title: Lisa Schwab
text: # Lisa Schwab
  
  Lisa Schwab (born 30 May 1989) is a German football striker, currently playing for Bayer Leverkusen in the Bundesliga. She has also played for 1.FC Saarbrücken. For Saarbrücken, on 13 April 2009, she scored a crucial goal in the 82nd minute against FFC Frankfurt II, which was significant in them being able to achieve a promotion to the Bundesliga in the 2008–09 2. Frauen-Bundesliga. For Leverkusen, Schwab was a first team regular but found her time there to be affected by an injury to a ligament in her left foot.
  
  As an Under-19 international she won the 2007 U-19 European Championship and a bronze medal at the 2008 U-20 World Cup. In the latter tournament, according to the Saarbrücker Zeitung, Schwab was judged to be a key factor in Germany's win over Brazil in the quarter-final.
  
  ## Early life
  
  Schwab is originally from Höhfröschen and grew up with an older brother called Sebastian. She would follow her brother to training sessions at FC Fehrbach. Her own football potential was recognised by a coach there called Gerhard Lorett after she joined in with the training sessions.
  
  