Saskia Bartusiak

Saskia Bartusiak
	Bartusiak during a league match in September 2015
Personal information
Date of birth	9 September 1982 (age 42)
Place of birth	Frankfurt, West Germany
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s)	Centre back
Club information
Current team	1. FFC Frankfurt
Number	25
Youth career
0000–1996	FV 09 Eschersheim
1996–2000	FSV Frankfurt
Senior career*
Years	Team
2000–2005	FSV Frankfurt
2005–	1. FFC Frankfurt
National team‡
	Germany U18
	Germany U21
2007–2016	Germany
Honours
FIFA Women's World Cup
Olympic Games
UEFA Women's Championship
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21 September 2013; ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19 August 2016

Saskia Bartusiak (born 9 September 1982) is a German footballer. She plays as a centre back position for 1. FFC Frankfurt.^[1]^[2]

Career

Club

Bartusiak began her career at FV 09 Eschersheim. In 1996, she left the club to join FSV Frankfurt where she made her Bundesliga debut. After five years, she transferred to local rivals 1. FFC Frankfurt in 2005. Playing in central defence, Bartusiak has been an important player for FFC Frankfurt's success in the following years. She won two Bundesliga championships and three German Cup titles at the club. In the 2005–06 and 2007–08 season she also won the UEFA Women's Cup with Frankfurt.^[1]

International

Bartusiak made her debut in the German national team in a friendly against the Netherlands in April 2007. She was part of Germany's winning team at the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup, appearing in one match, the opening game against Argentina. Bartusiak has since been called up for all major tournaments for Germany. She again was a reserve player at the 2008 Summer Olympics, where she won a bronze medal. At the 2009 European Championship, Bartusiak became a regular starter for Germany, winning her first European title. She has been called up for Germany's 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup squad.^[1]

She was named captain of the German team on 17 September 2015.^[3]

She announced her retirement from the national team in August 2016 after leading Germany to its first Olympic gold medal in women's football.^[4]

International goals

Scores and results list Germany's goal tally first:

Bartusiak – goals for Germany
#	Date	Location	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	27 November 2013	Osijek, Croatia	Croatia	8–0	8–0	2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
2.	22 July 2016	Paderborn, Germany	Ghana	5–0	11–0	Friendly
3.	6 August 2016	São Paulo, Brazil	Australia	2–2	2–2	2016 Summer Olympic