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Sara Doorsoun Khajeh
Doorsoun with Angel City FC in 2025
Personal information
Full name Sara Doorsoun-Khajeh[1]
Date of birth (1991-11-17) 17 November 1991 (age 34)
Place of birth Cologne, Germany
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position 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)
2022–2025 Eintracht Frankfurt 69 (8)
2025 Angel City FC 8 (0)
2026– Eintracht Frankfurt 12 (0)
International career
2006 Germany U15 3 (1)
2006–2007 Germany U17 4 (0)
2009–2010 Germany U19 3 (0)
2016–2025 Germany 59 (1)
Medal record
Representing  Germany
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place2024 ParisTeam
UEFA Women's Championship
Silver medal – second place2022 England
UEFA Women's Nations League
Bronze medal – third place2024 France–Netherlands–Spain
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 24 May 2026

Sara Doorsoun-Khajeh (Persian: سارا دورسون خواجه, Turkish: Sara Dursun; born 17 November 1991) is a German professional footballer who plays as a defender for Frauen-Bundesliga club Eintracht Frankfurt. She also played for the German national team.

Club career

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VfL Wolfsburg

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In her debut season with VfL Wolfsburg, Doorsoun won the 2018–19 Frauen-Bundesliga and the DFB-Pokal.[2] She won the Frauen-Bundesliga and DFB-Pokal again the following season with Wolfsburg.[3] Doorsoun has featured for Wolfsburg during the 2019–20 UEFA Women's Champions League knockout phase, including playing in the 2020 UEFA Women's Champions League Final against Olympique Lyonnais.[4]

Eintracht Frankfurt

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On 25 April 2023, Doorsoun signed a two year contract with the club.[5] On 7 March 2025, she extended her contract further until 30 June 2026.[6]

Angel City

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On 22 July 2025, it was announced by Angel City FC of the National Women's Soccer League that the club had signed Doorsoun to a contract through 2026.[7] Doorsoun made her NWSL debut with Angel City on 7 September 2025, coming on a substitute for Megan Reid in a 1–3 defeat to Gotham FC.[8] Doorsoun started her first match for Angel City the following week on 13 September 2025 against North Carolina Courage.[9]

Return to Eintracht Frankfurt

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After six months at Angel City, Doorsoun returned to Eintracht Frankfurt, citing homesickness as one of the key reasons for her decision.[10]

International career

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Having represented Germany from the under-15 level up, Doorsoun made her debut for the senior team in 2016 during a 1–0 win over Hungary.[2] She has been called up for the 2016, 2017, and 2018 editions of the SheBelieves Cup, as well as the UEFA Women's Euro 2017 where she played in their 2–0 win over Russia and quarter-final match against Denmark.[11][12] After providing two assists during Germany's World Cup qualification campaign, she was called into their squad for the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup.[13][14]

Doorsoun scored her first goal for the senior national team on 31 August 2019 in a UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualifying match against Montenegro.[15] On 18 June 2022, she was named in Germany's final UEFA Women's Euro 2022 squad.[16] Doorsoun helped Germany reach the UEFA Women's Euro 2022 Final against England with a 2–1 win over France in the semi-final on 27 July 2022.[17] On 31 May 2023, Doorsoun was named in Germany's preliminary squad for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup,[18] and was named in their final 23-player squad on 8 July.[19] In July 2024, Doorsoun was named in Germany's squad for the 2024 Summer Olympics.[20]

In June 2025, she announced her retirement from international football.[21]

Personal life

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Doorsoun-Khajeh was born in Cologne to an Iranian father and a Turkish mother.[22]

In 2021, Doorsoun began dating Princess Charming winner Lou Schaaf. Doorsoun confirmed their split in December 2022.[23]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of 24 May 2026[24]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
SG Wattenscheid 09 2008–09 2. Frauen-Bundesliga 22230——252
2009–10 9231——123
Total 31461——375
Bad Neuenahr 2009–10 Frauen-Bundesliga 10000——100
2010–11 20041——241
2011–12 2222050—292
Total 5226150—633
Turbine Potsdam 2012–13 Frauen-Bundesliga 14130—40211
SGS Essen 2013–14 Frauen-Bundesliga 22352——275
2014–15 16420——184
2015–16 22322——245
2016–17 21322——235
2017–18 19220——212
Total 10015136——11321
VfL Wolfsburg 2018–19 Frauen-Bundesliga 18020—40240
2019–20 12020—50190
2020–21 10130—60191
2021–22 50——50100
Total 45170—200721
VfL Wolfsburg II 2021–22 2. Frauen-Bundesliga 10—10
Eintracht Frankfurt 2021–22 Frauen-Bundesliga 9000——90
2022–23 21 1 1 0 — 2 0 24 1
2023–24 21 3 3 0 — 8 0 32 3
2024–25 18 4 3 0 — 2 0 23 4
Total 69 8 7 0 — 12 0 79 8
Angel City FC 2025 NWSL 3 0 — — — 3 0
Eintracht Frankfurt 2025–26 Frauen-Bundesliga 12 0 — — 2 0 14 0
Career total 327314285038041239

