Dzsenifer Marozsán Explained

Dzsenifer Marozsán
Full Name:Dzsenifer Marozsán[1]
Birth Date:18 April 1992
Birth Place:Budapest, Hungary
Height:1.71 m
Position:Midfielder
Currentclub:Lyon
Clubnumber:10
Youthyears1:1996–2003
Youthclubs1:DJK Burbach
Youthyears2:2003–2007
Youthclubs2:1. FC Saarbrücken
Years1:2007–2009
Clubs1:1. FC Saarbrücken
Caps1:38
Goals1:13
Years2:2009–2016
Clubs2:1. FFC Frankfurt
Caps2:133
Goals2:40
Years3:2016–
Caps3:123
Goals3:42
Years4:2021
Clubs4:OL Reign (loan)
Caps4:20
Goals4:0
Nationalyears1:2004–2007
Nationalcaps1:12
Nationalgoals1:13
Nationalyears2:2007–2008
Nationalcaps2:21
Nationalgoals2:21
Nationalyears3:2009–2012
Nationalcaps3:12
Nationalgoals3:13
Nationalyears4:2009–2012
Nationalcaps4:17
Nationalgoals4:6
Nationalyears5:2010–2023
Nationalcaps5:112
Nationalgoals5:33
Club-Update:22 April 2023

Dzsenifer Marozsán (in Hungarian pronounced as /ˈd͡ʒɛnifɛr ˈmɒroʒaːn/; born 18 April 1992) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for French club Lyon. She previously played for 1. FC Saarbrücken and 1. FFC Frankfurt in the German Frauen Bundesliga and the Germany national team. Born in Hungary, she represented Germany at international level.[2]

At the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Marozsán led unified Germany to its first-ever Olympic gold medal in football, four decades after the East German men won in 1976.[3] In 2015, her cross to Mandy Islacker in stoppage time resulted in a UEFA Women's Champions League win for 1. FFC Frankfurt. She scored the game-winning goal during the UEFA Women's Euro 2013 semifinal against Sweden helping Germany win the title.

Early life

Born in Budapest, Hungary, Marozsán moved with her family to Germany in 1996 when she was four years old, after her father János Marozsán, a four-time Hungarian football national, had signed a contract with 1. FC Saarbrücken. She began her career at DJK Burbach, where she played for a boys' team. She then joined the youth department of 1. FC Saarbrücken.[4] The DFB pushed for naturalizing her so she could play for Germany. In fact her whole family was naturalized, because she was still under-aged.[5]

Club career

1. FC Saarbrücken, 2007–2009

In 2007 at the age of 14 years and 7 months, Marozsán became the youngest player to play in the German Bundesliga when she made her debut for 1. FC Saarbrücken. She also holds the record as the Bundesliga's youngest goal scorer at 15 years and 4 months.[6]

1. FFC Frankfurt, 2009–2016

Marozsán signed with 1. FFC Frankfurt in 2009.[7] During her time with the club, Frankfurt managed two second-place finishes, coming in the 2010–11 and 2013–14 seasons.

She reached her first ever UWCL final in 2012, where Frankfurt were defeated 2–0 by her future club, Lyon. During the 2014–2015 season, she played and scored in each knockout round of the UWCL on the road to the final. In the final against PSG, she played all ninety minutes and sent in the assist to substitute Mandy Islacker that won them the match in extra time. With this win, she earned her first UWCL title and Frankfurt's fourth.[8] She ended up as top assister of the tournament with 8 assists[9] [10] and was named to the team of the tournament by UEFA.[11]

In her final season with Frankfurt, they finished third in the Bundesliga table, disqualifying them from UWCL competition for the coming season.

Lyon, 2016–present

Marozsán signed with French side Lyon from 1. FFC Frankfurt ahead of the 2016–17 season.[12]

On the 12 April 2022, she suffered a right knee ACL rupture, which ruled her out of 2022 UWCL Final and UEFA Women's Euro 2022.[13]

International career

Marozsán made her debut for the senior national team on 28 October 2010 in a match against Australia.[14] Her first goal for the senior national team came on 15 February 2012 in a match against Turkey.[15]

In 2013, Germany coach Silvia Neid named her to the Germany squad for the 2013 UEFA Women's Euro competition. In the semifinal of the tournament, she scored a goal versus Sweden, a weak shot from outside the box that slowly found its way to the back of the net. The goal was enough to send them to the final against Norway, where she started the match behind striker Célia Okoyino da Mbabi. Germany won the final thanks to two Nadine Angerer penalty saves and a close-range Anja Mittag shot, giving Marozsán her first major international title. Marozsán was named to the UEFA team of the tournament for her performances throughout the competition.[16]

She scored the deciding goal in the 2016 Olympic Final, leading Germany to their first-ever women's football Olympic gold medal.[17]

She was named captain of the German team on 21 October 2016.[18]

On 22 September 2020, Marozsán played her 100th match for Germany in a 3–0 win against Montenegro during the UEFA Women's Euro 2021 qualifying.[19]

In March 2023, she announced her retirement from international football.[20]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Germany[21] 201020
201110
201265
2013209
2014136
2015126
2016154
2017122
201850
2019110
202051
202170
202220
202310
Total11233

Scores and results list Germany's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Marozsán goal.

