Célia Šašić

Célia Šašić (; ; 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

Youth career and SC 07 Bad Neuenahr 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. 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 In June 2013, she signed a three-year contract with 1. FFC Frankfurt. 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. On 16 July 2015, she announced her retirement at the age of 27.

International career 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.

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. She subsequently announced her retirement from football on 17 July 2015.

Personal life Šašić was born in Bonn, Germany, the daughter of a Cameroonian father and a French mother.

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.

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

Career statistics Club

International goals 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

Germany UEFA European Championship: 2009, 2013 Algarve Cup: 2006, 2012, 2014 Olympic bronze medal: 2008

Germany U20 U-19 Women's World Championship: 2004

Individual German Footballer of the Year: 2012, 2015 Bundesliga top scorer: 2013–14, 2014–15 UEFA Women's Champions League: top scorer: 2014–15 Fritz Walter medal: Bronze 2005 FIFPro: FIFA FIFPro World XI 2015 UEFA Women's Championship All-Star Team: 2013