Sara Ilonka Däbritz (born 15 February 1995) is a German professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

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and the Germany national team.

Club career

Däbritz began her junior career at SpVgg SV Weiden and

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before joining the senior team of SC Freiburg in 2012. In 2015, she moved to Bayern Munich. In 2019, she agreed a move to

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. During the 2020/21 season, she appeared 18 times, scoring three goals and providing eight assists as Paris won the

title. In June 2022, she signed a contract with Olympique Lyonnais to keep her at the club until the 2025 season.

International career

On 29 June 2013, Däbritz made her debut at senior level coming in as a second-half substitute during a friendly match against Japan. She was called up to be part of the national team for the successful campaign at the

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. In 2014, she was part of the Germany U-20 at the

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, achieving another title with a contribution of five goals for which she received the Bronze Shoe. Named for Germany's national squad for the

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, she scored her first senior goal during the tournament's match against

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. She was part of the squad for the 2016 Summer Olympics, where Germany won the gold medal. At the

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, she scored a goal in Germany's 1–0, and 4–0 wins over

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and

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, earning the player of the match award on both occasions. She scored in Germany's 3–0 triumph over

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, bringing her goal total to three for the tournament.

Career statistics

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

Honours

Bayern München *

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: 2015–16 Paris Saint-Germain *

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* Coupe de France féminine: 2021–22 Lyon *

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* Coupe de France féminine: : 2022-23 * Trophée des Championnes:

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Germany *

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, runner-up:

* Summer Olympic Games: 2016 *

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Germany U20 *

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Germany U17 *

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Individual *

Bronze Shoe:

* Fritz Walter Medal: Bronze in 2012, Silver in 2013, Gold in 2014 *

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: 2016

References

External links

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at Soccerdonna.de {{DEFAULTSORT:Dabritz, Sara 1995 births Living people German women's footballers German expatriate women's footballers Germany women's international footballers German expatriate sportspeople in France Expatriate women's footballers in France Women's association football midfielders Frauen-Bundesliga players SC Freiburg (women) players FC Bayern Munich (women) players 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup players Olympic medalists in football Footballers at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for Germany Medalists at the 2016 Summer Olympics People from Amberg Footballers from the Upper Palatinate Olympic footballers for Germany UEFA Women's Championship-winning players 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup players Paris Saint-Germain Féminine players Division 1 Féminine players UEFA Women's Euro 2022 players UEFA Women's Euro 2017 players Germany women's youth international footballers 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup players FIFA Women's Century Club