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Sarah Zadrazil

Sarah Zadrazil (born 19 February 1993) is an Austrian footballer who plays as a midfielder for German club Bayern Munich and the Austria national team.[2]

Sarah Zadrazil
Sarah Zadrazil with Bayern Munich in 2020
Personal information
Full name Sarah Zadrazil
Date of birth (1993-02-19) 19 February 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth Bad Ischl, Austria
Height 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Bayern Munich
Number 25
Youth career
USC Abersee
SG FC Bergheim / USK Hof
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2015 ETSU Buccaneers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2011 SG FC Bergheim / USK Hof
2015 Washington Spirit Reserves 12 (4)
2016–2020 Turbine Potsdam 82 (8)
2020– Bayern Munich 81 (2)
International career‡
Austria U17 6 (5)
2009–2012 Austria U19 15 (8)
2010– Austria 117[1] (15)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 May 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:55, 30 May 2024 (UTC)

College career

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Zadrazil played college soccer for the East Tennessee State Buccaneers (ETSU) in the southeastern United States.[3] During her four years with the Buccaneers, Zadrazil broke several ETSU records. Her freshman year she tied the single-season assists record for a freshman. She was named to The Atlantic Sun Freshman of the Year.[4] She followed this impressive freshman year with a sophomore year that saw her score 8 goals and provide 11 assist, meriting her the 2013 Atlantic Sun Player of the Year.[5] Her junior year saw her become the ETSU career-leader in points, assists and shots attempted. She was named to the Southern Conference All-First Team and All-Tournament Team and NSCAA All-Southern Region Second Team.[3] She finished her senior year being named to the NSCAA All-Southern Region Third team and became the first ever ETSU player to win the Southern Conference Player of the Year award.[6][7] Zadrazil left ETSU as its career leader in points (101), assists (48), game-winning goals (11), shots attempted (213) and shots on goal (106). She graduated with a degree in exercise science.[8]

Club career

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Washington Spirit reserve

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In 2015, Zadrazil helped the Washington Spirit reserve team win the 2015 W-League championship.[9][10] While she went undrafted in the 2016 NWSL College Draft,[11][12] Zadrazil was invited in March 2016 to attend the Washington Spirit pre-season training camp as an unsigned player.[13] Later in March 2016 she accepted an invitation to join Portland Thorns FC's training camp.[14]

Turbine Potsdam

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Zadrazil agreed a two-year contract with German Frauen-Bundesliga club Turbine Potsdam in May 2016.[8][15] In December 2017, she extended her contract with Potsdam until June 30, 2020.[16][17]

In December 2018, Zadrazil won the inaugural Austrian Footballer of the Year award, voted by Austrian Press Agency DiePresse. Austrian Footballer of the Year[18][19] She subsequently won the 2018–19 Salzburger Leonidas Sportwoman of the Year award.[20]

Bayern Munich

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In June 2020, Zadrazil signed a three-year contract with Bayern Munich.[21]

International career

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Zadrazil made her debut for the Austria national team in a match against Turkey in 2010. In April 2016, she scored in a 6–1 victory over Kazakhstan.[22] She helped Austria to a 2016 Cyprus Cup win, scoring once in the game against Hungary.

Zadrazil was part of the Austrian squad which reached the 2017 UEFA Women's Euro semifinal.[23]

Zadrazil was part of the squad that was called up to the UEFA Women's Euro 2022.[24]

International goals

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Scores and results list Austria's goal tally first.
Goal Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 5 March 2014 Stadium Bela Vista, Parchal, Portugal   Portugal 1–2 2–3 2014 Algarve Cup
2. 12 March 2014 Estádio Algarve, Faro, Portugal   Portugal 2–0 2–1
3. 4 March 2016 GSZ Stadium, Larnaca, Cyprus   Hungary 1–0 2–1 2016 Cyprus Women's Cup
5. 7 April 2016 Vorwärts Stadium, Steyr, Austria   Kazakhstan 4–0 6–1 UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying
6. 6 July 2017 Stadion Wiener Neustadt, Wiener Neustadt, Austria   Denmark 3–1 4–2 Friendly
7. 4–1
8. 26 July 2017 Sparta Stadion Het Kasteel, Rotterdam, Netherlands   Iceland 1–0 3–0 UEFA Women's Euro 2017
9. 4 September 2018 Stadion Wiener Neustadt, Wiener Neustadt, Austria   Finland 2–0 4–1 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
10. 8 November 2019 Toše Proeski Arena, Skopje, North Macedonia   North Macedonia 2–0 3–0 UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualifying
11. 12 November 2019 BSFZ-Arena, Maria Enzersdorf, Austria   Kazakhstan 7–0 9–0
12. 30 November 2021 Stade de Luxembourg, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg   Luxembourg 8–0 8–0 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
13. 12 June 2022 Stadion Wiener Neustadt, Wiener Neustadt, Austria   Denmark 1–0 1–2 Friendly
14. 17 February 2023 Hibernians Stadium, Paola, Malta   Netherlands 2–1 2–1

Personal life

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Zadrazil is a trained nursery teacher and would work in this area if she didn't pursue football. [25]

