Dzsenifer Marozsán (; born 18 April 1992) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for French club

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, as well as the Germany national team. She previously played for

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and

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in the German Frauen Bundesliga. 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 win for

. She scored the game-winning goal during the UEFA Women's Euro 2013 semifinal against

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helping Germany win the title.

Early life

Born in Budapest, Hungary, Marozsán moved with her family to Germany in 1996, after her father

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, 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 DFB 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 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

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, 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. 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

from

. 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.

International career

Marozsán made her debut for the senior national team on 28 October 2010 in a match against

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. Her first goal for the senior national team came on 15 February 2012 in a match against Turkey. 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

, 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

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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. 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

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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 Montenegro during the

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

Honours

1. FC Saarbrücken *

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: 2008–09 * German Cup runner-up: 2007–08 FFC Frankfurt * UEFA Women's Champions League: 2014–15; runner-up: 2011–12 * DFB Pokal: 2010–2011, 2013–2014 Olympique Lyonnais * Division 1 Féminine: 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20 * Coupe de France féminine: 2016–17, 2018–19, 2019–20 * UEFA Women's Champions League: 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20 Germany * UEFA Women's Championship:

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gold medal:

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* Algarve Cup:

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Germany U20 *

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Germany U17 * UEFA Women's U-17 Championship:

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Individual * FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup Silver Ball:

* FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup Golden Shoe:

* UEFA Women's U-17 Championship top scorer: 2008 * Fritz Walter Medal bronze medal: 2009 *

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 *

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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 * Division 1 Féminine 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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National team profile
at DFB
Player German domestic football stats
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