List of international goals scored by Dzsenifer Marozsán
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1 15 February 2012 Izmir, Turkey 1–0 5–0 UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualifying
2 7 March 2012 Faro, Portugal 1–0 4–3 2012 Algarve Cup
3 31 May 2012 Bielefeld, Germany 3–0 5–0 UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualifying
4 24 October 2012 East Hartford, United States 1–1 align=center rowspan="2"2–2 Friendly
5 2–2
6 8 March 2013 Parchal, Portugal 2–1 2–1 2013 Algarve Cup
7 24 July 2013 Gothenburg, Sweden 1–0 1–0 UEFA Women's Euro 2013
8 21 September 2013 Cottbus, Germany 3–0 align=center rowspan="2"9–0 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
9 4–0
10 23 November 2013 Žilina, Slovakia 6–0 6–0 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
11 27 November 2013 Osijek, Croatia 1–0 align=center rowspan="4"8–0 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
12 3–0
13 5–0
14 7–0
15 5 March 2014 Albufeira, Portugal 1–0 align=center rowspan="2"5–0 2014 Algarve Cup
16 2–0
17 10 March 2014 Albufeira, Portugal 1–1 3–1 2014 Algarve Cup
18 12 March 2014 Faro, Portugal 3–0 3–0 2014 Algarve Cup
19 8 May 2014 Osnabrück, Germany 5–0 9–1 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
20 29 October 2014 Örebro, Sweden 1–1 2–1 Friendly
21 4 March 2015 Vila Real de Santo António, Portugal 1–0 2–4 2015 Algarve Cup
22 9 March 2015 Parchal, Portugal 2–1 3–1 2015 Algarve Cup
23 8 April 2015 Fürth, Germany 4–0 4–0 Friendly
24 27 May 2015 Baden, Switzerland 2–1 align=center rowspan="2"3–1 Friendly
25 3–1
26 20 June 2015 Ottawa, Canada 4–1 4–1 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup
27 12 April 2016 Osnabrück, Germany 1–0 2–0 UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying
28 22 July 2016 Paderborn, Germany 2–0 align=center rowspan="2"11–0 Friendly
29 11–0
30 19 August 2016 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 1–0 2–1 2016 Summer Olympics
31 25 July 2017 Utrecht, Netherlands 2–0 2–0 UEFA Women's Euro 2017
32 16 September 2017 Ingolstadt, Germany 2–0 6–0 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualifying
33 19 September 2020 Essen, Germany 2–0 3–0 UEFA Women's Euro 2021 qualifying

Personal life

Marozsán had pulmonary embolism in July 2018.[22] Three months later, she returned to playing football.[23] Her father János Marozsán was also a footballer, he played in the Hungary national football team as a midfielder four times in 1990–91.

Honours

1. FC Saarbrücken

2008–09

FFC Frankfurt

2014–15; runner-up: 2011–12

2010–2011, 2013–2014

Lyon

2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24

2016–17, 2018–19, 2019–20, 2022-23

2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20, 2021-22

Germany

2013

2012, 2014

Germany U20

2010

Germany U17

2008

Individual

2013

2014

2016,[27] 2018,[28] 2020[29]

2017,[30] 2018,[31] 2019,[32] 2020[29]

FIFA FIFPro World XI 2016[33]