We Play Strong

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Zadrazil is one of UEFA's official ambassadors for #WePlayStrong, a social media and vlogging campaign which was launched in 2018. The campaign's "...aim is to promote women’s football as much as we can and to make people aware of women’s football, really,” Evans, another participant explains. “The ultimate goal is to make football the most played sport by females by 2020. So it’s a UEFA initiative to get more women and girls playing football, whether they want to be professional or not.”[26] The series, which also originally included professional footballers Lisa Evans, Eunice Beckmann, Laura Feiersinger and now also includes Petronella Ekroth and Shanice van de Sanden, follows the daily lives of female professional footballers.[27]

Honours

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Bayern Munich

Austria

Individual

  • Austrian Footballer of the Year: 2018[18]
  • Salzburger Leonidas Sportwoman of the Year: 2018–19[31]

Social media

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References

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  1. ^ "Austria – S. Zadrazil – Profile with news, career statistics and history – Women Soccerway". women.soccerway.com. Retrieved 8 April 2016.
  2. ^ Hays, Graham (20 October 2014). "NCAA Soccer: 5 Things You Need To Know". ESPN. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
  3. ^ a b "Sarah Zadrazil". East Tennessee State University. Archived from the original on 22 April 2023. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
  4. ^ "Overtime goal ends ETSU's A-Sun title hopes, 2-1". East Tennessee State University. 27 October 2012. Archived from the original on 25 June 2022. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
  5. ^ "Zadrazil named Atlantic Sun Player of the Year". East Tennessee State University. 31 October 2013. Archived from the original on 23 July 2022. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
  6. ^ "ETSU'S ZADRAZIL NAMED SOCON PLAYER OF THE YEAR". Southern Conference. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
  7. ^ "ETSU SOCCER-PLAYER SARAH ZADRAZIL WINS WOMEN'S SOCON PLAYER OF THE YEAR". Eastern Tennessean. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
  8. ^ a b "Zadrazil signs professional contract with FFC Turbine Potsdam". 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam. 1 June 2016. Archived from the original on 23 July 2022. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
  9. ^ "Zadrazil helps club to W-League Title". East Tennessee State University. 27 July 2015. Archived from the original on 23 July 2022. Retrieved 27 March 2016.
  10. ^ "NWSL 2016 – Hi, My Name Is – Preseason Invitee Dossier – Washington Spirite". All White Kit. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
  11. ^ "NWSL announces draft-eligible players". TopDrawerSoccer. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
  12. ^ "2016 NWSL College Draft: Sleeper picks". The Equalizer. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
  13. ^ "Washington Spirit Announces 2016 Preseason Roster". Washington Spirit. 14 March 2016. Retrieved 27 March 2016.
  14. ^ Goldberg, Jamie (24 March 2016). "Mark Parsons: Portland Thorns still have depth despite Jodie Taylor's departure". The Oregonian. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
  15. ^ "Sarah Zadrazil verstärkt den 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam" (in German). 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam. 14 May 2016. Archived from the original on 21 May 2016. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
  16. ^ "Frauen-Bundesliga: Sarah Zadrazil extends to Potsdam Turbine". Coeur de Foot. 23 December 2017. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
  17. ^ "Sarah Zadrazil and Viktoria Schwalm extend with Turbine Potsdam". Vavel. 22 December 2017. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
  18. ^ a b "FORMER BUC SARAH ZADRAZIL NAMED FOOTBALLER OF YEAR". Southern Conference. 22 December 2018. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
  19. ^ "Sarah Zadrazil: Die Turbine vom Wolfgangsee" (in German). DerStandard. 18 December 2018. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
  20. ^ "Leonidas-Gala 2019: Hirscher und Zadrazil sind Salzburgs Sportler des Jahres" (in German). Salzburger Nachrichten. 5 April 2019. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
  21. ^ "Bayern Munich sign Sarah Zadrazil from Turbine Potsdam". MSN. 11 June 2020.
  22. ^ "ÖFB-Frauen feiern Kantersieg in EM-Qualifikation". DiePresse.com. Retrieved 8 April 2016.
  23. ^ "Der EURO-Kader steht, Thalhammer nominiert 23 Spielerinnen". oefb.at (in German). 1 July 2017.
  24. ^ "Der EURO-Kader steht". oefb.at (in German).
  25. ^ "FC Bayern Munich Women's First Team Profile". FC Bayern Official Website. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
  26. ^ "ARSEBLOG EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH ARSENAL'S LISA EVANS". Arseblog. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  27. ^ "Arsenal's Lisa Evans launches scheme to get more women playing football". The Guardian. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  28. ^ Mehta, Kalika; Ford, Matt (28 May 2023). "Women's Bundesliga: Bayern Munich's title reveals problems". Deutsche Welle (dw.com). Retrieved 11 June 2023.
  29. ^ "FC Bayern Women retain Bundesliga title!". fcbayern.com. FC Bayern München. 4 May 2024. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
  30. ^ "Google Pixel Supercup der Frauen, 2024, Finale". dfb.de. Deutscher Fußball-Bund. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
  31. ^ "Leonidas-Gala 2019: Hirscher und Zadrazil sind Salzburgs Sportler des Jahres" (in German). Salzburger Nachrichten. 5 April 2019. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
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