Lara Prašnikar
Lara Prašnikar is a Slovenian footballer who plays as a striker for the Utah Royals of the National Women's Soccer League and the [Slovenia women's national Association football|football team|Slovenia national team].
Early life
Prašnikar was born on 8 August 1998 in Celje. Her father, Bojan, is a former football manager and player. Her older brother, Luka, is also a former footballer.Club career
Šmartno
Prašnikar began her career at Šmartno, where she and fellow Slovenian international Lana Golob played alongside boys as the club did not have a women's team at the time.Rudar Škale
In the 2010–11 season, Prašnikar secured a move to Rudar Škale's academy, before being promoted to the senior team in 2013. Prašnikar made her Slovenian Women's League debut for the club on 25 August 2013, when she scored a brace against Velesovo Cerklje in a 5–0 home victory. She became a key player for the club, scoring 77 goals in 55 league games over three seasons.Turbine Potsdam
On 10 August 2016, Prašnikar signed a contract with Frauen-Bundesliga club Turbine Potsdam. During her time at the club, she scored 31 goals in 65 games for the first team in domestic competitions.Eintracht Frankfurt
Staying in the Frauen-Bundesliga, Prašnikar joined Eintracht Frankfurt in 2020, signing a two-year contract. Prašnikar extended her contract in 2022 until 2025, before extending her contract again in 2023 until 2028.Utah Royals
On 31 August 2025, American club Utah Royals acquired Prašnikar from Frankfurt in exchange for an undisclosed fee, believed to be around €550,000, and signed her through the 2027 NWSL season.International career
Prašnikar made her debut for the Slovenia national team on 6 March 2015 in a 1–0 defeat against the United States' under-19 team. She scored her first goal for Slovenia on 7 March 2016 in a 2016 Istria Cup game against Poland U20, scoring the only goal of the game in a 1–0 win.Personal life
Prašnikar has completed distanced learning programs arranged by the players' union FIFPRO in the fields of hospitality, tourism, and sports management. In the summer of 2023, she received her first coaching licence.In September 2023, Prašnikar, along with 31 other members of the Slovenia national team, signed an open letter to the Football Association of Slovenia criticising the national team's coaching staff and the association's leadership, accusing them of bullying, inappropriate language, sexism, racism and body shaming. She claimed that she was scared to take off her sweatshirt during training. After the allegations surfaced and after a meeting with Slovenia's three captains, manager Borut Jarc resigned.
Career statistics
International
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