Célia Šašić (; ; born 27 June 1988) is a German former

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who played as a striker for

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, 1. FFC Frankfurt and the Germany national team before retiring in 2015.

Club career

Youth career and SC 07 Bad Neuenahr

Šašić began her career at the age of five at TuS Germania Hersel, after her older brother had taken her to a training session. After several clubs at junior level, Šašić joined the

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side

in 2004. She quickly became a regular starter and an important player for the club. In 2005, Šašić received the

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medal in bronze as the year's third best female junior player. In March 2007, she suffered a fractured

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in a league game against

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, which ended her season. She had been the division's top-scorer up until then.

1. FFC Frankfurt

In June 2013, she signed a three-year contract with 1. FFC Frankfurt. She declined the option for the third year on her contract on 12 May 2015 and became a free agent at the end of the 2014–15 season. On 16 July 2015, she announced her retirement at the age of 27.

International career

Šašić held French citizenship through her mother. After the

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had approached her, she became a

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at the beginning of 2004. Later that year, she was part of Germany's winning squad at the

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, scoring three goals in the group stage. In January 2005, Šašić made her debut for Germany's senior national team against

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. She scored her first goal in a friendly match against

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in September 2006. A tibia fracture ruled her out for the

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. She was part of Germany's squads claiming bronze at the

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and winning the title at the 2009 European Championship, where she scored in the semi-final against

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. At both tournaments, she was a reserve player with limited playing time. Šašić was called up for the German

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squad. She was part of the victorious German team at

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. She was part of the German team at FIFA Women's World Cup 2015. She scored a hat-trick in Germany's opening game against Ivory Coast on 7 June 2015, and would lead the tournament with six goals, scoring twice against Sweden in a 4–1 victory in the Round of 16, along with a penalty kick goal against France in the quarterfinals. However, she went on to miss a vital penalty kick versus the United States in the semifinals as Germany was eliminated. While

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scored three goals in the final to match Šašić's six and both had one assist, the tiebreaker regarding lesser playtime eventually gave Šašić the Golden Boot as the tournament top scorer. She subsequently announced her retirement from football on 17 July 2015.

Personal life

Šašić was born in

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, Germany, the daughter of a

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ian father and a French mother. Her

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"da Mbabi" roughly means "(daughter) of Mbabi", while "Okoyino" derives from her father's grandmother. Because of her long name, she was the only women's Bundesliga player with only her first name on her jersey. However, in the national team, her full family name was displayed. In 2007, Šašić graduated with the

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diploma at the Friedrich-Ebert-Gymnasium in Bonn. Her majors were Sports and French. Since October 2009, she began studying

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at the University of Koblenz and Landau. In August 2013 she married the Croatian football player Marko Šašić, the son of Milan Šašić, and decided to use the name Célia Šašić. Šašić gave birth to her first child, a daughter, after retiring in 2016.

Career statistics

Club

International goals

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

Honours

1. FFC Frankfurt *

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: 2013–14 *

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: 2014–15 Germany *

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2009 2009 was designated as the International Year of Astronomy by the United Nations to coincide with the 400th anniversary of Galileo Galilei's first known astronomical studies with a telescope and the publication of Astronomia Nova by Joha ...

2013 2013 was the first year since 1987 to contain four unique digits (a span of 26 years). 2013 was designated as: *International Year of Water Cooperation *International Year of Quinoa Events January * January 5 – 2013 Craig, Alask ...

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2006 2006 was designated as the International Year of Deserts and Desertification. Events January * January 1– 4 – Russia temporarily cuts shipment of natural gas to Ukraine during a price dispute. * January 12 – A stampede during t ...

2012 2012 was designated as: *International Year of Cooperatives *International Year of Sustainable Energy for All Events January *January 4 – The Cicada 3301 internet hunt begins. * January 12 – Peaceful protests begin in the R ...

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* Olympic bronze medal:

2008 2008 was designated as: *International Year of Languages *International Year of Planet Earth *International Year of the Potato *International Year of Sanitation The Great Recession, a worldwide recession which began in 2007, continued throu ...

Germany U20 * U-19 Women's World Championship:

2004 2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and Its Abolition (by UNESCO). Events January * January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 60 ...

Individual * German Footballer of the Year: 2012, 2015 *

top scorer: 2013–14, 2014–15 *

: top scorer: 2014–15 *

medal: Bronze 2005 *

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Golden Shoe (top scorer) * FIFA Women's World Cup All Star Team:

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* FIFA Women's World Cup Dream Team:

* UEFA Best Women's Player in Europe Award: 2015 * FIFPro: FIFA FIFPro World XI

* UEFA Women's Championship All-Star Team:

References

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at DFB * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Sasic, Celia 1988 births Living people Frauen-Bundesliga players Eintracht Frankfurt (women) players 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup players 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup players Women's association football forwards Footballers at the 2008 Summer Olympics German people of Cameroonian descent German people of French descent French women's footballers Naturalized citizens of Germany German women's footballers Germany women's international footballers Medalists at the 2008 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for Germany Olympic footballers for Germany Olympic medalists in football SC 07 Bad Neuenahr players Footballers from Bonn FIFA Women's Century Club UEFA Women's Championship–winning players 21st-century French sportswomen 21st-century German sportswomen