German footballer
Sara Doorsoun-Khajeh (Persian : سارا دورسون خواجه , Turkish : Sara Dursun ; born 17 November 1991) is a German professional footballer who plays as a defender for Frauen-Bundesliga club Eintracht Frankfurt and the German national team .
Early life
Doorsoun-Khajeh was born in Cologne to an Iranian father and a Turkish mother.[ 2]
Club career
VfL Wolfsburg
In her debut season with VfL Wolfsburg , Doorsoun won the 2018–19 Frauen-Bundesliga and the DFB-Pokal .[ 3] She won the Frauen-Bundesliga and DFB-Pokal again the following season with Wolfsburg.[ 4] Doorsoun has featured for Wolfsburg during the 2019–20 UEFA Women's Champions League knockout phase , including playing in the 2020 UEFA Women's Champions League Final against Olympique Lyonnais .[ 5]
International career
Having represented Germany from the under-15 level up, Doorsoun made her debut for the senior team in 2016 during a 1–0 win over Hungary .[ 3] She has been called up for the 2016 , 2017 , and 2018 editions of the SheBelieves Cup , as well as the UEFA Women's Euro 2017 where she played in their 2–0 win over Russia and quarter-final match against Denmark .[ 6] [ 7] After providing two assists during Germany's World Cup qualification campaign , she was called into their squad for the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup .[ 8] [ 9]
Doorsoun scored her first goal for the senior national team on 31 August 2019 in a UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualifying match against Montenegro .[ 10] On 18 June 2022, she was named in Germany's final UEFA Women's Euro 2022 squad.[ 11] Doorsoun helped Germany reach the UEFA Women's Euro 2022 Final against England with a 2–1 win over France in the semi-final on 27 July 2022.[ 12] On 31 May 2023, Doorsoun was named in Germany's preliminary squad for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup ,[ 13] and was named in their final 23-player squad on 8 July.[ 14] In July 2024, Doorsoun was named in Germany's squad for the 2024 Summer Olympics .[ 15]
Personal life
In 2021 Doorsoun began dating Princess Charming winner Lou Schaaf. Doorsoun confirmed their split in December 2022.[ 16]
Career statistics
Club
As of 24 April 2022 [ 17]
International
As of 25 October 2024[ 18]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team
Year
Apps
Goals
Germany
2016
4
0
2017
7
0
2018
10
0
2019
12
1
2020
1
0
2021
1
0
2022
7
0
2023
8
0
2024
7
0
Total
57
1
Scores and results list Germany's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Doorsoun goal.
Honours
VfL Wolfsburg [ 3]
Germany
References
External links