After Lisa Baum put pen to paper on her first contract at Arsenal, we’ve got the lowdown on her career so far.
Find out all you need to know about our latest signing right here!
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### FOOTBALL ORIGINS
Our new winger was born in Tanzania, where she spoke Swahili, in 2006 to a German father and Tanzanian mother. Her family moved to Germany when she was four years old.
She grew up supporting Bayern Munich and began her youth career at MTV Ahrensbok before moving to TSV Pansdorf, where she was the only girl on the boys team, and then Hamburger SV, where, after helping their under-17s to a championship title, she made her breakthrough to the senior setup in 2022, helping them gain promotion to the 2. Frauen-Bundesliga and then the top tier.
### PROLIFIC IN FRONT OF GOAL
She would go on to score 21 goals in 68 appearances for Hamburger in all competitions, before moving to RB Leipzig in 2025, where she scored five goals in 25 league matches.
### BREAKING THROUGH FOR GERMANY
Lisa has represented Germany throughout the international youth levels from under-16s to under-23s, and once played against Florian Wirtz in an indoor football facility. She played at the U20 Women’s World Cup 2024 in Colombia at the age of 17.
She likes to cut in from the right and finish on her strong left foot, despite being right-handed, and is described as an exciting young, 1v1 forward with a great physical profile of pace, strength, power and explosiveness.
### READY FOR THE BIG STAGE
Lisa is no stranger to a big attendance, having played in front of a crowd of 57,000 for Hamburger in the DFB Pokal.
She now has the opportunity to play in front of similarly huge crowds on a bi-weekly basis at Emirates Stadium!
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