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Elisa Senß

Elisa Senß
Senß with Eintracht Frankfurt in 2024
Personal information
Full name Elisa Malin Senß[1]
Date of birth (1997-10-01) 1 October 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth Oldenburg, Germany
Height 1.61 m (5 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Eintracht Frankfurt
Number 6
Youth career
2002–2011 Ahlhorner SV
2011–2012 VfL Wittekind Wildeshausen
2012–2014 SV Meppen
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2019 SV Meppen 96 (31)
2019–2022 SGS Essen 62 (4)
2022–2024 Bayer Leverkusen 43 (1)
2024– Eintracht Frankfurt 21 (3)
International career‡
2023– Germany 26 (2)
Medal record
Women's football
Representing  Germany
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Paris Team
UEFA Women's Nations League
Third place 2024
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 11 May 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of 18:46, 24 July 2025 (UTC)

Elisa Malin Senß (born 1 October 1997) is a German professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Frauen-Bundesliga club Eintracht Frankfurt and the Germany national team.[2]

Club career

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Senß is a youth academy graduate of SV Meppen. In May 2019, she joined SGS Essen on a two-year deal until June 2021.[3] During her first season, Senß started 20 of 22 games in the league and played the entire 120 minutes of the DFB-Pokal final which Essen lost to Wolfsburg.[4][5] Senß partook in 21 matches the following year and scored her first league goal for the club against her old club Meppen in a 3–1 victory.[6][7] On 14 April 2021, she signed a contract extension with the club until June 2023.[8] By the end of the 2021–22 season, Senß had played 62 league games for Essen, with four goals in the Bundesliga and three in the German cup.[9]

On 23 May 2022, Bayer Leverkusen announced the signing of Senß on a three-year deal until June 2025.[10] She was named as team's new captain in September 2022 and became a consistent performer — playing the eighth-most minutes of any Bundesliga player in 2022–23 — as Leverkusen finished fifth.[11][12][13] Senß featured in 21 matches the following campaign, one that Leverkusen ended sixth overall.[14][15]

On 11 March 2024, Eintracht Frankfurt announced the signing of Senß on a three-year contract, effective from July 2024.[16][17] In 2024–25, Frankfurt finished third in the league, with Senß playing a pivotal role: she was the player with the fourth-most won tackles in the division, became an offensive threat with three goals and four assists, and became part of a midfield duo alongside Lisanne Gräwe.[18][19]

International career

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Senß made her international debut for Germany on 1 December 2023 in a 3–0 win against Denmark.[20] In July 2024, Senß was named in the squad for the 2024 Olympics.[21] She won the Goal of the Month award in Germany for her volley against Zambia during the tournament, which was her first goal for the national team.[22] The following year, Senß took part in the 2025 Euros.[23][24] Playing alongside Sjoeke Nüsken as part of a double pivot, Senß helped Germany to reach the semi-final.[25]

Playing style

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The holding midfielder has been described as a "tackling machine" by Der Spiegel and as a "small helper", owing to her short stature, by Sportschau.[26][24]

Sometimes I am also underestimated physically. That's just my playing style, which my opponents don't account for, so I can surprise them.

—Senß in 2025 commenting on her robust style of play[27]

Personal life

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Senß used to work as a medical assistant at Essen University Hospital when she was a SGS Essen player.[28] She considers Lionel Messi as her idol.[29]

Career statistics

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International

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As of match played 23 July 2025[2]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Germany 2023 2 0
2024 13 1
2025 11 1
Total 26 2
Scores and results list Germany's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Senß goal.
List of international goals scored by Elisa Senß
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 31 July 2024 Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Saint-Étienne, France  Zambia 4–1 4–1 2024 Summer Olympics
2 4 April 2025 Tannadice Park, Dundee, Scotland  Scotland 1–0 4–0 2025 UEFA Women's Nations League

