Célia Šašić

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Célia Šašić
Personal information
Date of birth (1988-06-27) 27 June 1988
Place of birthBonn, West Germany
Height1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing positionStriker
Club information
Current club1. FFC Frankfurt
Number9
Youth career
1993–2000TuS Germania Hersel
2000–2001SC Widdig
2002–2003TuS Pützchen 05
2003–2004FC St. Augustin
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2004–2013SC 07 Bad Neuenahr136(97)
2013–1. FFC Frankfurt2(0)
National team‡
2004Germany U1713(15)
2004–2005Germany U1912(11)
2006Germany U204(2)
2005–Germany89(49)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21 September 2013[1].

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17:01, 27 November 2013 (UTC)[2]

Célia Šašić (née Okoyino da Mbabi; born 27 June 1988) is a German footballer. She plays as a striker for 1. FFC Frankfurt and the German national team.

Career

Club

Šašić began her career at the age of five at TuS Germania Hersel, after her older brother had taken her to a training session. After several clubs at junior level, Šašić joined the Bundesliga side SC 07 Bad Neuenahr in 2004. She quickly became a regular starter and an important player for the club. In 2005, Šašić received the Fritz Walter medal in bronze as the year's third best female junior player.[3] In March 2007, she suffered a fractured tibia in a league game against FC Bayern Munich, which ended her season. She had been the division's top-scorer up until then.

1. FFC Frankfurt

In June 2013, she signed a three-year contract with 1. FFC Frankfurt.[4]

International

Šašić held French citizenship through her mother. After the German Football Association had approached her, she became a German citizen at the beginning of 2004. Later that year, she was part of Germany's winning squad at the 2004 FIFA U-19 Women's World Championship, scoring three goals in the group stage.[2]

In January 2005, Šašić made her debut for Germany's senior national team against Australia. She scored her first goal in a friendly match against Canada in September 2006. A tibia fracture ruled her out for the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup. She was part of Germany's squads claiming bronze at the 2008 Summer Olympics and winning the title at the 2009 European Championship, where she scored in the semi-final against Norway. At both tournaments, she was a reserve player with limited playing time. Šašić was called up for the German 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup squad.[2] She was part of the victorious German team at UEFA Women's Euro 2013.[5]

International goals

Scores and results list Germany's goal tally first:

Source: [6][7]

Personal life

Šašić was born in Bonn, Germany, the daughter of a Cameroonian father and a French mother.[3] Her family name "da Mbabi" roughly means "(daughter) of Mbabi", while "Okoyino" derives from her father's grandmother. Because of her long name, she was the only women's Bundesliga player with only her first name on her jersey. However, in the national team, her full family name was displayed.[8]

In 2007, Šašić graduated with the Abitur diploma at the Friedrich-Ebert-Gymnasium in Bonn. Her majors were Sports and French. Since October 2009, she has been studying Cultural studies at the University of Koblenz and Landau.[8] In August 2013 she married the Croatian football player Marko Šašić, the son of Milan Šašić, and decided to use the name Célia Šašić.[9]

Honours

Šašić with the FIFA U-19 (now U-20) Women's World Cup trophy

International

Individual

  • German Footballer of the Year: (1) 2012
  • Fritz Walter medal: Bronze 2005[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Célia Okoyino da Mbabi" (in German). Framba.de. Retrieved 23 June 2011. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Célia Okoyino da Mbabi" (in German). DFB.de. Retrieved 23 June 2011. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 ""Fritz-Walter-Medaillen" an talentierte Junioren-Spieler verliehen" (in German). DFB.de. 12 October 2005. Retrieved 23 June 2011. 
  4. ↑ "1. FFC Frankfurt verpflichtet Celia Okoyino da Mbabi" (in German). weltfussball.de. Retrieved 2 July 2013. 
  5. ↑ "Das Team" (in German). dfb.de. Retrieved 11 July 2013. 
  6. ↑ "Players Info Okoyino da Mbabi Goals". DFB. Retrieved 31 January 2014. 
  7. ↑ "Players Info Sasic Goals". DFB. Retrieved 31 January 2014. 
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Die Integrationsbeauftragte im Mittelfeld" (in German). Fucus.de. 10 May 2011. Retrieved 23 June 2011. 
  9. ↑ "Celia Okoyino da Mbabi heißt jetzt Celia Sasic" (in German). Rheinische Post. 12 August 2013. Retrieved 2 October 2013. 

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Preceded by
Fatmire Bajramaj		 German Female Footballer of the Year
2012 		Succeeded by
Martina Müller
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