Dzsenifer Marozsán

Dzsenifer Marozsán
Marozsán in 2019
Personal information
Full name Dzsenifer Marozsán[1]
Date of birth (1992-04-18) 18 April 1992
Place of birth Budapest, Hungary
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position Midfielder
Youth career
1996–2003 DJK Burbach
2003–2007 1. FC Saarbrücken
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2009 1. FC Saarbrücken 38 (13)
2009–2016 1. FFC Frankfurt 133 (40)
2016–2025 Lyon 150 (42)
2021 → OL Reign (loan) 20 (0)
2025–2026 Al Qadsiah 14 (4)
International career
2004–2007 Germany U15 12 (13)
2007–2008 Germany U17 21 (21)
2009–2012 Germany U19 12 (13)
2009–2012 Germany U20 17 (6)
2010–2023 Germany 112 (33)
Medal record
Women's football
Representing  Germany
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place2016 Rio de JaneiroTeam
UEFA Women's Championship
Gold medal – first place2013 Sweden
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22 April 2023

Dzsenifer Marozsán (Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈd͡ʒɛnifɛr ˈmɒroʒaːn]; born 18 April 1992) is a German-Hungarian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. She previously played for 1. FC Saarbrücken and 1. FFC Frankfurt in the German Frauen Bundesliga, Lyon in the French Première Ligue, Saudi club Al Qadsiah, and the Germany national team. Born in Hungary, she represented Germany at international level.[2]

In 2015, her cross to Mandy Islacker in stoppage time resulted in a UEFA Women's Champions League win for 1. FFC Frankfurt.[3] She went on to spend nine years with Lyon, where she won multiple league titles, domestic cups, and five Champions League trophies.[4]

At the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Marozsán led unified Germany to its first-ever Olympic gold medal in football, four decades after the East German men won in 1976.[3] She scored the game-winning goal during the UEFA Women's Euro 2013 semifinal against Sweden helping Germany win the title.[3]

Early life

Born in Budapest, Hungary, Marozsán moved with her family to Germany in 1996 when she was four years old, after her father János Marozsán, a four-time Hungarian football national, had signed a contract with 1. FC Saarbrücken. She began her career at DJK Burbach, where she played for a boys' team. She then joined the youth department of 1. FC Saarbrücken.[5] The DFB pushed for naturalizing her so she could play for Germany. In fact her whole family was naturalized, because she was still under-aged.[6]

Club career

1. FC Saarbrücken

In 2007 at the age of 14 years and 7 months, Marozsán became the youngest player to play in the German Bundesliga when she made her debut for 1. FC Saarbrücken. She also holds the record as the Bundesliga's youngest goal scorer at 15 years and 4 months.[7]

1. FFC Frankfurt

Marozsán playing for Frankfurt in 2012

Marozsán signed with 1. FFC Frankfurt in 2009.[8] During her time with the club, Frankfurt managed two second-place finishes, coming in the 2010–11 and 2013–14 seasons.

She reached her first ever UWCL final in 2012, where Frankfurt were defeated 2–0 by her future club, Lyon. During the 2014–2015 season, she played and scored in each knockout round of the UWCL on the road to the final. In the final against PSG, she played all ninety minutes and sent in the assist to substitute Mandy Islacker that won them the match in extra time. With this win, she earned her first UWCL title and Frankfurt's fourth.[9] She ended up as top assister of the tournament with 8 assists[10][11] and was named to the team of the tournament by UEFA.[12]

In her final season with Frankfurt, they finished third in the Bundesliga table, disqualifying them from UWCL competition for the coming season.

Lyon

Marozsán signed with French side Lyon from 1. FFC Frankfurt ahead of the 2016–17 season.[13]

In 2017, Marozsán won the UNFP Trophy for Best Player in D1 Féminine, making it the third consecutive year that a Lyon player had received the award. Previous winners were Eugénie Le Sommer (2015) and Amel Majri (2016).[14]

On 13 May 2018, Marozsán was named the UNFP D1 Féminine Player of the Year for the second consecutive season.[15]

On 19 May 2019, Marozsán was named D1 Féminine Player of the Year for the third consecutive season.[16] She won both the UEFA Women's Champions League and the domestic double (Division 1 Féminine and Coupe de France) during the 2018–2019 season.[16][17]

Marozsán during Olympique Lyonnais match against Paris Saint-Germain in the league on 11 December 2017.

