Saar Janssen

Saar Janssen
Janssen in 2024
Personal information
Date of birth (2005-07-22) 22 July 2005 (age 21)
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 14 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19 November 2024
‡ National team caps and goals as of 15 October 2026

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

International

As of match played 9 October 2026
Scores and results list Belgium's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Janssen goal.
List of international goals scored by Saar Janssen
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
13 March 2026BSC Stadium, Budaörs, Hungary Israel3–03–02027 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification


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.
  10. ↑ "Royal Belgian FA".