Club Bartusiak began her career at FV 09 Eschersheim. In 1996, she left the club to join
FSV Frankfurt where she made her
Bundesliga debut. After five years, she transferred to local rivals
1. FFC Frankfurt in 2005. Playing in
central defence, Bartusiak has been an important player for FFC Frankfurt's success in the following years. She won two Bundesliga championships and three
German Cup titles at the club. In the
2005–06 and
2007–08 season she also won the
UEFA Women's Cup with Frankfurt. She announced her retirement from the national team in August 2016 after leading Germany to its first Olympic gold medal in women's football.
International goals ''Scores and results list Germany's goal tally first:'' Source: ==Honours==