Honours

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SGS Essen

Germany

Individual

References

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  1. ^ "Women's Olympic Football Tournament Paris 2024" (PDF). p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 July 2024. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
  2. ^ a b Elisa Senß at Soccerway
  3. ^ "Frauen-Bundesligist EGS Essen verpflichtet Elisa Senß". 24 May 2019. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
  4. ^ "2019-2020 Elisa Senß Match Logs". FBref.com. Retrieved 4 July 2025.
  5. ^ a b "VfL-Frauen nach Elfmeter-Drama erneut Pokalsieger". 4 July 2020. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
  6. ^ "2020-2021 Elisa Senß Match Logs". FBref.com. Retrieved 4 July 2025.
  7. ^ "Liveticker | SV Meppen - SGS Essen 1:3 | 6. Spieltag | Flyeralarm Frauen-Bundesliga 2020/21". kicker (in German). Retrieved 4 July 2025.
  8. ^ "Elisa Senß bleibt bei der SGS". 14 April 2021. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
  9. ^ "Elisa Senß wechselt nach Leverkusen - Der Frauenfussball-Bundesligist aus Essen". www.sgs-essen.de (in German). 23 May 2022. Retrieved 4 July 2025.
  10. ^ "ELISA SENSS WECHSELT VON ESSEN ZUM WERKSKLUB". 23 May 2022. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
  11. ^ "ELISA SENSS IST NEUE KAPITÄNIN DER BAYER 04-FRAUEN". 16 September 2022. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
  12. ^ Altgelt, Helene Sophie (21 November 2022). "Frauen-Bundesliga: Four exciting players to watch out for". Her Football Hub. Retrieved 4 July 2025.
  13. ^ "2022-2023 Frauen-Bundesliga Playing Time". FBref.com. Retrieved 4 July 2025.
  14. ^ "2023-2024 Frauen-Bundesliga Elisa Senß Match Logs". FBref.com. Retrieved 4 July 2025.
  15. ^ "Ausstiegsklausel gezogen: Elisa Senß wechselt nach Frankfurt | Bayer04.de". Bayer 04 Leverkusen Fussball GmbH (in German). Retrieved 4 July 2025.
  16. ^ "Elisa Senß ab Sommer Adlerträgerin" (in German). 11 March 2024. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
  17. ^ "Eintracht angelt sich Nationalspielerin und Bayer-Kapitänin Senß" (in German). 11 March 2024. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
  18. ^ "Frauen-Bundesliga Defensive Action Stats". FBref.com. Retrieved 4 July 2025.
  19. ^ "Frauen-Bundesliga 2024/25: Die 5 besten Sechserinnen". 90min.de (in German). 22 May 2025. Retrieved 4 July 2025.
  20. ^ "GERMANY WOMEN GO TOP OF NATIONS LEAGUE GROUP AFTER WIN AGAINST DENMARK". 1 December 2023. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
  21. ^ "Olympia-Kader der Frauen-Fußball-Nationalmannschaft fix". 3 July 2024. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
  22. ^ sportschau.de. "DFB-Spielerin Elisa Senß ist Torschützin des Monats Juli 2024". sportschau.de (in German). Retrieved 4 July 2025.
  23. ^ updated, Sarah Rendell last (18 February 2025). "Germany Women Euro 2025 squad: Christian Wuck's full team". FourFourTwo. Retrieved 25 July 2025.
  24. ^ a b Zürich, Florian Neuhauss. ""Helferlein" mit Hang zu schönen Toren - DFB-Mittelfeldstrategin Elisa Senß im Porträt". sportschau.de (in German). Retrieved 25 July 2025.
  25. ^ "Kein Vorbeikommen an Elisa Senß: Porträt einer Kampf-Fee". WEB.DE News (in German). 23 July 2025. Retrieved 25 July 2025.
  26. ^ Göbel, Jan (10 July 2025). "Fußball-EM 2025: Elisa Senß - Von der Unfallchirurgie zur Nationalspielerin". Der Spiegel (in German). ISSN 2195-1349. Retrieved 25 July 2025.
  27. ^ "Elisa Senß verschafft sich Respekt - notfalls mit blutigen Nasen". hessenschau.de. Hessenschau. 11 July 2025. Retrieved 25 July 2025.
  28. ^ "DFB-Debüt unter Hrubesch: Die kickende Krankenschwester glänzt". 5 December 2023. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
  29. ^ "Elisa Senß - Midfield - Bayer 04 Women". Retrieved 1 March 2024.
  30. ^ "Spain 0-1 Germany: Germany win women's football bronze at Paris 2024". BBC Sport. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
  31. ^ "GERMANY WOMEN SECURE THEIR SPOT AT 2024 OLYMPICS". 29 February 2024. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
  32. ^ "Silbernes Lorbeerblatt für Bronze-Gewinnerinnen". dfb.de (in German). DFB. 4 November 2024. Retrieved 2 December 2024.
  33. ^ "Verleihung des Silbernen Lorbeerblattes". bundespraesident.de (in German). Bundespräsidialamt. 4 November 2024. Retrieved 13 December 2024.
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