Notes and References

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  3. Web site: McCauley . Kim . Dzsenifer Marozsán has cemented her place on top of women's soccer . SB Nation . 20 April 2017 . 19 August 2016.
  4. Web site: Interview mit Dzsenifer Marozsan . fansoccer.de . 26 March 2011 . de.
  5. News: Immer ihrer Zeit voraus . faz.net . 23 July 2017 . 17 July 2017 . de . Westhoff . Alex .
  6. Web site: Dzsenifer Marozsan. – Fußball – ZDF.de Sport . . 26 March 2011 . de . https://web.archive.org/web/20111007083819/http://fussball.zdf.de/ZDFsport/inhalt/24/0%2C5676%2C8089272%2C00.html . 7 October 2011 . dead .
  7. Web site: Kennedy . Paul . Twenty for Canada 2015: Germany's Dzsenifer Marozsan . Soccer America . 20 April 2017 . 14 May 2015.
  8. Web site: Frankfurt-Paris - UEFA Women's Champion's League - UEFA.com . 14 May 2015 . 28 December 2019.
  9. Web site: Statistics — Qualifying phase — Player statistics — Assists . UEFA.com . 28 December 2019.
  10. Web site: Statistics — Tournament phase — Player statistics — Assists. UEFA.com. 28 December 2019.
  11. Web site: The UEFA technical team Squad of the Season . UEFA.com . Union of European Football Associations . 13 August 2015 . 28 December 2019 .
  12. Web site: 1. FFC Frankfurt: Dzsenifer Marozsan wechselt zu Olympique Lyon . Sport1 . de . 3 May 2016 .
  13. Web site: Dzsenifer Marozsan ruled out of Champions League final & Euro 2022 with ACL injury. 21 July 2022. 90min.
  14. Web site: Players Info Marozsan Caps . 3 February 2014 . DFB.
  15. Web site: Players Info Marozsan Goals . DFB . 3 February 2014.
  16. Web site: Germany No1 Angerer heads up all-star squad . 30 July 2013 . 28 December 2019.
  17. Web site: Gold for Germany as Neid finishes in style . https://web.archive.org/web/20160820065521/http://www.fifa.com/womensolympic/news/y=2016/m=8/news=gold-for-germany-as-neid-finishes-in-style-2822872.html . dead . 20 August 2016 . 19 August 2016 . fifa.com.
  18. Web site: Marozsán neue Spielführerin der DFB-Frauen . 21 October 2016 . dfb.de.
  19. Web site: 3-0! Germany win in Marozsan's 100th international . 22 September 2020 . dfb.de.
  20. Web site: Dzsenifer Marozsán tritt aus Nationalmannschaft zurück. 13 March 2022 . dfb.de.
  21. Web site: Dzsenifer Marozsán. dfb.de. 18 September 2021.
  22. Web site: Dzsenifer Marozsan: Germany captain has blocked blood vessel in lung . BBC Sport . 18 July 2018 .
  23. Web site: Dzsenifer Marozsan makes comeback after overcoming pulmonary embolism . dfb.de . 18 October 2018 .
  24. Web site: Silver Ball 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20091025210441/http://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/u17womensworldcup/newzealand2008/awards/index.html . dead . 25 October 2009 . fifa.com.
  25. Web site: Golden Shoe 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20091025210441/http://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/u17womensworldcup/newzealand2008/awards/index.html . dead . 25 October 2009 . fifa.com.
  26. Web site: Golden Ball 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160402015103/http://www.fifa.com/u20womensworldcup/archive/japan2012/awards/index.html . dead . 2 April 2016 . fifa.com.
  27. Web site: IFFHS World's Women Best Playmaker . IFFHS . 29 December 2016 . 6 January 2017.
  28. Web site: OLYMPIQUE LYONNAIS, DZSENIFER MAROZSAN AND SARAH BOUHADDI CROWNED IN LYON. 30 May 2019. IFFHS. 31 December 2023.
  29. Web site: IFFHS WORLD AWARDS 2020 - THE WINNERS . IFFHS . 4 December 2020 . 4 December 2020.
  30. Web site: THE IFFHS WOMEN WORLD TEAM 2017 . IFFHS . 12 December 2017 . 12 December 2017.
  31. Web site: IFFHS AWARDS – THE WOMEN WORLD TEAM 2018 . IFFHS . 1 December 2018 . 5 December 2018 . 15 May 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190515040509/https://iffhs.de/iffhs-awards-2018-the-women-world-team-2018/ . dead .
  32. Web site: IFFHS AWARDS 2019 – THE IFFHS WOMEN WORLD TEAM OF THE YEAR 2019 . IFFHS . 30 November 2019 . 30 November 2019 . 2 December 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191202213837/https://iffhs.de/iffhs-awards-the-iffhs-world-women-world-team-of-the-year-2019/ . dead .
  33. Web site: 2016 FIFPro Award . fifpro.org . 9 March 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170728203723/https://www.fifpro.org/noticias/las-mejores-futbolistas-del-mundo-el-once-mundial/es/ . 28 July 2017 . dead .
  34. Web site: Trophées UNFP : Dzsenifer Marozsan et Marie-Antoinette Katoto récompensées . L'Équipe . 30 September 2018 . fr . 13 May 2018.
  35. Web site: Mbappé Wins Awards Double . www.ligue1.com . 19 May 2019 . 19 May 2019 . 25 May 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190525011547/https://www.ligue1.com/ligue1/article/mbappe-wins-awards-double.htm . dead .
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  37. Web site: Toni Kroos ist Fußballer des Jahres 2017/18 . de . kicker.de . 5 August 2018 . 5 August 2018.
  38. Web site: Dzsenifer Marozsan erneut Fußballerin des Jahres . de . kicker.de . 28 July 2019 . 28 July 2019.
  39. Web site: Dzsenifer Marozsán named Women's Champions League Midfielder of the Season . UEFA . 1 October 2020 .
  40. Web site: IFFHS WORLD'S BEST WOMAN PLAYMAKER OF THE DECADE 2011-2020 : DZSENIFER MAROZSAN . IFFHS . 8 January 2021 .
  41. Web site: IFFHS BEST WOMAN PLAYER - UEFA - OF THE DECADE 2011-2020 . IFFHS . 2 February 2021 .
  42. Web site: IFFHS WORLD'S WOMAN TEAM OF THE DECADE 2011-2020 . IFFHS . 25 January 2021 .
  43. Web site: IFFHS WOMAN TEAM - UEFA - OF THE DECADE 2011-2020 . IFFHS . 31 January 2021 .