Karin Sendel

Karin Sendel (Hebrew: קארין סנדל; born 26 October 1988) is an Israeli women's footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ligat Nashim club Ramat HaSharon. She has previously played for Maccabi Holon, as well as having spells in the NCAA, with both the Ohio State Buckeyes and the UNC Greensboro Spartans,[2] and in Iceland. She is the captain of the Israel national team, where she made her debut at the 2007 World Cup Qualifiers.[3]

Karin Sendel
Sendel playing for Israel in 2019
Personal information
Full name Karin Sendel
Date of birth (1988-10-26) 26 October 1988
Place of birth Kiryat Tivon, Israel
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
F.C. Ramat HaSharon
Number 16
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
? – 2008 Maccabi Holon
2008 Stjarnan 16[1] (0)
2008–2013 Maccabi Holon 29 (6)
2009–2010 Ohio State Buckeyes 31 (1)
2011–2012 UNC Greensboro Spartans 38 (3)
2013 Fylkir 7 (1)
2013–2014 Maccabi Holon 12 (3)
2014– F.C. Ramat HaSharon 6 (1)
National team
2005– Israel 50 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 8 September 2016

Club career

Sendel started playing football with a local team in Kiryat Tiv'on,[4] later moving to play for Maccabi Holon, with which she played intermittently until 2014 and won 6 championships and 8 cups, as well as appearing in Uefa Women's Cup for a total of 11 matches.[5] In 2008 Sendel signed to play for Stjarnan in Iceland,[6] making a total of 16 appearances for the club, before returning to play for Maccabi Holon in Israel.

In 2009 Sendel moved to the U.S. and attended Ohio State University, playing for the Ohio State Buckeyes. Two years later Sendel started attending the University of North Carolina and played for the UNC Greensboro Spartans.[2] During this period Sendel was still registered with Maccabi Holon and played a handful of matches with the club each season.[7][8][9][10]

In 2013 Sendel once again transferred to Iceland, this time playing for Fylkir's women's team in the Icelandic second division,[6] aiding the team achieving promotion to the top division,[11][12] after which Sendel return to Maccabi Holon. At the beginning of the 2014–15 season Sendel transferred from Maccabi Holon to F.C. Ramat HaSharon.

International career

Sendel made her debut for the Israel women's national football team in 2005 against Moldova and so far played 26 matches for the national team.[13] Sendel also played for the U-19 national team, making 12 appearances between 2004 and 2006, scoring one goal[14]

Honours

References

  1. Karin Sendel – Leikjaferill KSI (in Icelandic)
  2. #16 Karin Sendel uncgspartans.com
  3. Profile in the Israel Football Federation's website
  4. Restoring the Glory to Women's Football 22 December 2013, Kiryat Tiv'on Community Center Network (in Hebrew)
  5. Karin Sendel – profile UEFA
  6. Karin Sendel – Félagaskipti KSI (in Icelandic)
  7. Sendel Karin, season 2009/2010 Israeli Football Association (in Hebrew)
  8. Sendel Karin, season 2010/2011 Israeli Football Association (in Hebrew)
  9. Sendel Karin, season 2011/2012 Israeli Football Association (in Hebrew)
  10. Sendel Karin, season 2012/2013 Israeli Football Association (in Hebrew)
  11. 1. deild kvenna - Leikið til úrslita á Fylkisvelli á laugardag KSI (in Icelandic)
  12. Íslandsmót - 1. deild kvenna A riðill KSI (in Icelandic)
  13. Women's National Team – Karin Sendel Israeli Football Association (in Hebrew)
  14. Girls U-19, Karin Sendel Israeli Football Association (in Hebrew)
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