.jpg) Marozsán in 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Dzsenifer Marozsán[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1992-04-18)18 April 1992 (age 33) | ||
| Place of birth | Budapest, Hungary | ||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Al Qadsiah | ||
| Number | 66 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1996–2003 | DJK Burbach | ||
| 2003–2007 | 1. FC Saarbrücken | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2009 | 1. FC Saarbrücken | 38 | (13) |
| 2009–2016 | 1. FFC Frankfurt | 133 | (40) |
| 2016–2025 | Lyon | 150 | (42) |
| 2021 | →OL Reign (loan) | 20 | (0) |
| 2025– | Al Qadsiah | 0 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2004–2007 | Germany U15 | 12 | (13) |
| 2007–2008 | Germany U17 | 21 | (21) |
| 2009–2012 | Germany U19 | 12 | (13) |
| 2009–2012 | Germany U20 | 17 | (6) |
| 2010–2023 | Germany | 112 | (33) |
Medal record | |||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22 April 2023 | |||
Dzsenifer Marozsán (Hungarian pronunciation:[ˈd͡ʒɛnifɛrˈmɒroʒaːn]; born 18 April 1992) is a professionalfootballer who plays as amidfielder for Saudi clubAl Qadsiah. She previously played for1. FC Saarbrücken and1. FFC Frankfurt in the GermanFrauen Bundesliga,Lyon in the FrenchPremière Ligue, and theGermany national team. Born in Hungary, she represented Germany at international level.[2]
In 2015, her cross toMandy Islacker in stoppage time resulted in aUEFA Women's Champions League win for 1. FFC Frankfurt.[3] She went on to spend nine years with Lyon, where she won multiple league titles, domestic cups, and five Champions League trophies.[4]
At the2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Marozsán led unified Germany to its first-ever Olympic gold medal in football, four decades after the East German menwon in 1976.[3] She scored the game-winning goal during theUEFA Women's Euro 2013 semifinal againstSweden helping Germany win the title.[3]
Born inBudapest, Hungary, Marozsán moved with her family to Germany in 1996 when she was four years old, after her fatherJános Marozsán, a four-time Hungarian football national, had signed a contract with1. FC Saarbrücken. She began her career at DJK Burbach, where she played for a boys' team. She then joined the youth department of1. FC Saarbrücken.[5] TheDFB pushed for naturalizing her so she could play for Germany. In fact her whole family was naturalized, because she was still under-aged.[6]
In 2007 at the age of 14 years and 7 months, Marozsán became the youngest player to play in the GermanBundesliga when she made her debut for1. FC Saarbrücken. She also holds the record as the Bundesliga's youngest goal scorer at 15 years and 4 months.[7]
Marozsán signed with1. FFC Frankfurt in 2009.[8] During her time with the club, Frankfurt managed two second-place finishes, coming in the2010–11 and2013–14 seasons.
She reached her first ever UWCL final in2012, where Frankfurt were defeated 2–0 by her future club,Lyon. During the 2014–2015 season, she played and scored in eachknockout round of the UWCL on the road to the final. In the final againstPSG, she played all ninety minutes and sent in the assist to substituteMandy Islacker that won them the match in extra time. With this win, she earned her first UWCL title and Frankfurt's fourth.[9] She ended up as top assister of the tournament with 8 assists[10][11] and was named to the team of the tournament by UEFA.[12]
In her final season with Frankfurt, they finished third in the Bundesliga table, disqualifying them from UWCL competition for the coming season.[citation needed]
Marozsán signed with French sideLyon from 1. FFC Frankfurt ahead of the 2016–17 season.[13]
In 2017, Marozsán won the UNFP Trophy for Best Player in D1 Féminine, making it the third consecutive year that a Lyon player had received the award. Previous winners wereEugénie Le Sommer (2015) andAmel Majri (2016).[14]
On May 13, 2018, Marozsán was named the UNFP D1 Féminine Player of the Year for the second consecutive season.[15]
On May 19, 2019, Marozsán was named D1 Féminine Player of the Year for the third consecutive season.[16] She won both the UEFA Women's Champions League and the domestic double (Division 1 Féminine and Coupe de France) during the 2018–2019 season.[16][17]
On June 22, 2020, Marozsán extended her contract with Olympique Lyonnais until 2023. Despite previously considering a move away from Lyon and potentially joining Utah Royals FC, Marozsán ultimately decided to stay with the club. The COVID-19 pandemic and the subsequent suspension of the U.S. league season influenced her decision.[18]
On April 19, 2021, Olympique Lyonnais announced that Marozsán, alongside goalkeeperSarah Bouhaddi, was loaned to their American franchise,OL Reign. The loan began on June 5, 2021, and lasted until December 31, 2021.[19]
On the 12 April 2022, she suffered a right knee ACL rupture, which ruled her out of2022 UWCL Final andUEFA Women's Euro 2022.[20][21]
In 2023, she extended her contract with Lyon until June 2025.[22]
In March 2024, Marozsán was named the German Football Ambassador of 2023. Marozsán won the public vote, surpassingMélanie Leupolz. The award was presented to her during a public training session at the Groupama OL Training Center, where she received the trophy from Roland Bischof, president of the German Football Ambassador association. She succeededIlkay Gündogan as the recipient of this honor.[23]
