Célia Šašić


Célia Šašić 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 " 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

International goals

No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
14 September 2005Edmonton, Canada3–24–3Friendly
225 October 2006Aalen, Germany5–15–1Friendly
323 November 2006Karlsruhe, Germany3–06–3Friendly
425 July 2009Sinsheim, Germany6–06–0Friendly
57 September 2009Helsinki, Finland2–13–1UEFA Women's Euro 2009
617 February 2010Duisburg, Germany3–03–0Friendly
715 September 2010Dresden, Germany5–05–0Friendly
821 May 2011Ingolstadt, Germany2–02–0Friendly
93 June 2011Osnabrück, Germany4–05–0Friendly
107 June 2011Aachen, Germany1–05–0Friendly
1126 June 2011Berlin, Germany2–02–12011 FIFA Women's World Cup
125 July 2011Mönchengladbach, Germany4–24–22011 FIFA Women's World Cup
1319 November 2011Wiesbaden, Germany1–017–0UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualifying
1419 November 2011Wiesbaden, Germany3–017–0UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualifying
1519 November 2011Wiesbaden, Germany5–017–0UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualifying
1619 November 2011Wiesbaden, Germany6–017–0UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualifying
1715 February 2012İzmir, Turkey2–05–0UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualifying
185 March 2012Parchal, Portugal1–04–02012 Algarve Cup
195 March 2012Parchal, Portugal2–04–02012 Algarve Cup
205 March 2012Parchal, Portugal3–04–02012 Algarve Cup
217 March 2012Faro, Portugal2–04–32012 Algarve Cup
227 March 2012Faro, Portugal3–24–32012 Algarve Cup
237 March 2012Faro, Portugal4–34–32012 Algarve Cup
2431 March 2012Mannheim, Germany1–05–0UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualifying
2531 March 2012Mannheim, Germany2–05–0UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualifying
2631 March 2012Mannheim, Germany4–05–0UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualifying
2731 March 2012Mannheim, Germany5–05–0UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualifying
285 April 2012Aarau, Switzerland1–06–0UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualifying
295 April 2012Aarau, Switzerland3–06–0UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualifying
305 April 2012Aarau, Switzerland5–06–0UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualifying
315 April 2012Aarau, Switzerland6–06–0UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualifying
3215 September 2012Karaganda, Kazakhstan1–07–0UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualifying
3315 September 2012Karaganda, Kazakhstan3–07–0UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualifying
3419 September 2012Duisburg, Germany1–010–0UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualifying
3519 September 2012Duisburg, Germany7–010–0UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualifying
3611 March 2013Lagos, Portugal1–02–02013 Algarve Cup
375 April 2013Offenbach am Main, Germany2–33–3Friendly
3815 June 2013Essen, Germany2–03–0Friendly
3915 June 2013Essen, Germany3–03–0Friendly
4029 June 2013Munich, Germany2–14–2Friendly
4129 June 2013Munich, Germany3–24–2Friendly
4214 July 2013Växjö, Sweden2–03–0UEFA Women's Euro 2013
4314 July 2013Växjö, Sweden3–03–0UEFA Women's Euro 2013
4421 September 2013Cottbus, Germany1–09–02015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
4526 October 2013Koper, Slovenia1–013–02015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
4626 October 2013Koper, Slovenia6–013–02015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
4726 October 2013Koper, Slovenia10–013–02015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
4830 October 2013Frankfurt, Germany1–04–02015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
4927 November 2013Osijek, Croatia2–08–02015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
505 March 2014Albufeira, Portugal3–05–02013 Algarve Cup
5113 September 2014Moscow, Russia2–14–12015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
5213 September 2014Moscow, Russia3–14–12015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
5313 September 2014Moscow, Russia4–14–12015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
5423 November 2014London, England2–03–0Friendly
5523 November 2014London, England3–03–0Friendly
569 March 2015Parchal, Portugal3–13–12015 Algarve Cup
578 April 2015Fürth, Germany1–04–0Friendly
587 June 2015Ottawa, Canada1–010–02015 FIFA Women's World Cup
597 June 2015Ottawa, Canada2–010–02015 FIFA Women's World Cup
607 June 2015Ottawa, Canada4–010–02015 FIFA Women's World Cup
6120 June 2015Ottawa, Canada2–04–12015 FIFA Women's World Cup
6220 June 2015Ottawa, Canada3–04–12015 FIFA Women's World Cup
6326 June 2015Montreal, Canada1–11–12015 FIFA Women's World Cup

Honours

1. FFC Frankfurt
Germany
Germany U20
Individual