Célia Šašić

Célia Šašić
Šašić in 2012
Personal information
Full name Célia Šašić[1]
Birth name Célia Okoyino da Mbabi[2]
Date of birth (1988-06-27) 27 June 1988 (age 36)
Place of birth Bonn, West Germany
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
1993–2000 TuS Germania Hersel
2000–2001 SC Widdig
2002–2003 TuS Pützchen 05
2003–2004 FC St. Augustin
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2013 SC 07 Bad Neuenahr 136 (97)
2013–2015[3] 1. FFC Frankfurt 40 (41)
Total 176 (138)
International career
2004 Germany U17 13 (15)
2004–2005 Germany U19 12 (11)
2006 Germany U20 4 (2)
2005–2015[4] Germany 111 (63)
Medal record
Women's football
Representing  Germany
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Beijing Team
UEFA Women's Championship
Gold medal – first place 2009 Finland Team
Gold medal – first place 2013 Sweden Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Célia Šašić (née Okoyino da Mbabi; German pronunciation: [ˈtseːlja ˈʃaːʃɪtʃ]; born 27 June 1988) is a German former footballer who played as a striker for SC 07 Bad Neuenahr, 1. FFC Frankfurt and the Germany national team before retiring in 2015.

Club career

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Youth career and SC 07 Bad Neuenahr

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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.[5] In March 2007, she suffered a fractured tibia in a league game against Bayern Munich, which ended her season. She had been the division's top-scorer up until then.

1. FFC Frankfurt

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In June 2013, she signed a three-year contract with 1. FFC Frankfurt.[6] She declined the option for the third year on her contract on 12 May 2015 and became a free agent at the end of the 2014–15 season.[7] On 16 July 2015, she announced her retirement at the age of 27.[8][9]

International career

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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.[4]

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.[4] She was part of the victorious German team at UEFA Women's Euro 2013.[10]

She was part of the German team at FIFA Women's World Cup 2015. She scored a hat-trick in Germany's opening game against Ivory Coast on 7 June 2015, and would lead the tournament with six goals, scoring twice against Sweden in a 4–1 victory in the Round of 16, along with a penalty kick goal against France in the quarterfinals. However, she went on to miss a vital penalty kick versus the United States in the semifinals as Germany was eliminated. While Carli Lloyd scored three goals in the final to match Šašić's six and both had one assist, the tiebreaker regarding lesser playtime eventually gave Šašić the Golden Boot as the tournament top scorer.[11] She subsequently announced her retirement from football on 17 July 2015.[12]

Personal life

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Šašić was born in Bonn, Germany, the daughter of a Cameroonian father and a French mother.[5] 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.[13]

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 began studying Cultural studies at the University of Koblenz and Landau.[13] In August 2013 she married the Croatian football player Marko Šašić, the son of Milan Šašić, and decided to use the name Célia Šašić.[14]

Šašić gave birth to her first child, a daughter, after retiring in 2016.

Career statistics

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Club

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[15]
Club Season League Cup[a] Europe Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
SC 07 Bad Neuenahr 2004–05 Bundesliga 12 5 — 12 5
2005–06 Bundesliga 16 15 — 16 15
2006–07 Bundesliga 12 11 — 12 11
2007–08 Bundesliga 12 9 — 12 9
2008–09 Bundesliga 7 4 — 7 4
2009–10 Bundesliga 19 15 2 3 — 21 18
2010–11 Bundesliga 19 17 4 3 — 23 20
2011–12 Bundesliga 20 11 1 3 — 21 14
2012–13 Bundesliga 19 10 2 2 — 21 12
Total 136 97 9 11 — 145 108
1. FFC Frankfurt 2013–14 Bundesliga 20 20 4 2 — 24 22
2014–15 Bundesliga 20 21 4 4 8[b] 14 32 39
Total 40 41 8 6 8 14 56 61
Career total 176 138 17 17 8 14 201 169
  1. ^ Includes DFB-Pokal Frauen
  2. ^ Appearances in UEFA Women's Champions League

