Célia Šašić (; ; born 27 June 1988) is a German former footballer who played as a striker for SC 07 Bad Neuenahr, 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 Bundesliga side SC 07 Bad Neuenahr in 2004. She quickly became a regular starter and an important player for the club. In 2005, Šašić received the Fritz Walter medal in bronze as the year's third best female junior player. In March 2007, she suffered a fractured tibia in a league game against Bayern Munich, 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 German Football Association had approached her, she became a German citizen at the beginning of 2004. Later that year, she was part of Germany's winning squad at the 2004 FIFA U-19 Women's World Championship, scoring three goals in the group stage.

In January 2005, Šašić made her debut for Germany's senior national team against Australia. She scored her first goal in a friendly match against Canada in September 2006. A tibia fracture ruled her out for the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup. She was part of Germany's squads claiming bronze at the 2008 Summer Olympics and winning the title at the 2009 European Championship, where she scored in the semi-final against Norway. At both tournaments, she was a reserve player with limited playing time. Šašić was called up for the German 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup squad. She was part of the victorious German team at UEFA Women's Euro 2013.

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 Carli Lloyd 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 Bonn, Germany, the daughter of a Cameroonian father and a French mother. Her family name "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 Abitur diploma at the Friedrich-Ebert-Gymnasium in Bonn. Her majors were Sports and French. Since October 2009, she began studying Cultural studies 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 + Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueCupEuropeTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsSC 07 Bad Neuenahr2004–05Bundesliga125—1252005–06Bundesliga1615—16152006–07Bundesliga1211—12112007–08Bundesliga129—1292008–09Bundesliga74—742009–10Bundesliga191523—21182010–11Bundesliga191743—23202011–12Bundesliga201113—21142012–13Bundesliga191022—2112Total13697911—1451081. FFC Frankfurt2013–14Bundesliga202042—24222014–15Bundesliga2021448143239Total4041868145661Career total1761381717814201169

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

+ List of international goals scored by Célia ŠašićNo.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition1 4 September 2005 Edmonton, Canada 3–2 4–3 Friendly2 25 October 2006 Aalen, Germany 5–1 5–1 Friendly3 23 November 2006 Karlsruhe, Germany 3–0 6–3 Friendly4 25 July 2009 Sinsheim, Germany 6–0 6–0 Friendly5 7 September 2009 Helsinki, Finland 2–1 3–1 UEFA Women's Euro 20096 17 February 2010 Duisburg, Germany 3–0 3–0 Friendly7 15 September 2010 Dresden, Germany 5–0 5–0 Friendly8 21 May 2011 Ingolstadt, Germany 2–0 2–0 Friendly9 3 June 2011 Osnabrück, Germany 4–0 5–0 Friendly10 7 June 2011 Aachen, Germany 1–0 5–0 Friendly11 26 June 2011 Berlin, Germany 2–0 2–1 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup12 5 July 2011 Mönchengladbach, Germany 4–2 4–2 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup13 19 November 2011 Wiesbaden, Germany 1–0 17–0 UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualifying14 3–0 15 5–016 6–017 15 February 2012 İzmir, Turkey 2–0 5–0 UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualifying18 5 March 2012 Parchal, Portugal 1–0 4–0 2012 Algarve Cup19 2–020 3–0 21 7 March 2012 Faro, Portugal 2–0 4–3 2012 Algarve Cup22 3–223 4–324 31 March 2012 Mannheim, Germany 1–0 5–0 UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualifying25 2–026 4–027 5–0 28 5 April 2012 Aarau, Switzerland 1–0 6–0 UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualifying29 3–0 30 5–031 6–032 15 September 2012 Karaganda, Kazakhstan 1–0 7–0 UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualifying33 3–034 19 September 2012 Duisburg, Germany 1–0 10–0 UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualifying35 7–0 36 11 March 2013 Lagos, Portugal 1–0 2–0 2013 Algarve Cup37 5 April 2013 Offenbach am Main, Germany 2–3 3–3 Friendly38 15 June 2013 Essen, Germany 2–0 3–0 Friendly39 3–0 40 29 June 2013 Munich, Germany 2–1 4–2 Friendly41 3–2 42 14 July 2013 Växjö, Sweden 2–0 3–0 UEFA Women's Euro 201343 3–044 21 September 2013 Cottbus, Germany 1–0 9–0 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification45 26 October 2013 Koper, Slovenia 1–0 13–0 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification46 6–047 10–048 30 October 2013 Frankfurt, Germany 1–0 4–0 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification49 27 November 2013 Osijek, Croatia 2–0 8–0 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification50 5 March 2014 Albufeira, Portugal 3–0 5–0 2013 Algarve Cup51 13 September 2014 Moscow, Russia 2–1 4–1 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification52 3–153 4–154 23 November 2014 London, England 2–0 3–0 Friendly55 3–056 9 March 2015 Parchal, Portugal 3–1 3–1 2015 Algarve Cup57 8 April 2015 Fürth, Germany 1–0 4–0 Friendly58 7 June 2015 Ottawa, Canada 1–0 10–0 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup 59 2–060 4–061 20 June 2015 Ottawa, Canada 2–0 4–1 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup62 3–063 26 June 2015 Montreal, Canada 1–1 1–1 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup

Honours

1. FFC Frankfurt DFB-Pokal: 2013–14 UEFA Women's Champions League: 2014–15

Germany UEFA European Championship: 2009, 2013 Algarve Cup: 2006, 2012, 2014 Olympic bronze medal: 2008

Germany U20 U-19 Women's World Championship: 2004

Individual German Footballer of the Year: 2012, 2015 Bundesliga top scorer: 2013–14, 2014–15https://www.dfb.de/allianz-frauen-bundesliga/statistik/torschuetzenkoeniginnen/ German UEFA Women's Champions League: top scorer: 2014–15 Fritz Walter medal: Bronze 2005 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup Golden Shoe (top scorer) FIFA Women's World Cup All Star Team: 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup Dream Team: 2015 UEFA Best Women's Player in Europe Award: 2015 FIFPro: FIFA FIFPro World XI 2015 UEFA Women's Championship All-Star Team: 2013

References

External links

Profile at DFB Player German domestic football stats at DFB