Sara Doorsoun
{{Short description|German footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Sara Doorsoun Khajeh
| image = 2023-07-03 Fussball, Frauen, Deutsche Nationalmannschaft, Media Day 1DX 6577 by Stepro-2.jpg
| caption = Doorsoun with Germany in 2023
| full_name = Sara Doorsoun-Khajeh{{cite web |url=https://tournament.fifadata.com/documents/FWWC/2019/pdf/FWWC_2019_SQUADLISTS.PDF |title=FIFA Women's World Cup France 2019 – List of Players: Germany |publisher=FIFA |page=10 |date=7 July 2019 |access-date=18 February 2022 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190708190751/https://tournament.fifadata.com/documents/FWWC/2019/pdf/FWWC_2019_SQUADLISTS.PDF |archive-date=8 July 2019}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1991|11|17}}
| birth_place = Cologne, Germany
| height = 1.72 m
| currentclub = Eintracht Frankfurt
| clubnumber = 23
| position = Defender
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 = SV Wesseling
| youthyears2 =
| youthclubs2 = SpVgg Köttingen
| youthyears3 =
| 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 = 2016–2025
| nationalteam4 = Germany
| nationalcaps4 = 59
| nationalgoals4 = 1
| club-update = 15:03, 4 February 2024 (UTC)
| medaltemplates =
{{MedalCountry|{{fbw|GER}}}}
{{MedalOlympic}}
{{MedalBronze|2024 Paris|Team}}
{{MedalCompetition|UEFA Women's Championship}}
{{MedalSilver|2022 England|}}
{{Medal|Comp|UEFA Women's Nations League}}
{{MedalBronze|2024 France–Netherlands–Spain|}}
}}
Sara Doorsoun-Khajeh ({{langx|fa|سارا دورسون خواجه}}, {{langx|tr|Sara Dursun}}; born 17 November 1991) is a German professional footballer who plays as a defender for Frauen-Bundesliga club Eintracht Frankfurt. She also played for the German national team.
Early life
Doorsoun-Khajeh was born in Cologne to an Iranian father and a Turkish mother.{{Cite web|url=http://www.dfb.de/en/news/detail/doorsoun-for-germany-i-never-considered-another-team-143386/?no_cache=1|title=Doorsoun for Germany: "I never considered another team"|website=DFB - Deutscher Fußball-Bund e.V.}}
Club career
=VfL Wolfsburg=
In her debut season with VfL Wolfsburg, Doorsoun won the 2018–19 Frauen-Bundesliga and the DFB-Pokal.{{Cite web|url=https://www.goal.com/en-us/news/i-want-to-show-them-how-good-i-am-sara-doorsoun-ready-to-cap/sg4mxhakmh0y11ewxeo2e4fmx|title='I want to show them how good I am' - Sara Doorsoun ready to cap season of firsts with World Cup glory | Goal.com|website=www.goal.com}} She won the Frauen-Bundesliga and DFB-Pokal again the following season with Wolfsburg.{{Cite web|url=https://www.dw.com/en/wolfsburg-win-thrilling-german-cup-final-against-essen/a-54051513|title=Wolfsburg win thrilling German Cup final against Essen | DW | 04.07.2020|website=Deutsche Welle}} 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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.uefa.com/womenschampionsleague/news/0260-1041cfdebb9a-f8607b16913a-1000--wolfsburg-1-3-lyon-women-s-champions-league-final-report/|title=Wolfsburg 1-3 Lyon: Women's Champions League final report|date=30 August 2020}}
=Eintracht Frankfurt=
On 25 April 2023, Doorsoun signed a two year contract with the club.{{citeweb|url=https://frauen.eintracht.de/news/sara-doorsoun-bleibt-bis-2025-149867|title=Sara Doorsoun bleibt bis 2025|trans-title=Sara Doorsoun stays until 2025|language=German|website=frauen.eintracht.de}} On 7 March 2025, she extended her contract further until 30 June 2026.{{citeweb|url=https://frauen.eintracht.de/news/sara-doorsoun-bleibt-ein-weiteres-jahr-166408|title=Sara Doorsoun bleibt ein weiteres Jahr|trans-title=Sara Doorsoun stays for another year|language=German|website=frauen.entracht.de}}
