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Saar Janssen

Saar Janssen
Personal information
Date of birth (2005-07-22) 22 July 2005 (age 19)[1]
Place of birth Belgium
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 OH Leuven
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021- Oud-Heverlee Leuven 41 (6)
International career‡
2021-2022 Belgium U17 7 (0)
2023–2024 Belgium U19 9 (1)
2024 Belgium U23 1 (0)
2024- Belgium 6 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 November 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 5 December 2024[2]

Saar Janssen (born 22 July 2005) is a Belgian footballer. She plays as a defender for Oud-Heverlee Leuven in the Belgian Women's Super League.

Janssen helped OH Leuven to back-to-back runners-up places in the Super League in 2021-22 and 2022-23 as Anderlecht took the title both times, completing a seven-in-a-row. She finished third in the Super League with OHL in 2023-24, having won the regular season, but were overhauled in the title play-offs.[3][4]

Janssen made her debut for the Belgium senior national women's team, the Red Flames, on 4 June 2024, coming on as a substitute for Janice Cayman in a 1-1 home draw against the Czech Republic in a UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifier at the Stayen in Sint-Truiden.[5][6]

She was handed her first senior starts for Belgium by national team coach Ives Serneels for both legs of the Euro 2025 play-off semi-final against Greece, drawing 0-0 in Athens, winning the return 5-0 at her home ground Den Dreef in Leuven.[7]

Janssen went on to contribute to Belgium's successful qualification for UEFA Women's Euro 2025 via the play-offs, starting both legs of the play-off final against Ukraine.[8][9]

References

  1. ^ Saar Janssen at Soccerway. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
  2. ^ "Al onze Red Flames" [All our Red Flames]. RBFA (in Dutch). Retrieved 5 December 2024.
  3. ^ "Anderlecht verkoopt OH Leuven nu ook titeltik dankzij gouden wissels en doelpunt in 90e minuut" [Anderlecht deals title blow to OH Leuven thanks to golden substitutions and goal in the 90th minute]. Sporza (in Dutch). 4 May 2024.
  4. ^ "Standard knikkert OHL uit titelstrijd met felbevochten zege en komt virtueel aan de leiding" [Standard knocks OHL out of title race with hard-fought win and takes virtual lead]. Sporza (in Dutch). 11 May 2024.
  5. ^ "Belgium vs Czechia - 4 June 2024". Soccerway. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
  6. ^ "Saar Janssen". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
  7. ^ "Belgium vs Greece - 29 October 2024". Soccerway. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
  8. ^ "Red Flames dansen, zingen en glunderen na EK-kwalificatie: "Zeer belangrijk voor ons vrouwenvoetbal"" [Red Flames dance, sing and beam after European Championship qualification: "Very important for our women's football"]. Sporza (in Dutch). 5 December 2024.
  9. ^ "Het EK is binnen! Red Flames klaren ook laatste klus tegen Oekraïne na knappe goal en assist van Tessa Wullaert" [The European Championship is here! Red Flames complete final task against Ukraine after a great goal and assist from Tessa Wullaert]. Sporza (in Dutch). 5 December 2024.
Quelle: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saar_Janssen