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Šašić in 2012
Personal information
Full name Célia Šašić
Date of birth (1988-06-27) 27 June 1988 (age 36)
Place of birth Bonn, West Germany
Height 1.74 m
Playing position Striker
Youth career
1993–2000 TuS Germania Hersel
2000–2001 SC Widdig
2002–2003 TuS Pützchen 05
2003–2004 FC St. Augustin
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2013 SC 07 Bad Neuenahr 136 (97)
2013–2015 1. FFC Frankfurt 40 (42)
Total 176 (139)
National team
2004 Germany U17 13 (15)
2004–2005 Germany U19 12 (11)
2006 Germany U20 4 (2)
2005–2015 Germany 111 (63)
Honours
Women's football
Representing  Germany
Olympic Games
Bronze 2008 Beijing Team
UEFA Women's Championship
Gold 2009 Finland Team
Gold 2013 Sweden Team
  • Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Célia Šašić (née Okoyino da Mbabi; German pronunciation: [ˈtseːlja ˈʃaːʃɪtʃ]; 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

Scores and results list Germany's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Šašić goal.
List of international goals scored by Célia Šašić
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 4 September 2005 Edmonton, Canada Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada 3–2 4–3 Friendly
2 25 October 2006 Aalen, Germany Flag of England.svg England 5–1 5–1 Friendly
3 23 November 2006 Karlsruhe, Germany Flag of Japan.svg Japan 3–0 6–3 Friendly
4 25 July 2009 Sinsheim, Germany Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands 6–0 6–0 Friendly
5 7 September 2009 Helsinki, Finland Flag of Norway.svg Norway 2–1 3–1 UEFA Women's Euro 2009
6 17 February 2010 Duisburg, Germany Flag of North Korea.svg North Korea 3–0 3–0 Friendly
7 15 September 2010 Dresden, Germany Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada 5–0 5–0 Friendly
8 21 May 2011 Ingolstadt, Germany Flag of North Korea.svg North Korea 2–0 2–0 Friendly
9 3 June 2011 Osnabrück, Germany Flag of France (lighter variant).svg France 4–0 5–0 Friendly
10 7 June 2011 Aachen, Germany Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands 1–0 5–0 Friendly
11 26 June 2011 Berlin, Germany Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada 2–0 2–1 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup
12 5 July 2011 Mönchengladbach, Germany Flag of France (lighter variant).svg France 4–2 4–2 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup
13 19 November 2011 Wiesbaden, Germany Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Kazakhstan 1–0 17–0 UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualifying
14 3–0
15 5–0
16 6–0
17 15 February 2012 İzmir, Turkey Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey 2–0 5–0 UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualifying
18 5 March 2012 Parchal, Portugal Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden 1–0 4–0 2012 Algarve Cup
19 2–0
20 3–0
21 7 March 2012 Faro, Portugal Flag of Japan.svg Japan 2–0 4–3 2012 Algarve Cup
22 3–2
23 4–3
24 31 March 2012 Mannheim, Germany Flag of Spain.svg Spain 1–0 5–0 UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualifying
25 2–0
26 4–0
27 5–0
28 5 April 2012 Aarau, Switzerland Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Switzerland 1–0 6–0 UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualifying
29 3–0
30 5–0
31 6–0
32 15 September 2012 Karaganda, Kazakhstan Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Kazakhstan 1–0 7–0 UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualifying
33 3–0
34 19 September 2012 Duisburg, Germany Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey 1–0 10–0 UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualifying
35 7–0
36 11 March 2013 Lagos, Portugal Flag of Norway.svg Norway 1–0 2–0 2013 Algarve Cup
37 5 April 2013 Offenbach am Main, Germany Flag of the United States.svg United States 2–3 3–3 Friendly
38 15 June 2013 Essen, Germany Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland 2–0 3–0 Friendly
39 3–0
40 29 June 2013 Munich, Germany Flag of Japan.svg Japan 2–1 4–2 Friendly
41 3–2
42 14 July 2013 Växjö, Sweden Flag of Iceland.svg Iceland 2–0 3–0 UEFA Women's Euro 2013
43 3–0
44 21 September 2013 Cottbus, Germany Flag of Russia.svg Russia 1–0 9–0 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
45 26 October 2013 Koper, Slovenia Flag of Slovenia.svg Slovenia 1–0 13–0 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
46 6–0
47 10–0
48 30 October 2013 Frankfurt, Germany Flag of Croatia.svg Croatia 1–0 4–0 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
49 27 November 2013 Osijek, Croatia Flag of Croatia.svg Croatia 2–0 8–0 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
50 5 March 2014 Albufeira, Portugal Flag of Iceland.svg Iceland 3–0 5–0 2013 Algarve Cup
51 13 September 2014 Moscow, Russia Flag of Russia.svg Russia 2–1 4–1 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
52 3–1
53 4–1
54 23 November 2014 London, England Flag of England.svg England 2–0 3–0 Friendly
55 3–0
56 9 March 2015 Parchal, Portugal Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil 3–1 3–1 2015 Algarve Cup
57 8 April 2015 Fürth, Germany Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil 1–0 4–0 Friendly
58 7 June 2015 Ottawa, Canada Flag of Côte d'Ivoire.svg Ivory Coast 1–0 10–0 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup
59 2–0
60 4–0
61 20 June 2015 Ottawa, Canada Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden 2–0 4–1 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup
62 3–0
63 26 June 2015 Montreal, Canada Flag of France (lighter variant).svg France 1–1 1–1 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup

Honours

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Šašić with the FIFA U-19 (now U-20) Women's World Cup trophy

1. FFC Frankfurt

Germany

Germany U20

  • U-19 Women's World Championship: 2004

Individual

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