Sara Doorsoun
German footballer
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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.
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Doorsoun with Angel City FC in 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Sara Doorsoun-Khajeh[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 17 November 1991 | ||
| 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 | 9 | (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 | |||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22:15, 26 April 2026 (UTC) | |||
Club career
VfL Wolfsburg
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
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
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
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
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
Career statistics
Club
- As of 26 April 2026[24]
| 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 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 0 | ||
| 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 | 9 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 324 | 31 | 42 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 409 | 39 | ||
International
- Scores and results list Germany's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Doorsoun goal.
| 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 |
Honours
VfL Wolfsburg[2]
- Frauen-Bundesliga: 2018–19, 2019–20
- DFB-Pokal: 2018–19, 2019–20, 2020–21
- UEFA Women's Champions League runner-up: 2019–2020[26]
Germany
- Summer Olympics bronze medal: 2024[27]
- UEFA Women's Championship runner-up: 2022[28]
- UEFA Women's Nations League third place: 2023–24[29]
Individual