International

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Appearances and goals by national team and year[25]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Germany 201640
201770
2018100
2019121
202010
202110
202270
202380
202480
202510
Total591
Scores and results list Germany's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Doorsoun goal.
List of international goals scored by Sara Doorsoun[25]
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
131 August 2019Auestadion, Kassel, Germany Montenegro6–010–0UEFA Women's Euro 2021 qualifying

Honours

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VfL Wolfsburg[2]

Germany

Individual

References

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  1. ↑ "FIFA Women's World Cup France 2019 – List of Players: Germany" (PDF). FIFA. 7 July 2019. p. 10. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 July 2019. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 "'I want to show them how good I am' - Sara Doorsoun ready to cap season of firsts with World Cup glory | Goal.com". www.goal.com.
  3. ↑ "Wolfsburg win thrilling German Cup final against Essen | DW | 04.07.2020". Deutsche Welle.
  4. ↑ "Wolfsburg 1-3 Lyon: Women's Champions League final report". 30 August 2020.
  5. ↑ "Sara Doorsoun bleibt bis 2025" [Sara Doorsoun stays until 2025]. frauen.eintracht.de (in German).
  6. ↑ "Sara Doorsoun bleibt ein weiteres Jahr" [Sara Doorsoun stays for another year]. frauen.entracht.de (in German).
  7. ↑ "Angel City Signs German Defender Sara Doorsoun Through 2026". Angel City FC. 22 July 2025. Retrieved 22 July 2025.
  8. ↑ "Angel City falls short on the East Coast". The Sporting Tribune. 8 September 2025. Retrieved 23 September 2025.
  9. ↑ "North Carolina Courage host Angel City FC with both teams making big trades, chasing a playoff push". CBSSports.com. 12 September 2025. Retrieved 23 September 2025.
  10. ↑ sportschau.de. "Eintracht Frankfurt Frauen: Doorsoun kehrt überraschend aus den USA zurück". sportschau.de (in German). Retrieved 23 December 2025.
  11. ↑ "News & Stories | U.S. Soccer Official Website".
  12. ↑ "Jones beruft EM-Kader - Popp fehlt verletzt". DFB - Deutscher Fußball-Bund e.V.
  13. ↑ "Women's World Cup - Sara Doorsoun-Khajeh". UEFA.
  14. ↑ "Voss-Tecklenburg beruft WM-Kader". DFB - Deutscher Fußball-Bund e.V.
  15. ↑ "Germany vs. Montenegro - 31 August 2019 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
  16. ↑ "Voss-Tecklenburg beruft endgültigen Kader für die EM in England". DFB - Deutscher Fußball-Bund e.V.
  17. ↑ "Germany beat France to set up final with England". BBC Sport.
  18. ↑ "Voss-Tecklenburg beruft erweiterten WM-Kader mit 28 Spielerinnen".
  19. ↑ "Voss-Tecklenburg beruft finalen Kader für die Weltmeisterschaft".
  20. ↑ "Das ist Hrubeschs Olympia-Kader für Frankreich".
  21. ↑ "Doorsoun beendet Karriere in der Nationalmannschaft". dfb.de. 9 June 2025.
  22. ↑ "Doorsoun for Germany: "I never considered another team"". DFB - Deutscher Fußball-Bund e.V.
  23. ↑ Express.de: Nach Küssen im TV „Princess Charming“-Siegerin liebt jetzt Fußball-Profi (in German)
  24. ↑ Sara Doorsoun at Soccerway Edit this at Wikidata
  25. 1 2 "Sara Doorsoun". dfb.de. 18 September 2021.
  26. ↑ "Wolfsburg-Lyon".
  27. ↑ "Spain 0-1 Germany: Germany win women's football bronze at Paris 2024". BBC Sport. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
  28. ↑ "England-Germany".
  29. ↑ "Germany win Nations League play-off to reach Olympics". BBC Sport. 28 February 2024. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
  30. ↑ "Silbernes Lorbeerblatt für Bronze-Gewinnerinnen". dfb.de (in German). DFB. 4 November 2024. Retrieved 2 December 2024.
  31. ↑ "Verleihung des Silbernen Lorbeerblattes". bundespraesident.de (in German). Bundespräsidialamt. 4 November 2024. Retrieved 13 December 2024.
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