 Doorsoun withGermany in 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Sara Doorsoun-Khajeh[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1991-11-17)17 November 1991 (age 33) | ||
| Place of birth | Cologne, Germany | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Eintracht Frankfurt | ||
| Number | 23 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| SV Wesseling | |||
| SpVgg Köttingen | |||
| Fortuna Köln | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2008 | Fortuna Köln | 12 | (6) |
| 2008–2010 | SG Wattenscheid 09 | 31 | (4) |
| 2010–2012 | Bad Neuenahr | 52 | (2) |
| 2012–2013 | Turbine Potsdam | 14 | (1) |
| 2013–2018 | SGS Essen | 100 | (15) |
| 2018–2022 | VfL Wolfsburg | 45 | (1) |
| 2021 | VfL Wolfsburg II | 1 | (0) |
| 2022– | Eintracht Frankfurt | 41 | (3) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2006 | Germany U15 | 3 | (1) |
| 2006–2007 | Germany U17 | 4 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | Germany U19 | 3 | (0) |
| 2016– | Germany | 58 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:03, 4 February 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:58, 4 December 2024 (UTC) | |||
Sara Doorsoun-Khajeh (Persian:سارا دورسون خواجه,Turkish:Sara Dursun; born 17 November 1991) is a German professionalfootballer who plays as adefender forFrauen-Bundesliga clubEintracht Frankfurt and theGerman national team.
Doorsoun-Khajeh was born inCologne to anIranian father and aTurkish mother.[2]
In her debut season withVfL Wolfsburg, Doorsoun won the2018–19 Frauen-Bundesliga and theDFB-Pokal.[3] She won theFrauen-Bundesliga andDFB-Pokal again the following season with Wolfsburg.[4] Doorsoun has featured for Wolfsburg during the2019–20 UEFA Women's Champions League knockout phase, including playing in the2020 UEFA Women's Champions League Final againstOlympique Lyonnais.[5]
On 25 April 2023, Doorsoun signed a two year contract with the club.[6] On 7 March 2025, she extended her contract further until 30 June 2026.[7]
Having represented Germany from the under-15 level up, Doorsoun made her debut for thesenior team in 2016 during a 1–0 win overHungary.[3] She has been called up for the2016,2017, and2018 editions of theSheBelieves Cup, as well as theUEFA Women's Euro 2017 where she played in their 2–0 win overRussia and quarter-final match againstDenmark.[8][9] After providing two assists during Germany'sWorld Cup qualification campaign, she was called into their squad for the2019 FIFA Women's World Cup.[10][11]
Doorsoun scored her first goal for the senior national team on 31 August 2019 in aUEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualifying match againstMontenegro.[12] On 18 June 2022, she was named in Germany's finalUEFA Women's Euro 2022 squad.[13] Doorsoun helped Germany reach theUEFA Women's Euro 2022 Final againstEngland with a 2–1 win overFrance in the semi-final on 27 July 2022.[14] On 31 May 2023, Doorsoun was named in Germany's preliminary squad for the2023 FIFA Women's World Cup,[15] and was named in their final 23-player squad on 8 July.[16] In July 2024, Doorsoun was named in Germany's squad for the2024 Summer Olympics.[17]
In 2021 Doorsoun began datingPrincess Charming winner Lou Schaaf. Doorsoun confirmed their split in December 2022.[18]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| SG Wattenscheid 09 | 2008–09 | 2. Frauen-Bundesliga | 22 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 25 | 2 | ||
| 2009–10 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 12 | 3 | ||||
| Total | 31 | 4 | 6 | 1 | — | — | 37 | 5 | ||||
| Bad Neuenahr | 2009–10 | Frauen-Bundesliga | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 0 | ||
| 2010–11 | 20 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 24 | 1 | ||||
| 2011–12 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 29 | 2 | |||
| Total | 52 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | 63 | 3 | |||
| Turbine Potsdam | 2012–13 | Frauen-Bundesliga | 14 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | 21 | 1 | |
| SGS Essen | 2013–14 | Frauen-Bundesliga | 22 | 3 | 5 | 2 | — | — | 27 | 5 | ||
| 2014–15 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 4 | ||||
| 2015–16 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 24 | 5 | ||||
| 2016–17 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 23 | 5 | ||||
| 2017–18 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 100 | 15 | 13 | 6 | — | — | 113 | 21 | ||||
| VfL Wolfsburg | 2018–19 | Frauen-Bundesliga | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | 24 | 0 | |
| 2019–20 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | 19 | 0 | |||
| 2020–21 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | 19 | 1 | |||
| 2021–22 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 45 | 1 | 7 | 0 | — | 20 | 0 | 72 | 1 | |||
| VfL Wolfsburg II | 2021–22 | 2. Frauen-Bundesliga | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Eintracht Frankfurt | 2021–22 | Frauen-Bundesliga | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 250 | 23 | 35 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 314 | 31 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 2016 | 4 | 0 |
| 2017 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 10 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 12 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 8 | 0 | |
| Total | 58 | 1 | |
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 31 August 2019 | Auestadion,Kassel, Germany |  Montenegro | 6–0 | 10–0 | UEFA Women's Euro 2021 qualifying |
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