Selina Çerçi (born 31 May 2000), alternatively spelled Selina Cerci, is a German

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who plays as a

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for

TSG Hoffenheim Turn- und Sportgemeinschaft 1899 Hoffenheim e.V. (), commonly known as TSG Hoffenheim (), are a German professional football club based in Sinsheim. Originally founded in 1899 as a gymnastics club, Hoffenheim came into being in their modern fo ...

and the Germany national team.

Club career

Cerci started playing football at SV Friedrichsort and moved to Holstein Kiel's B youth team as a 14-year-old. In January 2016 she made the move to the B youth team of

Magdeburger FFC Magdeburger FFC is a women's football club from Magdeburg. The club was founded in 1997 and won promotion to the 2. Fußball-Bundesliga in 2009. History The club's roots lie with local sports club ''SG Handwerk Magdeburg''. In the only offici ...

, for whom she scored 23 goals in 15 games in the B junior Bundesliga, in the Nordost season. Signed by

Bayern Munich Fußball-Club Bayern München e. V. (FCB, ), commonly known as Bayern Munich (), FC Bayern () or simply Bayern, is a German professional sports club based in Munich, Bavaria. They are most known for their men's professional football team, ...

, she played all league games for their second team in the 2017–18 season in the then two-tier 2. Bundesliga and finished the South Group with her team in second place - two points behind

TSG 1899 Hoffenheim Turn- und Sportgemeinschaft 1899 Hoffenheim e.V. (), commonly known as TSG Hoffenheim (), are a German professional association football, football club based in Sinsheim. Originally founded in 1899 as a gymnastics club, Hoffenheim came into bei ...

, the champions. She made her senior debut on 3 September 2017 (1st matchday) in a 1–0 win in the home game against newcomers SG 99 Andernach. She scored her first of 14 goals on matchday 2 in a 2–0 win in the away game against SC Freiburg II. She made her

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debut on 25 November 2018 (9th matchday) for

Werder Bremen Sportverein Werder Bremen von 1899 e. V. (), commonly known as Werder Bremen, Werder or simply Bremen, is a German professional sports club based in Bremen. Founded on 4 February 1899, Werder are best known for their professional association foo ...

, the club that signed her for the 2018–19 season, in the 4–1 defeat in the away game against Bayern Munich. She scored five goals in her 13 league games, including the 2–0 in the 53rd minute and the final score in the 89th minute in the 5–0 win in the home game against Borussia Mönchengladbach on 9 December 2018 (12th matchday). However, their team was unable to prevent relegation to the now single-track 2. Bundesliga. For the 2020–21 season she was signed by Bundesliga club

1. FFC Turbine Potsdam 1. Frauenfußballclub Turbine Potsdam 71 e. V., commonly known as 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam (or Turbine Potsdam outside of Germany), is a German women's football club located in Potsdam, Brandenburg. They are one of the most successful women's footb ...

and was her team's most successful goalscorer with 8 goals in her first season. She was leading the Bundesliga top scorers list with 13 goals in the 2021–22 season when she suffered an anterior cruciate ligament injury on matchday 15. By the end of the season she was unable to play any more games and was overtaken in the top scorer list by

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, who scored 16 goals in 22 games. For the following 2022–23 season, the move to league rivals

1. FC Köln 1. Fußball-Club Köln 01/07 e. V., better known as simply 1. FC Köln () or FC Cologne in English language, English, is a German professional association football, football club based in Cologne in North Rhine-Westphalia. It was formed in 1948 ...

was announced at the end of June 2022. In May 2024, Cerci was signed by

. In her Hoffenheim debut at

SGS Essen SGS Essen are a German multi-sports club based in Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia. The club was founded in 2000 from the merger of ''VfB Borbeck'' and ''SC Grün-Weiß Schönebeck''. It is most renowned for its Women's association football, women' ...

, Cerci scored in the 6th minute to set up a 2–1 victory. By the winter break, Cerci had scored five goals, the last of which having been the decider in a 1–0 win over Essen. After scoring again with a mazy run and precise finish in a 3–0 win at

SC Freiburg Sport-Club Freiburg e.V., commonly known as SC Freiburg (), is a Football in Germany, German professional football club, based in the city of Freiburg im Breisgau, Baden-Württemberg. It plays in the Bundesliga, having been promoted as champions ...

, Cerci scored against

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to once again decide a 1–0 fixture. She began a run of excellent form in March, scoring two and winning a penalty against Köln (5–1), netting two goals with an assist to boot in a 7–0 versus

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, and getting two assists alongside a goal during a 5–2 win over

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. Following a 2–1 loss to

Wolfsburg Wolfsburg (; Eastphalian language, Eastphalian: ''Wulfsborg'') is the fifth-largest city in the Germany, German state of Lower Saxony, on the river Aller (Germany), Aller east of Hanover and west of Berlin. Wolfsburg is famous as the locat ...

and a 3–1 defeat at

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(where she scored), Cerci capped off her season with a hattrick against

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. This raised her goal-scoring tally to 16, meaning she won the ''Torschützenkanone'' as the league's highest-scoring player alongside Wolfsburg's

Lineth Beerensteyn Lineth Enid Fabienne Beerensteyn (born 11 October 1996) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a forward for Frauen-Bundesliga club VfL Wolfsburg and the Netherlands national team. Club career ADO Den Haag Beerensteyn started pla ...

International career

On 8 February 2022, Cerci was nominated for the senior national team for the first time. She made her international debut for

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in the 2022 Arnold Clark Cup on 17 February 2022, coming on as a substitute in the 78th minute for

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against

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. The match finished as a 1–1 draw. Due to a cruciate ligament injury, Cerci missed the 2022 Euros. She then missed out on the 2023 World Cup, before returning to the Germany squad in October 2024 after a two-year absence. Cerci scored her maiden goal for the national team in a friendly against

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, heading in the opening goal; however, she later enabled Australia's equalizer with an intercepted pass. In the run-up to the 2025 Euros, Cerci scored a hattrick against

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and another goal against

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during Germany's 2025 Nations League campaign.

Career statistics

International

International goals

References

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Cerci, Selina 2000 births Living people Footballers from Kiel German women's footballers Women's association football forwards Germany women's international footballers Frauen-Bundesliga players 2. Frauen-Bundesliga players FC Bayern Munich (women) players SV Werder Bremen (women) players 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam players 1. FC Köln (women) players TSG 1899 Hoffenheim (women) players 21st-century German sportswomen UEFA Women's Euro 2025 players