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. 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.{{cite web| url = https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2016/02/26/19/33/160226-wnt-usa-england-france-and-germany-name-shebelieves-cup-rosters| title = News & Stories {{!}} U.S. Soccer Official Website}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.dfb.de/news/detail/jones-beruft-em-kader-popp-fehlt-verletzt-170074/|title=Jones beruft EM-Kader - Popp fehlt verletzt|website=DFB - Deutscher Fußball-Bund e.V.}} 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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.uefa.com/womensworldcup/teams/players/1905288--sara-doorsoun/|title=Women's World Cup - Sara Doorsoun-Khajeh|website=UEFA}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.dfb.de/frauen-nationalmannschaft/news-detail/voss-tecklenburg-beruft-wm-kader-202422/|title=Voss-Tecklenburg beruft WM-Kader|website=DFB - Deutscher Fußball-Bund e.V.}}
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.{{Cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2019/08/31/europe/uefa-womens-championship/germany/montenegro/3011027/|title=Germany vs. Montenegro - 31 August 2019 - Soccerway|website=int.soccerway.com}} On 18 June 2022, she was named in Germany's final UEFA Women's Euro 2022 squad.{{cite web | url=https://www.dfb.de/news/detail/voss-tecklenburg-beruft-endgueltigen-kader-fuer-die-em-in-england-241279/ | title=Voss-Tecklenburg beruft endgültigen Kader für die EM in England }} 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.{{cite news | url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/62301014 | title=Germany beat France to set up final with England | work=BBC Sport }} On 31 May 2023, Doorsoun was named in Germany's preliminary squad for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup,{{cite web | url=https://www.dfb.de/news/detail/voss-tecklenburg-beruft-erweiterten-wm-kader-mit-28-spielerinnen-251968/ | title=Voss-Tecklenburg beruft erweiterten WM-Kader mit 28 Spielerinnen }} and was named in their final 23-player squad on 8 July.{{cite web | url=https://www.dfb.de/news/detail/voss-tecklenburg-beruft-finalen-kader-fuer-die-weltmeisterschaft-253241/ | title=Voss-Tecklenburg beruft finalen Kader für die Weltmeisterschaft }} In July 2024, Doorsoun was named in Germany's squad for the 2024 Summer Olympics.{{cite web | url=https://www.dfb.de/news/detail/das-ist-hrubeschs-olympia-kader-fuer-frankreich-262872/ | title=Das ist Hrubeschs Olympia-Kader für Frankreich }}
In June 2025, she announced her retirement from intertional football.{{cite web | url=https://www.dfb.de/news/doorsoun-beendet-karriere-in-der-nationalmannschaft| title=Doorsoun beendet Karriere in der Nationalmannschaft|date=9 June 2025|publisher=dfb.de}}
Personal life
In 2021, Doorsoun began dating Princess Charming winner Lou Schaaf. Doorsoun confirmed their split in December 2022.[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] {{in lang|de}}
Career statistics
=Club=
{{updated|24 April 2022}}{{Soccerway}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | |||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|National cup !colspan="2"|League cup !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Total | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps||Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="3"|SG Wattenscheid 09
|rowspan="2"|2. Frauen-Bundesliga |22 | 2 | 3 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 25 | 2 | ||
| 2009–10
|9 | 2 | 3 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 12 | 3 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!31 | 4 | 6 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 37 | 5 | ||
| rowspan="4"|Bad Neuenahr
|rowspan="3"|Frauen-Bundesliga |10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 10 | 0 | ||
| 2010–11
|20 | 0 | 4 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 24 | 1 | ||
| 2011–12
|22 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 29 | 2 | |
| colspan="2"|Total
!52 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 63 | 3 | |
| Turbine Potsdam
|Frauen-Bundesliga |14 | 1 | 3 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 4 | 0 | 21 | 1 | |
| rowspan="6"|SGS Essen
|rowspan="5"|Frauen-Bundesliga |22 | 3 | 5 | 2 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 27 | 5 | ||
