Sara Yuceil

Sara Yüceil
Personal information
Full name Sara Yüceil
Date of birth (1988-06-22) 22 June 1988
Place of birth Mons, Belgium
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2014 OH Leuven 41 (6)
2014–2016 Standard Liège 21 (6)
2016–2017 Olympique de Marseille 15 (1)
2017–2020 PSV 51 (8)
2020–2021 OH Leuven
International career‡
2006 Belgium U19 1 (0)
2015–2021 Belgium 21 (2)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 00:39, 7 March 2016 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 16:37, 9 July 2025 (UTC)

Sara Yüceil (born 22 June 1988) is a Belgian former football midfielder.

A midfielder who played in Belgium, France and Netherlands, Yüceil was part of the Belgium squad at UEFA Women's Euro 2017.

Career

During the 2014–15 season, Yüceil was part of the Standard Liège team that won the BeNe League.[1]

In 2016, Yüceil was announced at Olympique de Marseille.[2]

On 16 June 2017, Yüceil was announced at PSV on a one year contract.[3] On 14 March 2018, Yüceil, along with Nadia Coolen and Jeslynn Kuijpers, extended their contracts with PSV. She extended her contract for one season after playing sixteen times and scoring twice.[4] On 4 March 2019, she extended her contract with the club for another season.[5]

On 6 April 2020, Yüceil was announced at OH Leuven, to combine her playing career with her professional career.[6][7]

After the 2020–21 season, she announced her retirement from football, retiring at the club she started her career at.[8]

International career

On 16 July 2006, Yüceil made her U19 international debut against Germany.[9]

On 11 February 2015, Yüceil made her senior international debut against Spain, coming on in the 75th minute.[10] She scored her first international goal against Norway on 23 May 2015, scoring in the 58th minute.[11] Yüceil scored her second international goal against Serbia on 30 November 2015, scoring in the 17th minute.[12]

On 25 June 2017, Yüceil was called up to the Belgian squad for the UEFA Women's Euro 2017.[13]

After football

Yüceil is currently working as a consultant for RTBF, covering the UEFA Women's Euro 2025.[14]

Honours

Standard Liège

Winner

References

  1. ^ Holbeek, Florian. "Champagne à Sclessin: le Standard Fémina remporte la BeNe League" [Champagne in Sclessin: Standard Fémina wins the BeNe League]. www.walfoot.be (in French).
  2. ^ "Belgian Red Flame Sara Yüceil begon te trainen bij haar nieuwe club Marseille!" [Belgian Red Flame Sara Yüceil started training at her new club Marseille!]. nieuws.vrouwenvotebal.be (in Dutch).
  3. ^ "Belgisch international sluit aan bij PSV Vrouwen" [Belgian international joins PSV Women]. www.psv.nl (in Dutch).
  4. ^ "DRIETAL PSV VROUWEN VERLENGT CONTRACT" [PSV Women's trio extends contract]. psv.nl (in Dutch). 14 March 2018.
  5. ^ "Contractverlenging voor Yüceil" [Contract extension for Yüceil]. www.psv.nl (in Dutch).
  6. ^ "Yüceil vertrekt bij PSV Vrouwen" [Yüceil leaves PSV Women]. www.psv.nl (in Dutch).
  7. ^ "OHL Vrouwen strikt twee ervaren middenvelders" [OHL Vrouwen strikt twee ervaren middenvelders]. www.ohleuven.com (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 25 April 2021.
  8. ^ Ghislain, Pierre. "Super League: deux Louvanistes tirent leur révérence" [Super League: Two Leuven residents bow out]. www.footfeminin.be (in French).
  9. ^ "Germany 4 Belgium 0 - 16 July 2006". www.rbfa.be.
  10. ^ "Spain 2 Belgium 1 - 11 February 2015". www.rbfa.be.
  11. ^ "Belgium 3 Norway 2 - 23 May 2015". www.rbfa.be.
  12. ^ "Belgium 1 Serbia 1 - 30 November 2015". www.rbfa.be.
  13. ^ "23 Belgian Red Flames in EK-selectie". Royal Belgian Football Association. 25 June 2017.
  14. ^ "Red Flames - Sara Yüceil : "J'aurais aimé voir plus de buts mais c'était le match idéal avant l'Euro"" [Red Flames - Sara Yüceil: "I would have liked to see more goals, but it was the ideal match before the Euro"]. www.rtbf.be (in French).
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