Dzsenifer Marozsán (; born 18 April 1992) is a professional

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who plays as a

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for French club Olympique Lyonnais, as well as the Germany national team. She previously played for

1. FC Saarbrücken 1. FC Saarbrücken (german: 1. Fußball-Club Saarbrücken e. V.) is a football club based in Saarbrücken, Saarland. The club plays in the 3. Liga, which is the third tier of football in Germany. The club began its existence as the football de ...

and 1. FFC Frankfurt in the German

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. Born in Hungary, she represents Germany at international level. 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. In 2015, her cross to Mandy Islacker in stoppage time resulted in a

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win for 1. FFC Frankfurt. She scored the game-winning goal during the

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semifinal against Sweden helping Germany win the title.

Early life

Born in

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, Hungary, Marozsán moved with her family to Germany in 1996, after her father János Marozsán, a four-time Hungarian football national, had signed a contract with

. She began her career at DJK Burbach, where she played for a boys' team. She then joined the youth department of

. The

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pushed for naturalizing her so she could play for Germany. In fact her whole family was naturalized, because she was still under-aged.

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

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when she made her debut for

. She also holds the record as the Bundesliga's youngest goal scorer at 15 years and 4 months.

1. FFC Frankfurt, 2009–2016

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Marozsán signed with 1. FFC Frankfurt in 2009. During her time with the club, Frankfurt managed two second-place finishes, coming in the 2010-2011 and 2013-2014 seasons. She reached her first ever UWCL final in

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, where Frankfurt were defeated 2–0 by her future club,

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. 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. She ended up as top assister of the tournament with 8 assists and was named to the team of the tournament by UEFA. In her final season with Frankfurt, they finished third in the Bundesliga table, disqualifying them from UWCL competition for the coming season.

Olympique Lyonnais, 2016–present

In July 2016, Marozsán signed with Olympique Lyonnais from 1. FFC Frankfurt. On the 12th of April 2022 she suffered a right knee ACL rupture, which ruled her out of 2022 UWCL Final and

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International career

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

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. In 2013, Germany coach

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named her to the Germany squad for the 2013

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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

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, where she started the match behind striker

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. Germany won the final thanks to two Nadine Angerer penalty saves and a close-range

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shot, giving Marozsán her first major international title. Marozsán was named to the UEFA team of the tournament for her performances throughout the competition. She scored the deciding goal in the 2016 Olympic Final, leading Germany to their first-ever women's football Olympic gold medal. She was named captain of the German team on 21 October 2016. On 22 September 2020, Marozsán played her 100th match for Germany in a 3–0 win against

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during the UEFA Women's Euro 2021 qualifying.

Career statistics

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

Personal life

Marozsán had

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in July 2018. Three months later, she returned to playing football.

Honours

1. FC Saarbrücken *

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: 2008–09 *

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runner-up: 2007–08 FFC Frankfurt *

: 2014–15; runner-up: 2011–12 *

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: 2010–2011, 2013–2014 Olympique Lyonnais *

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: 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20 *

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: 2016–17, 2018–19, 2019–20 *

: 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20 Germany *

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* Summer Olympic Games gold medal:

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Germany U20 * FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup: 2010 Germany U17 * UEFA Women's U-17 Championship:

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Individual *

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Silver Ball:

Golden Shoe:

* UEFA Women's U-17 Championship top scorer: 2008 *

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bronze medal: 2009 * FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup Golden Ball:

* UEFA Women's Championship All-Star Team:

* Algarve Cup Most Valuable Player: 2014 * UEFA Best Women's Player in Europe Award third place: 2015, 2016, 2017 * FIFA Women's World Player of the Year nominee: 2016 * IFFHS World's Best Woman Playmaker: 2016, 2020 * IFFHS Women's World Team: 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 * FIFPro: FIFA FIFPro World XI

* UNFP Female Player of the Year: 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19 *

XI of the Year: 2016–17 * Women's Footballer of the Year in Germany: 2017, 2018, 2019 * UEFA Champions League Midfielder of the Season: 2019–20 * IFFHS World's Best Woman Playmaker of the Decade 2011–2020 * IFFHS UEFA Best Woman Player of the Decade 2011–2020 * IFFHS World's Woman Team of the Decade 2011–2020 * IFFHS UEFA Woman Team of the Decade 2011–2020

References

External links

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