Personal information | |||
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Full name | Célia Šašić (born Célia Okoyino da Mbabi) |
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Date of birth | 27 June 1988 | ||
Place of birth | Bonn, West Germany | ||
Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
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
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 6 July 2015 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 12:22, 5 July 2015 (UTC) |
Célia Šašić (German pronunciation: [ˈtseːlja ˈʃaːʃɪtʃ]; born 27 June 1988), née Okoyino da Mbabi, is a retired German footballer of Cameroonian and French origin. She played as a striker for SC 07 Bad Neuenahr, 1. FFC Frankfurt and the German national team before retiring in 2015.
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 FC Bayern Munich, which ended her season. She had been the division's top-scorer up until then.
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.
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.