{{short description|Belgian footballer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Sara Yüceil | fullname = Sara Yüceil | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1988|6|22}} | birth_place = Mons, Belgium | height = {{height|m=1.68}} | currentclub = | clubnumber = | position = Midfielder | years1 = 2012–2014 | clubs1 = OH Leuven | caps1 = 41 | goals1 = 6 | years2 = 2014–2016 | clubs2 = Standard Liège | caps2 = 21 | goals2 = 6 | years3 = 2016–2017 | clubs3 = Olympique de Marseille | caps3 = 15 | goals3 = 1 | years4 = 2017–2020 | clubs4 = PSV | caps4 = 51 | goals4 = 8 | years5 = 2020–2021 | clubs5 = OH Leuven | caps5 = | goals5 = | nationalyears1 = 2006 | nationalteam1 = Belgium U19 | nationalcaps1 = 1 | nationalgoals1 = 0 | nationalyears2 = 2015–2021 | nationalteam2 = Belgium | nationalcaps2 = 21 | nationalgoals2 = 2 | ntupdate = 16:37, 9 July 2025 (UTC) | pcupdate = 00:39, 7 March 2016 (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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.walfoot.be/news/2015-05-08/champagne--sclessin-le-standard-femina-remporte-la-bene-league|title=Champagne à Sclessin: le Standard Fémina remporte la BeNe League|trans-title=Champagne in Sclessin: Standard Fémina wins the BeNe League|first=Florian|last=Holbeek|language=French|website=www.walfoot.be}}</ref>
In 2016, Yüceil was announced at Olympique de Marseille.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://nieuws.vrouwenvoetbal.be/?p=9139|title=Belgian Red Flame Sara Yüceil begon te trainen bij haar nieuwe club Marseille!|trans-title=Belgian Red Flame Sara Yüceil started training at her new club Marseille!|language=Dutch|website=nieuws.vrouwenvotebal.be}}</ref>
On 16 June 2017, Yüceil was announced at PSV on a one year contract.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.psv.nl/media/artikel/belgisch-international-sluit-aan-bij-psv-vrouwen|title=Belgisch international sluit aan bij PSV Vrouwen|trans-title=Belgian international joins PSV Women|language=Dutch|website=www.psv.nl}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.psv.nl/media/artikel/drietal-psv-vrouwen-verlengt-contract|title=DRIETAL PSV VROUWEN VERLENGT CONTRACT|trans-title=PSV Women's trio extends contract|language=Dutch|website=psv.nl|date=14 March 2018 }}</ref> On 4 March 2019, she extended her contract with the club for another season.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.psv.nl/media/artikel/contractverlenging-voor-yuceil|title=Contractverlenging voor Yüceil |trans-title=Contract extension for Yüceil|language=Dutch|website=www.psv.nl}}</ref>
On 6 April 2020, Yüceil was announced at OH Leuven, to combine her playing career with her professional career.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.psv.nl/media/artikel/yuceil-vertrekt-bij-psv-vrouwen|title=Yüceil vertrekt bij PSV Vrouwen|trans-title=Yüceil leaves PSV Women|language=Dutch|website=www.psv.nl}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ohleuven.com/nieuws/1652846/ohl-vrouwen-strikt-twee-ervaren-middenvelders|title=OHL Vrouwen strikt twee ervaren middenvelders|trans-title=OHL Vrouwen strikt twee ervaren middenvelders|language=Dutch|website=www.ohleuven.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210425105723/https://www.ohleuven.com/nieuws/1652846/ohl-vrouwen-strikt-twee-ervaren-middenvelders |archive-date=25 April 2021 }}</ref>
After the 2020–21 season, she announced her retirement from football, retiring at the club she started her career at.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.footfeminin.be/news/2021-05-23/super-league-deux-louvanistes-tirent-leur-reverence|title=Super League: deux Louvanistes tirent leur révérence|trans-title=Super League: Two Leuven residents bow out|first=Pierre|last=Ghislain|language=French|website=www.footfeminin.be}}</ref>
==International career==
On 16 July 2006, Yüceil made her U19 international debut against Germany.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rbfa.be/en/international-game/7101|title=Germany 4 Belgium 0 - 16 July 2006|website=www.rbfa.be}}</ref>
On 11 February 2015, Yüceil made her senior international debut against Spain, coming on in the 75th minute.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rbfa.be/en/international-game/8683|title=Spain 2 Belgium 1 - 11 February 2015|website=www.rbfa.be}}</ref> She scored her first international goal against Norway on 23 May 2015, scoring in the 58th minute.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rbfa.be/en/international-game/8945|title=Belgium 3 Norway 2 - 23 May 2015|website=www.rbfa.be}}</ref> Yüceil scored her second international goal against Serbia on 30 November 2015, scoring in the 17th minute.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rbfa.be/en/international-game/9103|title=Belgium 1 Serbia 1 - 30 November 2015|website=www.rbfa.be}}</ref>
On 25 June 2017, Yüceil was called up to the Belgian squad for the UEFA Women's Euro 2017.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.belgianfootball.be/nl/nieuws/23-belgian-red-flames-ek-selectie|title=23 Belgian Red Flames in EK-selectie|date=25 June 2017|work=Royal Belgian Football Association}}</ref>
==After football==
Yüceil is currently working as a consultant for RTBF, covering the UEFA Women's Euro 2025.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rtbf.be/article/sara-yuceil-j-aurais-aime-voir-plus-de-buts-mais-c-etait-le-match-ideal-avant-l-euro-11568089|title=Red Flames - Sara Yüceil : "J'aurais aimé voir plus de buts mais c'était le match idéal avant l'Euro"|trans-title=Red Flames - Sara Yüceil: "I would have liked to see more goals, but it was the ideal match before the Euro"|language=French|website=www.rtbf.be}}</ref>
== Honours == ;Standard Liège '''Winner''' * BeNe League: 2014–15
==References== {{reflist}}
== External links == * {{Soccerway|sara-yuceil/269084}} * [https://www.rbfa.be/en/international/6242/career Sara Yuceil at the Royal Belgian FA] * [http://www.statsfootofeminin.fr/joueur.php?joueur=10122 Player stats] {{in lang|fr}} at footofeminin.fr
{{Belgium squad UEFA Women's Euro 2017}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Yuceil, Sara}} Category:1988 births Category:Living people Category:Belgian women's footballers Category:Women's association football midfielders Category:Belgium women's international footballers Category:Expatriate women's footballers in France Category:Standard Liège (women) players Category:Olympique de Marseille (women) players Category:Première Ligue players Category:Belgian people of Turkish descent Category:Sportspeople of Turkish descent Category:Oud-Heverlee Leuven (women) players Category:PSV (women) players Category:Expatriate women's footballers in the Netherlands Category:Belgian expatriate sportspeople in France Category:Belgian expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands Category:Footballers from Mons, Belgium Category:UEFA Women's Euro 2017 players Category:21st-century Belgian sportswomen