links
Senior national team profile at Football.ch Under-19 national team profile at Football.ch Under-17 national team profile at Football.ch