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.

Sara Däbritz
Däbritz with Germany in 2023
Personal information
Full name Sara Ilonka Däbritz[1]
Date of birth (1995-02-15) 15 February 1995 (age 29)
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*
Years Team Apps (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 105 (18)
Medal record
Women's football
Representing  Germany
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team
UEFA Women's Championship
Gold medal – first place 2013 Sweden
Silver medal – second place 2022 England
UEFA Women's Nations League
Bronze medal – third place 2024 France–Netherlands–Spain
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 March 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:30, 25 October 2024 (UTC)

Club career

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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

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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

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As of 25 Occtober 2024[10]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Germany 2013 7 0
2014 4 0
2015 15 4
2016 12 4
2017 10 0
2018 10 2
2019 12 6
2020 2 0
2021 10 1
2022 11 0
2023 10 0
2024 2 1
Total 105 18
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. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 7 June 2015 Ottawa, Canada   Ivory Coast 8–0 10–0 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup
2 15 June 2015 Winnipeg, Canada   Thailand 4–0 4–0 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup
3 25 October 2015 Sandhausen, Germany   Turkey 4–0 7–0 UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying
4 7–0
5 22 July 2016 Paderborn, Germany   Ghana 6–0 11–0 Friendly
6 3 August 2016 São Paulo, Brazil   Zimbabwe 1–0 6–1 2016 Summer Olympics
7 6 August 2016   Australia 1–2 2–2 2016 Summer Olympics
8 16 August 2016 Belo Horizonte, Brazil   Canada 2–0 2–0 2016 Summer Olympics
9 10 June 2018 Hamilton, Canada   Canada 2–2 3–2 Friendly
10 10 November 2018 Osnabrück, Germany   Italy 2–0 5–2 Friendly
11 12 June 2019 Valenciennes, France   Spain 1–0 1–0 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup
12 17 June 2019 Montpellier, France   South Africa 2–0 4–0 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup
13 22 June 2019 Grenoble, France   Nigeria 2–0 3–0 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup
14 3 September 2019 Lviv, Ukraine   Ukraine 1–0 8–0 UEFA Women's Euro 2021 qualifying
15 5–0
16 7–0
17 26 October 2021 Essen, Germany   Israel 2–0 7–0 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
18 25 October 2024 London, England   England 4–2 4–3 Friendly

Honours

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Bayern München

Paris Saint-Germain

Lyon

Germany U17

Germany U20

Germany

Individual

References

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  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.
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