Elisa Senß (born 1 October 1997) is a German professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Frauen-Bundesliga club Bayer Leverkusen, which she captains, and the Germany national team.^[1]

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Elisa Senß

Senß with SGS Essen in 2019
Personal information
Date of birth	(1997-10-01) 1 October 1997 (age 26)
Place of birth	Oldenburg, Germany
Height	1.61 m (5 ft 3 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Bayer Leverkusen
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–	Bayer Leverkusen	38	(1)
International career‡
2023–	Germany	3	(0)
Medal record Women's football Representing  Germany UEFA Women's Nations League 2024
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 March 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18:28, 9 April 2024 (UTC)

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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.^[2] On 4 July 2020, she played whole 120 minutes for SGS Essen in the final of 2019–20 DFB-Pokal Frauen, which they lost to VfL Wolfsburg.^[3] On 14 April 2021, she signed a contract extension with the club until June 2023.^[4]

On 23 May 2022, Bayer Leverkusen announced the signing of Senß on a three-year deal until June 2025.^[5] She was named as team's new captain in September 2022.^[6]

Senß made her international debut for Germany on 1 December 2023 in a 3–0 win against Denmark.^[7]

Senß used to work as a medical assistant at Essen University Hospital when she was a SGS Essen player.^[8] She considers Lionel Messi as her idol.^[9]

SGS Essen

• DFB-Pokal Frauen runner-up: 2019–20^[3]

Germany

• UEFA Women's Nations League third place: 2023–24^[10]