Lara Wall

Lara Sahar Wall (born 31 May 2000) is a New Zealand international footballer who last played as a defender for the Wellington Phoenix of the A-League Women. She is a structural engineer by profession.

Personal life Aside from playing football, Wall works as a structural engineer, a job which she kept concurrent to playing professionally for Wellington Phoenix. She graduated from the University of Canterbury with a bachelor of engineering in 2022. After university, she has worked for Holmes NZ in seismic assessment and strengthening, first based at their Christchurch office and then based in Wellington.

Club career Canterbury United Pride and Cashmere Technical Wall played five seasons for Canterbury United Pride in the National Women's League, winning two titles in 2019 and 2020. In 2024, she played alongside Annalie Longo at Cashmere Technical and helped win three trophies for the club. She played as a wingback and scored seven goals as well as providing numerous assists. Wall suffered a torn left calf in a match against the Central Coast Mariners on 15 February 2026, sidelining her for eight weeks.

In August 2026, Wall departed Wellington Phoenix at the conclusion of her contract.

International career New Zealand Wall received her initial call-up to the Football Ferns in October 2025 for matches against Mexico and the United States.

Honours Canterbury United Pride New Zealand Women's National League: 2019, 2020.