Sara Doorsoun-Khajeh (, ; born 17 November 1991) is a German professional footballer who plays as a defender for Frauen-Bundesliga club Eintracht Frankfurt. She also played for the German national team.
Club career VfL Wolfsburg In her debut season with VfL Wolfsburg, Doorsoun won the 2018–19 Frauen-Bundesliga and the DFB-Pokal. She won the Frauen-Bundesliga and DFB-Pokal again the following season with Wolfsburg. Doorsoun has featured for Wolfsburg during the 2019–20 UEFA Women's Champions League knockout phase, including playing in the 2020 UEFA Women's Champions League Final against Olympique Lyonnais.
Eintracht Frankfurt On 25 April 2023, Doorsoun signed a two year contract with the club. On 7 March 2025, she extended her contract further until 30 June 2026.
Angel City On 22 July 2025, it was announced by Angel City FC of the National Women's Soccer League that the club had signed Doorsoun to a contract through 2026. Doorsoun made her NWSL debut with Angel City on 7 September 2025, coming on a substitute for Megan Reid in a 1–3 defeat to Gotham FC. Doorsoun started her first match for Angel City the following week on 13 September 2025 against North Carolina Courage.
Return to Eintracht Frankfurt After six months at Angel City, Doorsoun returned to Eintracht Frankfurt, citing homesickness as one of the key reasons for her decision.
International career Having represented Germany from the under-15 level up, Doorsoun made her debut for the senior team in 2016 during a 1–0 win over Hungary. She has been called up for the 2016, 2017, and 2018 editions of the SheBelieves Cup, as well as the UEFA Women's Euro 2017 where she played in their 2–0 win over Russia and quarter-final match against Denmark. After providing two assists during Germany's World Cup qualification campaign, she was called into their squad for the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup.
Doorsoun scored her first goal for the senior national team on 31 August 2019 in a UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualifying match against Montenegro. On 18 June 2022, she was named in Germany's final UEFA Women's Euro 2022 squad. Doorsoun helped Germany reach the UEFA Women's Euro 2022 Final against England with a 2–1 win over France in the semi-final on 27 July 2022. On 31 May 2023, Doorsoun was named in Germany's preliminary squad for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup, and was named in their final 23-player squad on 8 July. In July 2024, Doorsoun was named in Germany's squad for the 2024 Summer Olympics.
In June 2025, she announced her retirement from international football.
Personal life Doorsoun-Khajeh was born in Cologne to an Iranian father and a Turkish mother.
In 2021, Doorsoun began dating Princess Charming winner Lou Schaaf. Doorsoun confirmed their split in December 2022.Express.de: Nach Küssen im TV „Princess Charming“-Siegerin liebt jetzt Fußball-Profi
Career statistics Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupLeague cupContinentalTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsSG Wattenscheid 092008–092. Frauen-Bundesliga22230——2522009–109231——123Total31461——375Bad Neuenahr2009–10Frauen-Bundesliga10000——1002010–1120041——2412011–122222050—292Total5226150—633Turbine Potsdam2012–13Frauen-Bundesliga14130—40211SGS Essen2013–14Frauen-Bundesliga22352——2752014–1516420——1842015–1622322——2452016–1721322——2352017–1819220——212Total10015136——11321VfL Wolfsburg2018–19Frauen-Bundesliga18020—402402019–2012020—501902020–2110130—601912021–2250——50100Total45170—200721VfL Wolfsburg II2021–222. Frauen-Bundesliga10—10Eintracht Frankfurt2021–22Frauen-Bundesliga9000——902022–2321110—202412023–2421330—803232024–2518430—20234Total69870—120798Angel City FC2025NWSL30———30Eintracht Frankfurt2025–26Frauen-Bundesliga120——201402026–27Frauen-Bundesliga3000—4070Total15000—60210Career total330314285042041839
International + Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsGermany20164020177020181002019121202010202110202270202380202480202510Total591
Scores and results list Germany's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Doorsoun goal.
+ List of international goals scored by Sara DoorsounNo.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition1 31 August 2019 Auestadion, Kassel, Germany 6–0 10–0 UEFA Women's Euro 2021 qualifying
Honours VfL Wolfsburg Frauen-Bundesliga: 2018–19, 2019–20 DFB-Pokal: 2018–19, 2019–20, 2020–21 UEFA Women's Champions League runner-up: 2019–2020
Germany Summer Olympics bronze medal: 2024 UEFA Women's Championship runner-up: 2022 UEFA Women's Nations League third place: 2023–24
Individual Silbernes Lorbeerblatt: 2024
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