Sara Doorsoun Explained

Sara Doorsoun Khajeh
Full Name:Sara Doorsoun-Khajeh[1]
Birth Date:1991 11, df=yes
Birth Place:Cologne, Germany
Height:1.72 m
Currentclub:Eintracht Frankfurt
Clubnumber:23
Position:Defender
Youthclubs1:SV Wesseling
Youthclubs2:SpVgg Köttingen
Youthclubs3:Fortuna Köln
Years1:2007–2008
Clubs1:Fortuna Köln
Caps1:12
Goals1:6
Years2:2008–2010
Clubs2:SG Wattenscheid 09
Caps2:31
Goals2:4
Years3:2010–2012
Clubs3:Bad Neuenahr
Caps3:52
Goals3:2
Years4:2012–2013
Clubs4:Turbine Potsdam
Caps4:14
Goals4:1
Years5:2013–2018
Clubs5:SGS Essen
Caps5:100
Goals5:15
Years6:2018–2022
Clubs6:VfL Wolfsburg
Caps6:45
Goals6:1
Years7:2021
Clubs7:VfL Wolfsburg II
Caps7:1
Goals7:0
Years8:2022–
Clubs8:Eintracht Frankfurt
Caps8:41
Goals8:3
Nationalyears1:2006
Nationalteam1:Germany U15
Nationalcaps1:3
Nationalgoals1:1
Nationalyears2:2006–2007
Nationalteam2:Germany U17
Nationalcaps2:4
Nationalgoals2:0
Nationalyears3:2009–2010
Nationalteam3:Germany U19
Nationalcaps3:3
Nationalgoals3:0
Nationalyears4:2016–
Nationalteam4:Germany
Nationalcaps4:56
Nationalgoals4:1
Club-Update:15:03, 4 February 2024 (UTC)
Nationalteam-Update:15:19, 9 August 2024 (UTC)

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

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cupLeague cupContinentalTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals!AppsGoals
SG Wattenscheid 092008–092. Frauen-Bundesliga22230252
2009–109231123
Total31461375
Bad Neuenahr2009–10Frauen-Bundesliga10000100
2010–1120041241
2011–122222050292
Total5226150633
Turbine Potsdam2012–13Frauen-Bundesliga1413040211
SGS Essen2013–14Frauen-Bundesliga22352275
2014–1516420184
2015–1622322245
2016–1721322235
2017–1819220212
Total1001513611321
VfL Wolfsburg2018–19Frauen-Bundesliga1802040240
2019–201202050190
2020–211013060191
2021–225050100
Total45170200721
VfL Wolfsburg II2021–222. Frauen-Bundesliga1010
Eintracht Frankfurt2021–22Frauen-Bundesliga700070
Career total250233585024031431

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Germany201640
201770
2018100
2019121
202010
202110
202270
202380
202460
Total561

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

Honours

VfL Wolfsburg[3]

2018–19, 2019–20

2018–19, 2019–20, 2020–21

Germany

Notes and References

  1. Web site: FIFA Women's World Cup France 2019 – List of Players: Germany . . 10 . 7 July 2019 . 18 February 2022 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20190708190751/https://tournament.fifadata.com/documents/FWWC/2019/pdf/FWWC_2019_SQUADLISTS.PDF . 8 July 2019.
  2. Web site: Doorsoun for Germany: "I never considered another team". DFB - Deutscher Fußball-Bund e.V..
  3. Web site: 'I want to show them how good I am' - Sara Doorsoun ready to cap season of firsts with World Cup glory | Goal.com. www.goal.com.
  4. Web site: Wolfsburg win thrilling German Cup final against Essen | DW | 04.07.2020. Deutsche Welle.
  5. Web site: Wolfsburg 1-3 Lyon: Women's Champions League final report. 30 August 2020.
  6. Web site: News & Stories U.S. Soccer Official Website.
  7. Web site: Jones beruft EM-Kader - Popp fehlt verletzt. DFB - Deutscher Fußball-Bund e.V..
  8. Web site: Women's World Cup - Sara Doorsoun-Khajeh. UEFA.com.
  9. Web site: Voss-Tecklenburg beruft WM-Kader. DFB - Deutscher Fußball-Bund e.V..
  10. Web site: Germany vs. Montenegro - 31 August 2019 - Soccerway. int.soccerway.com.
  11. Web site: Voss-Tecklenburg beruft endgültigen Kader für die EM in England .
  12. News: Germany beat France to set up final with England . BBC Sport .
  13. Web site: Voss-Tecklenburg beruft erweiterten WM-Kader mit 28 Spielerinnen .
  14. Web site: Voss-Tecklenburg beruft finalen Kader für die Weltmeisterschaft .
  15. Web site: Das ist Hrubeschs Olympia-Kader für Frankreich .
  16. https://www.express.de/promi-und-show/princess-charming-siegerin-liebt-jetzt-fussball-profi-sara-doorsoun-72233?cb=1630420728565 Express.de: Nach Küssen im TV „Princess Charming“-Siegerin liebt jetzt Fußball-Profi
  17. Web site: Wolfsburg-Lyon | UEFA Women's Champions League 2019/20 .
  18. Web site: Spain 0-1 Germany: Germany win women's football bronze at Paris 2024 . 2024-08-12 . BBC Sport . en-GB.
  19. Web site: England-Germany | UEFA Women's EURO 2022 .
  20. News: 28 February 2024 . Germany win Nations League play-off to reach Olympics . 29 February 2024 . BBC Sport . en-GB.