Saar Janssen
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 22 July 2005[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) |
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*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
[edit]- ^ Saar Janssen at Soccerway. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
- ^ "Al onze Red Flames" [All our Red Flames]. RBFA (in Dutch). Retrieved 5 December 2024.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Belgium vs Czechia - 4 June 2024". Soccerway. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
- ^ "Saar Janssen". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
- ^ "Belgium vs Greece - 29 October 2024". Soccerway. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
External links
[edit]- Saar Janssen at Soccerway
- Saar Janssen at Global Sports Archive
- Saar Janssen – UEFA competition record (archive)
- Saar Janssen at the Royal Belgian Football Association