On 22 June 2020, Marozsán extended her contract with Olympique Lyonnais until 2023. Despite previously considering a move away from Lyon and potentially joining Utah Royals FC, Marozsán ultimately decided to stay with the club. The COVID-19 pandemic and the subsequent suspension of the U.S. league season influenced her decision.[18]

On 19 April 2021, Olympique Lyonnais announced that Marozsán, alongside goalkeeper Sarah Bouhaddi, was loaned to their American franchise, OL Reign. The loan began on 5 June 2021, and lasted until 31 December 2021.[19]

On 12 April 2022, she suffered a right knee ACL rupture, which ruled her out of 2022 UWCL Final and UEFA Women's Euro 2022.[20][21]

In 2023, she extended her contract with Lyon until June 2025.[22]

In March 2024, Marozsán was named the German Football Ambassador of 2023. Marozsán won the public vote, surpassing Mélanie Leupolz. The award was presented to her during a public training session at the Groupama OL Training Center, where she received the trophy from Roland Bischof, president of the German Football Ambassador association. She succeeded Ilkay Gündogan as the recipient of this honor.[23]

On 1 April 2024, Marozsán played her 200th match for Olympique Lyonnais during a 3–0 victory against Le Havre.[24]

Al-Qadsiah and retirement

In August 2025, Marozsán signed for Saudi Women's Premier League side Al Qadsiah.[25] On 7 July 2026, Marozsán announced her retirement from professional footballer.[26]

International career

Marozsán in 2016

Marozsán made her debut for the senior national team on 28 October 2010 in a match against Australia.[27] Her first goal for the senior national team came on 15 February 2012 in a match against Turkey.[28]

In 2013, Germany coach Silvia Neid named her to the Germany squad for the 2013 UEFA Women's Euro competition. In the semifinal of the tournament, she scored a goal versus Sweden, a weak shot from outside the box that slowly found its way to the back of the net. The goal was enough to send them to the final against Norway, where she started the match behind striker Célia Okoyino da Mbabi. Germany won the final thanks to two Nadine Angerer penalty saves and a close-range Anja Mittag shot, giving Marozsán her first major international title. Marozsán was named to the UEFA team of the tournament for her performances throughout the competition.[29]

She scored the deciding goal in the 2016 Olympic Final, leading Germany to their first-ever women's football Olympic gold medal.[30]

She was named captain of the German team on 21 October 2016.[31]

On 22 September 2020, Marozsán played her 100th match for Germany in a 3–0 win against Montenegro during the UEFA Women's Euro 2021 qualifying.[32]

In March 2023, she announced her retirement from international football.[33]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Germany[34] 201020
201110
201265
2013209
2014136
2015126
2016154
2017122
201850
2019110
202051
202170
202220
202310
Total11233
Scores and results list Germany's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Marozsán goal.
List of international goals scored by Dzsenifer Marozsán[28]
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
115 February 2012İzmir, Turkey Turkey1–05–0UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualifying
27 March 2012Faro, Portugal Japan1–04–32012 Algarve Cup
331 May 2012Bielefeld, Germany Romania3–05–0UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualifying
424 October 2012East Hartford, United States United States1–12–2Friendly
52–2
68 March 2013Parchal, Portugal Japan2–12–12013 Algarve Cup
724 July 2013Gothenburg, Sweden Sweden1–01–0UEFA Women's Euro 2013
821 September 2013Cottbus, Germany Russia3–09–02015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
94–0
1023 November 2013Žilina, Slovakia Slovakia6–06–02015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
1127 November 2013Osijek, Croatia Croatia1–08–02015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
123–0
135–0
147–0
155 March 2014Albufeira, Portugal Iceland1–05–02014 Algarve Cup
162–0
1710 March 2014Albufeira, Portugal Norway1–13–12014 Algarve Cup
1812 March 2014Faro, Portugal Japan3–03–02014 Algarve Cup
198 May 2014Osnabrück, Germany Slovakia5–09–12015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
2029 October 2014Örebro, Sweden Sweden1–12–1Friendly
214 March 2015Vila Real de Santo António, Portugal Sweden1–02–42015 Algarve Cup
229 March 2015Parchal, Portugal Brazil2–13–12015 Algarve Cup
238 April 2015Fürth, Germany Brazil4–04–0Friendly
2427 May 2015Baden, Switzerland Switzerland2–13–1Friendly
253–1
2620 June 2015Ottawa, Canada Sweden4–14–12015 FIFA Women's World Cup
2712 April 2016Osnabrück, Germany Croatia1–02–0UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying
2822 July 2016Paderborn, Germany Ghana2–011–0Friendly
2911–0
3019 August 2016Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Sweden1–02–12016 Summer Olympics
3125 July 2017Utrecht, Netherlands Russia2–02–0UEFA Women's Euro 2017
3216 September 2017Ingolstadt, Germany Slovenia2–06–02019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualifying
3319 September 2020Essen, Germany Republic of Ireland2–03–0UEFA Women's Euro 2021 qualifying

Personal life

Marozsán had pulmonary embolism in July 2018.[35] Three months later, she returned to playing football.[36] Her father János Marozsán was also a footballer, he played in the Hungary national football team as a midfielder four times in 1990–91.

Honours

1. FC Saarbrücken

FFC Frankfurt

Lyon

Germany

Germany U20

Germany U17

Individual

References

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