International goals

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Scores and results list Germany's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Šašić goal.
List of international goals scored by Célia Šašić[4]
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 4 September 2005 Edmonton, Canada  Canada 3–2 4–3 Friendly
2 25 October 2006 Aalen, Germany  England 5–1 5–1 Friendly
3 23 November 2006 Karlsruhe, Germany  Japan 3–0 6–3 Friendly
4 25 July 2009 Sinsheim, Germany  Netherlands 6–0 6–0 Friendly
5 7 September 2009 Helsinki, Finland  Norway 2–1 3–1 UEFA Women's Euro 2009
6 17 February 2010 Duisburg, Germany  North Korea 3–0 3–0 Friendly
7 15 September 2010 Dresden, Germany  Canada 5–0 5–0 Friendly
8 21 May 2011 Ingolstadt, Germany  North Korea 2–0 2–0 Friendly
9 3 June 2011 Osnabrück, Germany  France 4–0 5–0 Friendly
10 7 June 2011 Aachen, Germany  Netherlands 1–0 5–0 Friendly
11 26 June 2011 Berlin, Germany  Canada 2–0 2–1 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup
12 5 July 2011 Mönchengladbach, Germany  France 4–2 4–2 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup
13 19 November 2011 Wiesbaden, Germany  Kazakhstan 1–0 17–0 UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualifying
14 3–0
15 5–0
16 6–0
17 15 February 2012 İzmir, Turkey  Turkey 2–0 5–0 UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualifying
18 5 March 2012 Parchal, Portugal  Sweden 1–0 4–0 2012 Algarve Cup
19 2–0
20 3–0
21 7 March 2012 Faro, Portugal  Japan 2–0 4–3 2012 Algarve Cup
22 3–2
23 4–3
24 31 March 2012 Mannheim, Germany  Spain 1–0 5–0 UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualifying
25 2–0
26 4–0
27 5–0
28 5 April 2012 Aarau, Switzerland  Switzerland 1–0 6–0 UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualifying
29 3–0
30 5–0
31 6–0
32 15 September 2012 Karaganda, Kazakhstan  Kazakhstan 1–0 7–0 UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualifying
33 3–0
34 19 September 2012 Duisburg, Germany  Turkey 1–0 10–0 UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualifying
35 7–0
36 11 March 2013 Lagos, Portugal  Norway 1–0 2–0 2013 Algarve Cup
37 5 April 2013 Offenbach am Main, Germany  United States 2–3 3–3 Friendly
38 15 June 2013 Essen, Germany  Scotland 2–0 3–0 Friendly
39 3–0
40 29 June 2013 Munich, Germany  Japan 2–1 4–2 Friendly
41 3–2
42 14 July 2013 Växjö, Sweden  Iceland 2–0 3–0 UEFA Women's Euro 2013
43 3–0
44 21 September 2013 Cottbus, Germany  Russia 1–0 9–0 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
45 26 October 2013 Koper, Slovenia  Slovenia 1–0 13–0 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
46 6–0
47 10–0
48 30 October 2013 Frankfurt, Germany  Croatia 1–0 4–0 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
49 27 November 2013 Osijek, Croatia  Croatia 2–0 8–0 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
50 5 March 2014 Albufeira, Portugal  Iceland 3–0 5–0 2013 Algarve Cup
51 13 September 2014 Moscow, Russia  Russia 2–1 4–1 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
52 3–1
53 4–1
54 23 November 2014 London, England  England 2–0 3–0 Friendly
55 3–0
56 9 March 2015 Parchal, Portugal  Brazil 3–1 3–1 2015 Algarve Cup
57 8 April 2015 Fürth, Germany  Brazil 1–0 4–0 Friendly
58 7 June 2015 Ottawa, Canada  Ivory Coast 1–0 10–0 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup
59 2–0
60 4–0
61 20 June 2015 Ottawa, Canada  Sweden 2–0 4–1 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup
62 3–0
63 26 June 2015 Montreal, Canada  France 1–1 1–1 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup

Honours

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

1. FFC Frankfurt

Germany

Germany U20

Individual

References

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  1. ^ "FIFA Women's World Cup Canada 2015 – List of Players: Germany" (PDF). FIFA. 6 July 2015. p. 12. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 February 2020. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
  2. ^ "FIFA Women's World Cup Germany 2011 – List of Players: Germany" (PDF). FIFA. 28 July 2014. p. 8. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 November 2019. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
  3. ^ "Célia Okoyino da Mbabi" (in German). Framba.de. Archived from the original on 11 February 2013. Retrieved 23 June 2011.
  4. ^ a b c d "Célia Okoyino da Mbabi" (in German). DFB.de. Retrieved 23 June 2011.
  5. ^ a b c ""Fritz-Walter-Medaillen" an talentierte Junioren-Spieler verliehen" (in German). DFB.de. 12 October 2005. Retrieved 23 June 2011.
  6. ^ "1. FFC Frankfurt verpflichtet Celia Okoyino da Mbabi" (in German). weltfussball.de. Retrieved 2 July 2013.
  7. ^ "Sasic kündigt Vertrag in Frankfurt - Zukunft offen". dfb.de (in German). 12 May 2015.
  8. ^ "Germany's Celia Sasic retires at 27". DW.com. Retrieved 16 July 2015.
  9. ^ "WM-Torschützenkönigin Sasic beendet Karriere" (in German). Die Welt. 16 July 2015. Retrieved 16 July 2015.
  10. ^ "Das Team" (in German). dfb.de. Retrieved 11 July 2013.
  11. ^ "Sasic: I would change this award for team success". FIFA.com. 6 July 2015. Archived from the original on 7 July 2015. Retrieved 6 July 2015.
  12. ^ "Celia Sasic beendet ihre Laufbahn". DFB.de (in German). 17 July 2015. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
  13. ^ a b "Die Integrationsbeauftragte im Mittelfeld" (in German). Focus.de. 10 May 2011. Retrieved 23 June 2011.
  14. ^ "Celia Okoyino da Mbabi heißt jetzt Celia Sasic" (in German). Rheinische Post. 12 August 2013. Retrieved 2 October 2013.
  15. ^ "Célia Šašić » Club matches". worldfootball.net. 24 September 2024. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  16. ^ UEFA.com (14 May 2015). "Islacker strikes to give Frankfurt the crown | UEFA Women's Champions League 2014/15". UEFA.com. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
  17. ^ https://www.dfb.de/allianz-frauen-bundesliga/statistik/torschuetzenkoeniginnen/ German
  18. ^ "Šašić wins Best Women's Player Award". uefa.com. 27 August 2015. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
  19. ^ "2015 FIFPro Award". Archived from the original on 28 July 2017. Retrieved 24 February 2017.
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