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Célia Šašić
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Šašić in 2012
Personal information
Full name Célia Šašić
Date of birth (1988-06-27) 27 June 1988 (age 37)
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 (41)
Total 176 (138)
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 (born Célia Okoyino da Mbabi on 27 June 1988) is a famous German former footballer. She was a top striker, known for scoring many goals. Célia played for clubs like SC 07 Bad Neuenahr and 1. FFC Frankfurt. She also played for the German national team before she stopped playing professionally in 2015.

Playing for Clubs

Starting Out and SC 07 Bad Neuenahr

Célia Šašić started playing football when she was just five years old. Her older brother took her to a training session, and she loved it! After playing for several smaller clubs as a junior, Célia joined a big league team, SC 07 Bad Neuenahr, in 2004. This team played in the Bundesliga, which is Germany's top women's football league.

She quickly became a key player for her new team. In 2005, Célia won the bronze Fritz Walter medal. This award is given to the best young female players in Germany. In 2007, she broke her leg during a game. This injury meant she couldn't play for the rest of that season. Before her injury, she was the top goal scorer in the league!

Playing for 1. FFC Frankfurt

In 2013, Célia signed a three-year contract with another strong team, 1. FFC Frankfurt. She played there for two seasons. On 16 July 2015, Célia announced that she was retiring from football. She was only 27 years old when she decided to stop playing professionally.

Playing for Germany

Célia Šašić had French citizenship because her mother was French. However, the German Football Association wanted her to play for Germany. So, in 2004, she became a German citizen. Later that year, she helped Germany win the 2004 FIFA U-19 Women's World Championship. She scored three goals in that tournament!

In 2005, Célia played her first game for the senior German national team. She scored her first goal for Germany in 2006 against Canada. A leg injury kept her from playing in the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup.

Célia was part of the German team that won a bronze medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics. She also helped Germany win the European Championship in 2009. She scored a goal in the semi-final against Norway in that tournament. She was also part of the winning German team at UEFA Women's Euro 2013.

She played for Germany in the FIFA Women's World Cup 2015. Célia scored three goals in Germany's first game against Ivory Coast. She ended up being the top scorer of the tournament with six goals! She scored two goals against Sweden and one against France. Even though Germany was knocked out in the semi-finals, Célia won the Golden Boot award for scoring the most goals. She announced her retirement from football shortly after the World Cup.

About Her Life

Célia Šašić was born in Bonn, Germany. Her father was from Cameroon, and her mother was French. Her original family name, "da Mbabi," means "daughter of Mbabi." Her other name, "Okoyino," came from her father's grandmother. Because her name was so long, she was the only player in the German women's league who had only her first name on her jersey. But when she played for the national team, her full family name was shown.

In 2007, Célia finished high school and earned her Abitur diploma. She studied Sports and French. In 2009, she started studying Cultural studies at the University of Koblenz and Landau. In August 2013, she married Marko Šašić, who is also a football player. After getting married, she started using the name Célia Šašić.

Célia became a mother in 2016, giving birth to a daughter after she retired from football.

Achievements

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

With 1. FFC Frankfurt

With Germany National Team

With Germany U20 Team

  • U-19 Women's World Championship: 2004

Individual Awards

See also

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