Sara Däbritz

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Sara Däbritz
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Däbritz with Germany in 2023
Personal information
Full name Sara Ilonka Däbritz [1]
Date of birth (1995-02-15) 15 February 1995 (age 30)
Place of birth Amberg, Germany
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Lyon
Number 8
Youth career
SpVgg Ebermannsdorf
–2010 JFG Vilstal
2011–2012 SpVgg SV Weiden
2012 SC Freiburg
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2012–2015 SC Freiburg 69 (7)
2015–2019 Bayern Munich 80 (31)
2019–2022 Paris Saint-Germain 45 (15)
2022– Lyon 28 (12)
International career
2010 Germany U15 2 (1)
2010–2012 Germany U17 18 (9)
2012–2013 Germany U19 7 (2)
2014 Germany U20 6 (5)
2013– Germany 106 (18)
Medal record
Women's football
Representing Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Olympic Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team
UEFA Women's Championship
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2013 Sweden
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2022 England
UEFA Women's Nations League
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2024 France–Netherlands–Spain
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 March 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:05, 25 February 2025 (UTC)

Sara Ilonka Däbritz (born 15 February 1995) is a German professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Division 1 Féminine club Lyon and the Germany national team.

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Club career

Däbritz began her junior career at SpVgg SV Weiden and SC Freiburg before joining the senior team of SC Freiburg in 2012. In 2015, she moved to Bayern Munich. [2] In 2019, she agreed a move to Paris Saint-Germain. [3] During the 2020/21 season, she appeared 18 times, scoring three goals and providing eight assists as Paris won the Division 1 Féminine title. In June 2022, she signed a contract with Olympique Lyonnais to keep her at the club until the 2025 season. [4]

International career

On 29 June 2013, Däbritz made her debut at senior level coming in as a second-half substitute during a friendly match against Japan. She was called up to be part of the national team for the successful campaign at the UEFA Women's Euro 2013. [5] In 2014, she was part of the Germany U-20 team at the 2014 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup, [6] achieving another title with a contribution of five goals for which she received the Bronze Shoe. Named for Germany's national squad for the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup, she scored her first senior goal during the tournament's match against Ivory Coast.

She was part of the squad for the 2016 Summer Olympics, where Germany won the gold medal. [7] [8]

At the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup, she scored a goal in Germany's 1–0, and 4–0 wins over Spain and South Africa, earning the player of the match award on both occasions. [9] She scored in Germany's 3–0 triumph over Nigeria, bringing her goal total to three for the tournament.

Career statistics

As of 25 February 2025 [10]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Germany 201370
201440
2015154
2016124
2017100
2018102
2019126
202020
2021101
2022110
2023100
202421
202510
Total10618
Scores and results list Germany's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Däbritz goal.
List of international goals scored by Sara Däbritz
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
17 June 2015 Ottawa, CanadaFlag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast 8–010–0 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup
215 June 2015 Winnipeg, CanadaFlag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 4–04–02015 FIFA Women's World Cup
325 October 2015 Sandhausen, Germany Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 4–07–0 UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying
47–0
522 July 2016 Paderborn, GermanyFlag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 6–011–0 Friendly
63 August 2016 São Paulo, BrazilFlag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 1–06–1 2016 Summer Olympics
76 August 2016Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 1–22–22016 Summer Olympics
816 August 2016 Belo Horizonte, BrazilFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 2–02–02016 Summer Olympics
910 June 2018 Hamilton, CanadaFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 2–23–2Friendly
1010 November 2018 Osnabrück, GermanyFlag of Italy.svg  Italy 2–05–2Friendly
1112 June 2019 Valenciennes, FranceFlag of Spain.svg  Spain 1–01–0 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup
1217 June 2019 Montpellier, FranceFlag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 2–04–02019 FIFA Women's World Cup
1322 June 2019 Grenoble, FranceFlag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 2–03–0 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup
143 September 2019 Lviv, UkraineFlag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 1–08–0 UEFA Women's Euro 2021 qualifying
155–0
167–0
1726 October 2021 Essen, GermanyFlag of Israel.svg  Israel 2–07–0 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
1825 October 2024 London, EnglandFlag of England.svg  England 4–24–3Friendly

Honours

Bayern München

Paris Saint-Germain

Lyon

Germany U17

Germany U20

Germany

Individual

References

  1. "FIFA Women's World Cup France 2019: List of Players" (PDF). FIFA.com. FIFA. 27 May 2019. p. 10. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 July 2019. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
  2. "BAYERN SIGN SARAH DÄBRITZ UNTIL 2017". FC Bayern Munich. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
  3. Féminines, P. S. G. (20 May 2019). "Willkommen, Sara Däbritz pic.twitter.com/T9puImxl1S". @PSG_Feminines (in German).
  4. Naidu, Dr Unnati (9 June 2022). "Olympique Lyonnais sign midfielder Sara Däbritz". Her Football Hub. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
  5. "Das Team" (in German). dfb.de. Retrieved 11 July 2013.
  6. "Mit Leupolz und Däbritz zur U 20-Frauen-WM nach Kanada" (in German). Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  7. "Gold for Germany as Neid finishes in style". FIFA.com. 19 August 2016. Archived from the original on 20 August 2016.
  8. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Sara Däbritz". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 6 September 2019.
  9. "Germany beats South Africa 4-0 to win World Cup group". Fox Sports. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
  10. "Sara Däbritz". dfb.de. 25 October 2024.
  11. Loyant, Richard (4 June 2021). "Paris SG sacré pour la première fois" . Retrieved 4 June 2021.
  12. "Coupe de France féminine : les Parisiennes sans pitié pour Yzeure". 15 May 2022. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
  13. Sanders, Emma (31 July 2022). "England beat Germany to win first major women's trophy". BBC. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
  14. "Germany win Nations League play-off to reach Olympics". BBC Sport. 28 February 2024. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
  15. "Federal President Joachim Gauck awards Sara Daebritz of the german". November 2016.