Dzsenifer Marozsán (; born 18 April 1992) is a professional
footballer
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who plays as a
midfielder
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for French club
Olympique Lyonnais, as well as the
Germany national team. She previously played for
1. FC Saarbrücken
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and
1. FFC Frankfurt in the German
Frauen Bundesliga
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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
UEFA Women's Champions League
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The ...
win for
1. FFC Frankfurt.
She scored the game-winning goal during the
UEFA Women's Euro 2013
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semifinal against
Sweden helping Germany win the title.
Early life
Born in
Budapest
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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
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 ...
. She began her career at DJK Burbach, where she played for a boys' team. She then joined the youth department of
1. FC Saarbrücken
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. 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
Bundesliga
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when she made her debut for
1. FC Saarbrücken
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. She also holds the record as the Bundesliga's youngest goal scorer at 15 years and 4 months.
1. FFC Frankfurt, 2009–2016
![Dzsenifer Marozsán freigestellt by Stepro](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/de/Dzsenifer_Marozs%C3%A1n_freigestellt_by_Stepro.jpg)
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
2012
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, where Frankfurt were defeated 2–0 by her future club,
Lyon
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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
UEFA Women's Euro 2022
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.
International career
![Dzsenifer Marozsán 2016](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1d/Dzsenifer_Marozs%C3%A1n_2016.jpg)
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
Turkey
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.
In 2013, Germany coach
Silvia Neid
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named her to the Germany squad for the 2013
UEFA Women's Euro
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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
Norway
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, where she started the match behind striker
Célia Okoyino da Mbabi
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Career
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. Germany won the final thanks to two
Nadine Angerer penalty saves and a close-range
Anja Mittag
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In July 2020, Mittag announced that she will end her playing career after the women's Saxony Cup ...
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
pulmonary embolism
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in July 2018. Three months later, she returned to playing football.
Honours
1. FC Saarbrücken
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2. Bundesliga
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:
2008–09
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German Cup
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runner-up:
2007–08
FFC Frankfurt
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UEFA Women's Champions League
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The ...
:
2014–15; runner-up:
2011–12
*
DFB Pokal
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:
2010–2011,
2013–2014
Olympique Lyonnais
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Division 1 Féminine
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:
2016–17,
2017–18,
2018–19,
2019–20
*
Coupe de France féminine
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The term ''coupé'' was first applied to horse-drawn carriages for two passengers without rear-facing seats. It comes from the French past parti ...
: 2016–17, 2018–19, 2019–20
*
UEFA Women's Champions League
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The ...
:
2016–17,
2017–18,
2018–19,
2019–20
Germany
*
UEFA Women's Championship
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:
2013
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Summer Olympic Games gold medal:
2016
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Algarve Cup
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:
2012
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,
2014
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Germany U20
*
FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup:
2010
Germany U17
*
UEFA Women's U-17 Championship:
2008
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Individual
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FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup
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Silver Ball:
2008
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*
FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup
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Golden Shoe:
2008
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*
UEFA Women's U-17 Championship top scorer: 2008
*
Fritz Walter Medal
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bronze medal: 2009
*
FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup Golden Ball:
2012
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*
UEFA Women's Championship All-Star Team:
2013
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*
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
2016
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*
UNFP Female Player of the Year:
2016–17,
2017–18,
2018–19
*
Division 1 Féminine
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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
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1992 births
Living people
German women's footballers
German expatriate sportspeople in France
Expatriate women's footballers in France
1. FC Saarbrücken (women) players
1. FFC Frankfurt players
Olympique Lyonnais Féminin players
Hungarian emigrants to Germany
Naturalized citizens of Germany
Germany women's international footballers
2015 FIFA Women's World Cup players
Footballers from Budapest
Women's association football midfielders
Olympic footballers of Germany
Footballers at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Medalists at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Olympic medalists in football
Olympic gold medalists for Germany
German expatriate women's footballers
Frauen-Bundesliga players
Division 1 Féminine players
Olympic women's footballers of Germany
UEFA Women's Championship-winning players
2019 FIFA Women's World Cup players
German people of Hungarian descent
FIFA Century Club
National Women's Soccer League players
UEFA Women's Euro 2017 players