Sara Ilonka Däbritz (born 15 February 1995) is a German professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Liga F club Real Madrid. She also played for the Germany national team.
Club career Däbritz began her junior career at SpVgg SV Weiden and SC Freiburg before joining the senior team of SC Freiburg in 2012. In 2015, she moved to Bayern Munich. In 2019, she agreed a move to Paris Saint-Germain. During the 2020/21 season, she appeared 18 times, scoring three goals and providing eight assists as Paris won the Division 1 Féminine title. In June 2022, she signed a contract with Olympique Lyonnais to keep her at the club until the 2025 season.
On 19 June 2025, Däbritz signed for Spanish club Real Madrid on a two-year deal until 30 June 2027.
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 UEFA Women's Euro 2013. In 2014, she was part of the Germany U-20 team at the 2014 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.
She was part of the squad for the 2016 Summer Olympics, where Germany won the gold medal.
At the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup, she scored a goal in Germany's 1–0, and 4–0 wins over Spain and South Africa, earning the player of the match award on both occasions.
On 12 June 2025, Däbritz was called up to the Germany squad for the UEFA Women's Euro 2025. The squad reached the semifinals of the UEFA Women's Euro 2025, losing 1–0 after extra time to Spain in what would be her last appearance for Germany.
In October 2025, she announced her retirement from international football. She had played in every calendar year for Germany since making her senior debut in 2013.
Career statistics + Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsGermany20137020144020151542016124201710020181022019126202020202110120221102023100202421202560Total11118
Scores and results list Germany's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Däbritz goal.
+ List of international goals scored by Sara DäbritzNo.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition1 7 June 2015 Ottawa, Canada 8–0 10–0 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup2 15 June 2015 Winnipeg, Canada 4–0 4–0 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup3 25 October 2015 Sandhausen, Germany 4–0 7–0 UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying4 7–05 22 July 2016 Paderborn, Germany 6–0 11–0 Friendly6 3 August 2016 São Paulo, Brazil 1–0 6–1 2016 Summer Olympics7 6 August 2016 1–2 2–2 2016 Summer Olympics8 16 August 2016 Belo Horizonte, Brazil 2–0 2–0 2016 Summer Olympics9 10 June 2018 Hamilton, Canada 2–2 3–2 Friendly10 10 November 2018 Osnabrück, Germany 2–0 5–2 Friendly11 12 June 2019 Valenciennes, France 1–0 1–0 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup12 17 June 2019 Montpellier, France 2–0 4–0 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup13 22 June 2019 Grenoble, France 2–0 3–0 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup14 3 September 2019 Lviv, Ukraine 1–0 8–0 UEFA Women's Euro 2021 qualifying15 5–016 7–017 26 October 2021 Essen, Germany 2–0 7–0 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification18 25 October 2024 London, England 4–2 4–3 Friendly
Honours Paris Saint-Germain Division 1 Féminine: 2020–21 Coupe de France Féminine: 2021–22
Germany UEFA Women's Championship: 2013, runner-up: 2022 UEFA Women's Nations League third place: 2023–24
Individual Silbernes Lorbeerblatt: 2016
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