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

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who plays as a

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for French club

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. She previously played for

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and 1. FFC Frankfurt in the German

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and the Germany national team. Born in Hungary, she represented 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

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helping Germany win the title.

Early life

Born in

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, Hungary, Marozsán moved with her family to Germany in 1996 when she was four years old, after her father

János Marozsán János Marozsán (born 13 May 1965) is a Hungarian footballer. He is the father of footballer Dzsenifer Marozsán Dzsenifer Marozsán (; born 18 April 1992) is a professional Association football, footballer who plays as a Midfielder (asso ...

, 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

Marozsán signed with 1. FFC Frankfurt in 2009. During her time with the club, Frankfurt managed two second-place finishes, coming in the

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and 2013–14 seasons. She reached her first ever UWCL final in

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

. 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.

Lyon, 2016–present

2016/2017

Marozsán signed with French side

from 1. FFC Frankfurt ahead of the 2016–17 season. In 2017, Dzsenifer Marozsán won the UNFP Trophy for Best Player in D1 Féminine, making it the third consecutive year that a Lyon player had received the award. Previous winners were

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(2015) and

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(2016).

2017/2018

On May 13, 2018, Dzsenifer Marozsán was named the UNFP D1 Féminine Player of the Year for the second consecutive season.

2018/2019

On May 19, 2019, Dzsenifer Marozsán was named D1 Féminine Player of the Year for the third consecutive season. She won both the UEFA Women's Champions League and the domestic double (Division 1 Féminine and Coupe de France) during the 2018–2019 season.

2019/2020

On June 22, 2020, Dzsenifer Marozsán extended her contract with Olympique Lyonnais until 2023. Despite previously considering a move away from Lyon and potentially joining Utah Royals FC, Marozsán ultimately decided to stay with the club. The COVID-19 pandemic and the subsequent suspension of the U.S. league season influenced her decision.

2020/2021

On April 19, 2021, Olympique Lyonnais announced that Dzsenifer Marozsán, alongside goalkeeper

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, was loaned to their American franchise,

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. The loan began on June 5, 2021, and lasted until December 31, 2021.

2021/2022

On the 12 April 2022, she suffered a right knee ACL rupture, which ruled her out of 2022 UWCL Final and

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2022/2023

2023/2024

In 2023, she extended her contract with Lyon until June 2025. In March 2024, Dzsenifer Marozsán was named the German Football Ambassador of 2023. Marozsán won the public vote, surpassing Mélanie Leupolz. The award was presented to her during a public training session at the Groupama OL Training Center, where she received the trophy from Roland Bischof, president of the German Football Ambassador association. She succeeded Ilkay Gündogan as the recipient of this honor. On April 1, 2024, Dzsenifer Marozsán played her 200th match for Olympique Lyonnais during a 3–0 victory against Le Havre.

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

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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

, 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

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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

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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

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during the

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. In March 2023, she announced her retirement from international football.

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. Her father

was also a footballer, he played in the

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as a midfielder four times in 1990–91.

Honours

1. FC Saarbrücken * 2. Bundesliga: 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 Lyon *

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: 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20, 2021–22,

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, 2023–24 *

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: 2016–17, 2018–19, 2019–20, 2022–23 *

: 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20, 2021–22 Germany *

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gold medal:

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Germany U20 *

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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 *

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, 2018, 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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