On April 1, 2024, Marozsán played her 200th match for Olympique Lyonnais during a 3–0 victory againstLe Havre.[24]
In August 2025, Marozsán signed forSaudi Women's Premier League sideAl Qadsiah.[25]
Marozsán made her debut for thesenior national team on 28 October 2010 in a match againstAustralia.[26] Her first goal for the senior national team came on 15 February 2012 in a match againstTurkey.[27]
In 2013, Germany coachSilvia Neid named her to the Germany squad for the 2013UEFA Women's Euro competition. In the semifinal of the tournament, she scored a goal versusSweden, a weak shot from outside the box that slowly found its way to the back of the net. The goal was enough to send them to the final againstNorway, where she started the match behind strikerCélia Okoyino da Mbabi. Germany won the final thanks to twoNadine Angerer penalty saves and a close-rangeAnja Mittag shot, giving Marozsán her first major international title. Marozsán was named to the UEFA team of the tournament for her performances throughout the competition.[28]
She scored the deciding goal in the2016 Olympic Final, leading Germany to their first-ever women's football Olympic gold medal.[29]
She was namedcaptain of the German team on 21 October 2016.[30]
On 22 September 2020, Marozsán played her 100th match for Germany in a 3–0 win againstMontenegro during theUEFA Women's Euro 2021 qualifying.[31]
In March 2023, she announced her retirement from international football.[32]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany[33] | 2010 | 2 | 0 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2012 | 6 | 5 | |
| 2013 | 20 | 9 | |
| 2014 | 13 | 6 | |
| 2015 | 12 | 6 | |
| 2016 | 15 | 4 | |
| 2017 | 12 | 2 | |
| 2018 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 11 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 5 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 112 | 33 | |
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15 February 2012 | İzmir, Turkey |  Turkey | 1–0 | 5–0 | UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualifying |
| 2 | 7 March 2012 | Faro, Portugal |  Japan | 1–0 | 4–3 | 2012 Algarve Cup |
| 3 | 31 May 2012 | Bielefeld, Germany |  Romania | 3–0 | 5–0 | UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualifying |
| 4 | 24 October 2012 | East Hartford, United States |  United States | 1–1 | 2–2 | Friendly |
| 5 | 2–2 | |||||
| 6 | 8 March 2013 | Parchal, Portugal | Japan | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2013 Algarve Cup |
| 7 | 24 July 2013 | Gothenburg, Sweden |  Sweden | 1–0 | 1–0 | UEFA Women's Euro 2013 |
| 8 | 21 September 2013 | Cottbus, Germany |  Russia | 3–0 | 9–0 | 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
| 9 | 4–0 | |||||
| 10 | 23 November 2013 | Žilina, Slovakia |  Slovakia | 6–0 | 6–0 | 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
| 11 | 27 November 2013 | Osijek, Croatia |  Croatia | 1–0 | 8–0 | 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
| 12 | 3–0 | |||||
| 13 | 5–0 | |||||
| 14 | 7–0 | |||||
| 15 | 5 March 2014 | Albufeira, Portugal |  Iceland | 1–0 | 5–0 | 2014 Algarve Cup |
| 16 | 2–0 | |||||
| 17 | 10 March 2014 | Albufeira, Portugal |  Norway | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2014 Algarve Cup |
| 18 | 12 March 2014 | Faro, Portugal | Japan | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2014 Algarve Cup |
| 19 | 8 May 2014 | Osnabrück, Germany | Slovakia | 5–0 | 9–1 | 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
| 20 | 29 October 2014 | Örebro, Sweden | Sweden | 1–1 | 2–1 | Friendly |
| 21 | 4 March 2015 | Vila Real de Santo António, Portugal | Sweden | 1–0 | 2–4 | 2015 Algarve Cup |
| 22 | 9 March 2015 | Parchal, Portugal |  Brazil | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2015 Algarve Cup |
| 23 | 8 April 2015 | Fürth, Germany | Brazil | 4–0 | 4–0 | Friendly |
| 24 | 27 May 2015 | Baden, Switzerland |  Switzerland | 2–1 | 3–1 | Friendly |
| 25 | 3–1 | |||||
| 26 | 20 June 2015 | Ottawa, Canada | Sweden | 4–1 | 4–1 | 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup |
| 27 | 12 April 2016 | Osnabrück, Germany | Croatia | 1–0 | 2–0 | UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying |
| 28 | 22 July 2016 | Paderborn, Germany |  Ghana | 2–0 | 11–0 | Friendly |
| 29 | 11–0 | |||||
| 30 | 19 August 2016 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Sweden | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2016 Summer Olympics |
| 31 | 25 July 2017 | Utrecht, Netherlands | Russia | 2–0 | 2–0 | UEFA Women's Euro 2017 |
| 32 | 16 September 2017 | Ingolstadt, Germany |  Slovenia | 2–0 | 6–0 | 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualifying |
| 33 | 19 September 2020 | Essen, Germany |  Republic of Ireland | 2–0 | 3–0 | UEFA Women's Euro 2021 qualifying |
Marozsán hadpulmonary embolism in July 2018.[34] Three months later, she returned to playing football.[35]Her fatherJános Marozsán was also a footballer, he played in theHungary national football team as a midfielder four times in 1990–91.
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