Saskia Bartusiak

Saskia Bartusiak (born 9 September 1982) is a German retired footballer. She played as a centre back.

Career

Club Bartusiak began her career at FV 09 Eschersheim. In 1996, she left the club to join FSV Frankfurt where she made her Bundesliga debut. After five years, she transferred to local rivals 1. FFC Frankfurt in 2005. Playing in central defence, Bartusiak has been an important player for FFC Frankfurt's success in the following years. She won two Bundesliga championships and three German Cup titles at the club. In the 2005–06 and 2007–08 season she also won the UEFA Women's Cup with Frankfurt.

She announced her retirement from the national team in August 2016 after leading Germany to its first Olympic gold medal in women's football.

International goals Scores and results list Germany's goal tally first:

Bartusiak – goals for Germany # Date Location Opponent Score Result Competition 1. 27 November 2013 Osijek, Croatia 8–0 8–0 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification 2. 22 July 2016 Paderborn, Germany 5–0 11–0 Friendly 3. 6 August 2016 São Paulo, Brazil 2–2 2–2 2016 Summer Olympic Source: Bundesliga: 2006–07, 2007–08 German Cup: 2006–07, 2007–08, 2010–11, 2013–14 Germany FIFA World Cup: 2007 UEFA European Football Championship: 2009, 2013 Summer Olympic Games: Bronze medal, 2008, Gold medal, 2016 UEFA U-18 Women's Championship: 2000 Algarve Cup: 2012 Individual Silbernes Lorbeerblatt: 2007, 2016 UEFA Women's Championship All-Star Team: 2013 FIFA Women's World Cup All Star Team: 2011