Selina Cerci

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

Signed by Bayern Munich, 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, 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 Bundesliga debut on 25 November 2018 (9th matchday) for Werder Bremen, 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 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…

On 8 February 2022, Cerci was nominated for the senior national team for the first time. She made her international debut for Germany in the 2022 Arnold Clark Cup on 17 February 2022, coming on as a substitute in the 78th minute for Jule Brand against Spain. 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 Australia, 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 Scotland and another goal against Austria during Germany's 2025 Nations League campaign. On 12 June 2025, Cerci was called up to the Germany squad for the UEFA Women's Euro 2025.

International

As of 9 June 2026

International goals

Cerci is of Turkish and Azerbaijani descent, with her family originally hailing from Afyonkarahisar, Turkey. She grew up supporting Arsenal F.C. and her favourite all time player is Dennis Bergkamp.