Karin Sendel
 Sendel (left) playing for Israel in 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Karin Sendel | ||
| Date of birth | 26 October 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Rishon LeZion, Israel[1] | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Hapoel Tel Aviv | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2010 | Ohio State Buckeyes | 31 | (1) |
| 2011–2012 | UNC Greensboro Spartans | 38 | (3) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| ? – 2008 | Maccabi Holon | ||
| 2008 | Stjarnan | 16[2] | (0) |
| 2008–2013 | Maccabi Holon | 29 | (6) |
| 2013 | Fylkir | 7 | (1) |
| 2013–2014 | Maccabi Holon | 12 | (3) |
| 2014–2023 | Ramat HaSharon | 176 | (9) |
| 2023– | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 21 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2004–2006 | Israel U19 | 12 | (1) |
| 2005– | Israel | 69 | (1) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals as of 2 December 2023 | |||
Karin Sendel (Hebrew: קארין סנדל; born 26 October 1988) is an Israeli women's footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ligat Nashim club FC 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,[3] and in Iceland. She is the captain of the Israel national team, where she made her debut at the 2007 World Cup Qualifiers.[4]
Early life
[edit]Sendel was born in Rishon LeZion and raised in Kiryat Tivon to an Ashkenazi Jewish family. Her sister is Israeli actress, singer, and television host Shiran Sendel.[1]
Club career
[edit]Sendel started playing football with a local team in Kiryat Tiv'on,[5] 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.[6] In 2008 Sendel signed to play for Stjarnan in Iceland,[7] 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.[3] During this period Sendel was still registered with Maccabi Holon and played a handful of matches with the club each season.[8][9][10][11]
In 2013 Sendel once again transferred to Iceland, this time playing for Fylkir's women's team in the Icelandic second division,[7] aiding the team achieving promotion to the top division,[12][13] 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.[citation needed]
In September 2023, Sendel joined Hapoel Tel Aviv.[14]
International career
[edit]Sendel made her debut for the Israel women's national football team in 2005 against Moldova and so far played 69 matches for the national team.[15] Sendel also played for the U-19 national team, making 12 appearances between 2004 and 2006, scoring one goal[16]
Personal life
[edit]Sendel is bisexual.[17] She was in a relationship with the actor Israel Oglebo, the winner of the ninth season of "Big Brother" in Israel. In July 2023, Sandal married her female partner basketball player Hadar Refael, but the two had separated in less than a year.[18]
Her older sister is actress and presenter Shiran Sendel, and actress Shira Levy is her cousin.
Honours
[edit]- Championships (6):
- Cup (8):
- Icelandic Second Division (1):
- 2013[13]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Karin Sendel - 2012 - Women's Soccer". UNC Greensboro Spartans. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
- ^ Karin Sendel – Leikjaferill KSI (in Icelandic)
- ^ a b #16 Karin Sendel uncgspartans.com
- ^ Profile in the Israel Football Federation's website
- ^ Restoring the Glory to Women's Football 22 December 2013, Kiryat Tiv'on Community Center Network (in Hebrew)
- ^ Karin Sendel – profile UEFA
- ^ a b Karin Sendel – Félagaskipti KSI (in Icelandic)
- ^ Sendel Karin, season 2009/2010 Israeli Football Association (in Hebrew)
- ^ Sendel Karin, season 2010/2011 Israeli Football Association (in Hebrew)
- ^ Sendel Karin, season 2011/2012 Israeli Football Association (in Hebrew)
- ^ Sendel Karin, season 2012/2013 Israeli Football Association (in Hebrew)
- ^ 1. deild kvenna - Leikið til úrslita á Fylkisvelli á laugardag KSI (in Icelandic)
- ^ a b Íslandsmót - 1. deild kvenna A riðill KSI (in Icelandic)
- ^ Kashi, Itai (10 September 2023). "קארין סנדל ואשרת עיני חתמו בהפועל ת"א" [Karin Sendel and Oshrat Eini signed with Hapoel Tel Aviv]. Sport 5 (in Hebrew).
- ^ "Karin Sendel: Nationalmannschaftskarriere". Soccerdonna (in German). Retrieved 5 April 2025.
- ^ Girls U-19, Karin Sendel Israeli Football Association (in Hebrew)
- ^ "קארין סנדל מדברת על נטייתה המינית". mako. 30 December 2018. Retrieved 11 May 2025.
- ^ "עשרה חודשים לאחר שנישאה בחתונה נוצצת: כוכבת "גולסטאר" מתגרשת | TMI". Maariv (in Hebrew). 26 May 2024. Retrieved 11 May 2025.
External links
[edit]- Karin Sendel – Israel Football Association league player details
- 1986 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Kiryat Tiv'on
- Israeli women's footballers
- Women's association football midfielders
- Maccabi Holon F.C. (women) players
- Stjarnan women's football players
- Ohio State Buckeyes women's soccer players
- UNC Greensboro Spartans women's soccer players
- F.C. Ramat HaSharon players
- Ligat Nashim players
- Israel women's international footballers
- Israeli expatriate sportspeople in Iceland
- Expatriate women's footballers in Iceland
- Israeli expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- Expatriate women's soccer players in the United States
- Jewish footballers
- Jewish Israeli sportspeople
- Israeli Ashkenazi Jews
- 21st-century Israeli sportswomen
- 21st-century Israeli LGBTQ people
- 21st-century Israeli Jews
- Bisexual Jews
- Bisexual sportswomen
- Israeli bisexual women
- Israeli LGBTQ sportspeople
- Jewish LGBTQ women