Sara Däbritz

Sara Däbritz
Däbritz with Germany in 2023
Personal information
Full name Sara Ilonka Däbritz[1]
Date of birth (1995-02-15) 15 February 1995
Place of birth Amberg, Germany
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Real Madrid
Number 8
Youth career
SpVgg Ebermannsdorf
–2010 JFG Vilstal
2011–2012 SpVgg SV Weiden
2012 SC Freiburg
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2015 SC Freiburg 69 (7)
2015–2019 Bayern Munich 80 (31)
2019–2022 Paris Saint-Germain 45 (15)
2022–2025 Lyon 46 (19)
2025– Real Madrid 4 (3)
International career
2010 Germany U15 2 (1)
2010–2012 Germany U17 18 (9)
2012–2013 Germany U19 7 (2)
2014 Germany U20 6 (5)
2013–2025 Germany 111 (18)
Medal record
Women's football
Representing  Germany

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2016 Rio de Janeiro Team
UEFA Women's Championship
2013 Sweden
2022 England
UEFA Women's Nations League
2024 France–Netherlands–Spain
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 7 May 2025

Sara Ilonka Däbritz (born 15 February 1995) is a German professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Liga F club Real Madrid. She also played for the Germany national team.

Club career

Däbritz began her junior career at SpVgg SV Weiden and SC Freiburg before joining the senior team of SC Freiburg in 2012. In 2015, she moved to Bayern Munich.[2] In 2019, she agreed a move to Paris Saint-Germain.[3] During the 2020/21 season, she appeared 18 times, scoring three goals and providing eight assists as Paris won the Division 1 Féminine title. In June 2022, she signed a contract with Olympique Lyonnais to keep her at the club until the 2025 season.[4]

On 19 June 2025, Däbritz signed for Spanish club Real Madrid on a two-year deal until 30 June 2027.[5]

International career

On 29 June 2013, Däbritz made her debut at senior level coming in as a second-half substitute during a friendly match against Japan. She was called up to be part of the national team for the successful campaign at the UEFA Women's Euro 2013.[6] In 2014, she was part of the Germany U-20 team at the 2014 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.[7]

She was part of the squad for the 2016 Summer Olympics, where Germany won the gold medal.[8][9]

At the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup, she scored a goal in Germany's 1–0, and 4–0 wins over Spain and South Africa, earning the player of the match award on both occasions.[10]

She was part of the squad which reached the semifinals of the UEFA Women's Euro 2025, losing 1–0 after extra time to Spain in what would be her last appearance for Germany.[11][12][13]

In October 2025, she announced her retirement from international football.[14] She had played in every calendar year for Germany since making her senior debut in 2013.[15]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team[16] Year Apps Goals
Germany 2013 7 0
2014 4 0
2015 15 4
2016 12 4
2017 10 0
2018 10 2
2019 12 6
2020 2 0
2021 10 1
2022 11 0
2023 10 0
2024 2 1
2025 6 0
Total 111 18
Scores and results list Germany's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Däbritz goal.
List of international goals scored by Sara Däbritz
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 7 June 2015 Ottawa, Canada  Ivory Coast 8–0 10–0 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup
2 15 June 2015 Winnipeg, Canada  Thailand 4–0 4–0 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup
3 25 October 2015 Sandhausen, Germany  Turkey 4–0 7–0 UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying
4 7–0
5 22 July 2016 Paderborn, Germany  Ghana 6–0 11–0 Friendly
6 3 August 2016 São Paulo, Brazil  Zimbabwe 1–0 6–1 2016 Summer Olympics
7 6 August 2016  Australia 1–2 2–2 2016 Summer Olympics
8 16 August 2016 Belo Horizonte, Brazil  Canada 2–0 2–0 2016 Summer Olympics
9 10 June 2018 Hamilton, Canada  Canada 2–2 3–2 Friendly
10 10 November 2018 Osnabrück, Germany  Italy 2–0 5–2 Friendly
11 12 June 2019 Valenciennes, France  Spain 1–0 1–0 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup
12 17 June 2019 Montpellier, France  South Africa 2–0 4–0 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup
13 22 June 2019 Grenoble, France  Nigeria 2–0 3–0 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup
14 3 September 2019 Lviv, Ukraine  Ukraine 1–0 8–0 UEFA Women's Euro 2021 qualifying
15 5–0
16 7–0
17 26 October 2021 Essen, Germany  Israel 2–0 7–0 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
18 25 October 2024 London, England  England 4–2 4–3 Friendly

Honours

Paris Saint-Germain

Germany

Individual

References

  1. ^ "FIFA Women's World Cup France 2019: List of Players" (PDF). FIFA.com. FIFA. 27 May 2019. p. 10. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 July 2019. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
  2. ^ "BAYERN SIGN SARAH DÄBRITZ UNTIL 2017". FC Bayern Munich. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
  3. ^ Féminines, P. S. G. (20 May 2019). "Willkommen, Sara Däbritz pic.twitter.com/T9puImxl1S". @PSG_Feminines (in German).
  4. ^ Naidu, Dr Unnati (9 June 2022). "Olympique Lyonnais sign midfielder Sara Däbritz". Her Football Hub. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
  5. ^ "Comunicado Oficial: Sara Däbritz". OneFootball. 19 June 2025. Retrieved 19 June 2025.
  6. ^ "Das Team" (in German). dfb.de. Retrieved 11 July 2013.
  7. ^ "Mit Leupolz und Däbritz zur U 20-Frauen-WM nach Kanada" (in German). Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  8. ^ "Gold for Germany as Neid finishes in style". FIFA.com. 19 August 2016. Archived from the original on 20 August 2016.
  9. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Sara Däbritz". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 6 September 2019.
  10. ^ "Germany beats South Africa 4-0 to win World Cup group". Fox Sports. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
  11. ^ "Sara Däbritz announces her retirement from international football". www.dfb.de. 6 October 2025. Retrieved 8 October 2025.
  12. ^ "Sara Däbritz announces her retirement from international football". DPA International. 6 October 2025. Retrieved 8 October 2025.
  13. ^ UEFA.com. "Germany vs Spain | UEFA Women's EURO 2025". UEFA.com. Retrieved 8 October 2025.
  14. ^ "Sara Däbritz beendet Karriere in der Nationalmannschaft". dfb.de. 6 October 2025.
  15. ^ Counter, Nicholas (6 October 2025). "Football: Sara Däbritz retires from Germany national team". dw.com. Retrieved 8 October 2025.
  16. ^ "Sara Däbritz". dfb.de. 25 October 2024.
  17. ^ Loyant, Richard (4 June 2021). "Paris SG sacré pour la première fois". Retrieved 4 June 2021.
  18. ^ "Coupe de France féminine : les Parisiennes sans pitié pour Yzeure". 15 May 2022. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
  19. ^ Sanders, Emma (31 July 2022). "England beat Germany to win first major women's trophy". BBC. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
  20. ^ "Germany win Nations League play-off to reach Olympics". BBC Sport. 28 February 2024. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
  21. ^ "Federal President Joachim Gauck awards Sara Daebritz of the german". November 2016.
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