Sari Kees

Sari Kees (born 17 February 2001) is a Belgian footballer who plays as a defender for Belgian Women's Super League club Oud-Heverlee Leuven and the Belgium national team.

Sari Kees
Personal information
Date of birth (2001-02-17) 17 February 2001
Place of birth Belgium
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 OH Leuven
Number 2
Youth career
SP Budingen
KSV Drieslinter
OH Leuven
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2019 OH Leuven 42 (8)
2019–2020 Genk 15 (0)
2020– OH Leuven 37 (6)
National team‡
2015 Belgium U15 1 (0)
2015–2017 Belgium U16 4 (1)
2016–2018 Belgium U17 16 (0)
2018–2020 Belgium U19 20 (3)
2021 Belgium U23 2 (0)
2022– Belgium 4 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 12 April 2022

Club career

Kees started her youth career as a goalkeeper at SP Budingen. At age 10, she joined OH Leuven, and further developed as a central defender throughout their youth teams for the next eight seasons.

On June 12 2019 it was announced that Kees joined Racing Genk for 1 season, becoming a team regular there.[1] [2]

Kees returned to Leuven to represent OH Leuven again in April 2020,[3] scoring the winning goal in their 1-0 win against defending champions R.S.C. Anderlecht.[4] Leuven ended their season in 2nd place, behind Anderlecht.

Kees stated that her ambitions for the coming years are becoming a full-time member of the national team, and earning a transfer to a foreign club.

International career

Kees is a member of the national team since U15. As a central defender, she played for U19 on the UEFA U19 Championship in 2019 in their group matches against Spain, Germany and England.[5]

Kees made her debut for the Belgium women's national team on 16 February 2022, in a 0-4 win against Slovakia during the Pinatar Cup in Spain.[6]

Career statistics

International
As of match played 19 February 2022[7]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
Belgium U15
YearAppsGoals
201510
Total10
Belgium U16
YearAppsGoals
201510
201731
Total41
Belgium U17
YearAppsGoals
201670
201760
201830
Total160
Belgium U19
YearAppsGoals
201860
2019133
202010
Total203
Belgium U23
YearAppsGoals
202120
Total20
Belgium
YearAppsGoals
202240
Total40

References
  1. "KRC Genk Ladies blijven zich maar versterken". Vrouwenvoetbalkrant.be (in Dutch). 2019-06-12. Retrieved 2022-03-13.
  2. "Sari Kees: Wedstrijden". Voetbalkrant.com (in Dutch). Retrieved 2022-03-13.
  3. "Drie Genkies beproeven hun geluk in Leuven" (in Dutch). Oud-Heverlee Leuven. 20 April 2020. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
  4. "OHL wint van RSCA" (in Dutch). Retrieved 2022-03-13.
  5. "Sari Kees :: OH Leuven". www.playmakerstats.com. Retrieved 2022-03-13.
  6. "Match Report of Slovakia vs Belgium - 2022-02-16 - Pinatar Cup - Global Sports Archive". globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 2022-03-13.
  7. "rbfa profile".
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