| 2014–15
|16 | 4 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 18 | 4 | ||
| 2015–16
|22 | 3 | 2 | 2 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 24 | 5 | ||
| 2016–17
|21 | 3 | 2 | 2 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 23 | 5 | ||
| 2017–18
|19 | 2 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 21 | 2 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!100 | 15 | 13 | 6 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 113 | 21 | ||
| rowspan="5"|VfL Wolfsburg
|rowspan="4"|Frauen-Bundesliga |18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 4 | 0 | 24 | 0 | |
| 2019–20
|12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 5 | 0 | 19 | 0 | |
| 2020–21
|10 | 1 | 3 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 6 | 0 | 19 | 1 | |
| 2021–22
|5 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 5 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!45 | 1 | 7 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 20 | 0 | 72 | 1 | |
| VfL Wolfsburg II
|2. Frauen-Bundesliga |1 | 0 | colspan="6"|— | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Eintracht Frankfurt
|Frauen-Bundesliga |7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 7 | 0 | ||
| colspan="3"|Career total
!250 | 23 | 35 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 314 | 31 |
=International=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year{{Cite web|url=https://datencenter.dfb.de/profil/124684|title=Sara Doorsoun|publisher=dfb.de|date=18 September 2021}} | |||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| rowspan="10"|Germany
|2016 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 10 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 12 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | |
| colspan="2"|Total | 59 | 1 |
:Scores and results list Germany's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Doorsoun goal.
| class="wikitable sortable" | ||||||
| scope="col"|No.
!scope="col"|Date !scope="col"|Venue !scope="col"|Opponent !scope="col"|Score !scope="col"|Result !scope="col"|Competition | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align="center"|1 | 31 August 2019 | Auestadion, Kassel, Germany | {{fbw|MNE}} | align="center"|6–0 | align="center"|10–0 | UEFA Women's Euro 2021 qualifying |
Honours
- Frauen-Bundesliga: 2018–19, 2019–20
- DFB-Pokal: 2018–19, 2019–20, 2020–21
- UEFA Women's Champions League runner-up: 2019–2020{{cite web | url=https://www.uefa.com/womenschampionsleague/match/2030157/ | title=Wolfsburg-Lyon }}
Germany
- Summer Olympics bronze medal: 2024{{Cite web |title=Spain 0-1 Germany: Germany win women's football bronze at Paris 2024 |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/olympics/live/cj9ljlw8dx7t |access-date=2024-08-12 |website=BBC Sport |language=en-GB}}
- UEFA Women's Championship runner-up: 2022{{cite web | url=https://www.uefa.com/womenseuro/match/2032236--england-vs-germany/ | title=England-Germany }}
- UEFA Women's Nations League third place: 2023–24{{Cite news |date=28 February 2024 |title=Germany win Nations League play-off to reach Olympics |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/68430606 |access-date=29 February 2024 |work=BBC Sport |language=en-GB}}
Individual
- Silbernes Lorbeerblatt: 2024{{cite web |title=Silbernes Lorbeerblatt für Bronze-Gewinnerinnen |url=https://www.dfb.de/news/silbernes-lorbeerblatt-fuer-bronze-gewinnerinnen |website=dfb.de |publisher=DFB |access-date=2 December 2024 |language=de |date=4 November 2024}}{{cite web |title=Verleihung des Silbernen Lorbeerblattes |url=https://www.bundespraesident.de/SharedDocs/Berichte/DE/Frank-Walter-Steinmeier/2024/11/241104-Silbernes-Lorbeerblatt-2024.html |website=bundespraesident.de |publisher=Bundespräsidialamt |access-date=13 December 2024 |language=de |date=4 November 2024}}
References
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External links
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