Saar Janssen
Belgian footballer
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Saar Janssen (born 22 July 2005) is a Belgian footballer. She plays as a defender for OH Leuven in the Belgian Women's Super League.
.jpg) Janssen in 2024 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 22 July 2005[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Belgium | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | OH Leuven | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021- | OH 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 as of 19 November 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 5 December 2024[2] | |||
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]