Sara Doorsoun

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 and the German national team.

Early life

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

Club career

VfL Wolfsburg

In her debut season with VfL Wolfsburg, Doorsoun won the 2018–19 Frauen-Bundesliga and the DFB-Pokal. She won the Frauen-Bundesliga and DFB-Pokal again the following season with Wolfsburg. 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.

Eintracht Frankfurt

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

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. 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. 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.

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. On 18 June 2022, she was named in Germany's final UEFA Women's Euro 2022 squad. 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. On 31 May 2023, Doorsoun was named in Germany's preliminary squad for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup, and was named in their final 23-player squad on 8 July. In July 2024, Doorsoun was named in Germany's squad for the 2024 Summer Olympics.