Sara Yuceil
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Sara Yüceil | ||
| Date of birth | 22 June 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Mons, Belgium | ||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||
| Position | 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) |
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* 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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]Yüceil is currently working as a consultant for RTBF, covering the UEFA Women's Euro 2025.[14]
Honours
[edit]- Standard Liège
Winner
References
[edit]- ↑ 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).
- ↑ "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).
- ↑ "Belgisch international sluit aan bij PSV Vrouwen" [Belgian international joins PSV Women]. www.psv.nl (in Dutch).
- ↑ "DRIETAL PSV VROUWEN VERLENGT CONTRACT" [PSV Women's trio extends contract]. psv.nl (in Dutch). 14 March 2018.
- ↑ "Contractverlenging voor Yüceil" [Contract extension for Yüceil]. www.psv.nl (in Dutch).
- ↑ "Yüceil vertrekt bij PSV Vrouwen" [Yüceil leaves PSV Women]. www.psv.nl (in Dutch).
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ Ghislain, Pierre. "Super League: deux Louvanistes tirent leur révérence" [Super League: Two Leuven residents bow out]. www.footfeminin.be (in French).
- ↑ "Germany 4 Belgium 0 - 16 July 2006". www.rbfa.be.
- ↑ "Spain 2 Belgium 1 - 11 February 2015". www.rbfa.be.
- ↑ "Belgium 3 Norway 2 - 23 May 2015". www.rbfa.be.
- ↑ "Belgium 1 Serbia 1 - 30 November 2015". www.rbfa.be.
- ↑ "23 Belgian Red Flames in EK-selectie". Royal Belgian Football Association. 25 June 2017.
- ↑ "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).
External links
[edit]- Sara Yuceil at Soccerway
- Sara Yuceil at the Royal Belgian FA
- Player stats (in French) at footofeminin.fr
- 1988 births
- Living people
- Belgian women's footballers
- Women's association football midfielders
- Belgium women's international footballers
- Expatriate women's footballers in France
- Standard Liège (women) players
- Olympique de Marseille (women) players
- Première Ligue players
- Belgian people of Turkish descent
- Sportspeople of Turkish descent
- Oud-Heverlee Leuven (women) players
- PSV (women) players
- Expatriate women's footballers in the Netherlands
- Belgian expatriate sportspeople in France
- Belgian expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands
- Footballers from Mons, Belgium
- UEFA Women's Euro 2017 players
- 21st-century Belgian sportswomen