Servet Uzunlar


Yesim Servet Uzunlar, known as Servet Uzunlar, is an Australian soccer player who most recently played for the Western Sydney Wanderers in the Australian W-League competition in the 2018-19 season, and with the Northern Tigers in the National Premier Leagues NSW Women’s competition.

Background

She was born in 1989 in Sydney to Turkish Australians Nilgün and Bulant Uzunlar.

Club career

Uzunlar played junior football for North Sutherland Rockets. The club now presents an annual award in her name to junior girls players who have improved their game over the year.
Uzunlar played for NSW Sapphires in the Women's National Soccer League in 2004.
Ahead of the 2008–09 W-League season, Uzunlar joined Sydney FC.
Uzunlar signed for Californian team Pali Blues for the 2012 USL W-League season.
In October 2012, Uzunlar moved to Western Sydney Wanderers.
After an ill-fated spell in Korea with Chungbuk Sportstoto, Uzunlar retired from football in 2013 at the age of 25. After a year out of the sport, she rejoined Sydney FC with the aim of playing in the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup.
In October 2017, it was confirmed that Sydney FC had not re-signed Uzunlar for the 2017–18 W-League season, and after a year off she signed with the Western Sydney Wanderers for the 2018–19 W-League season, returning to the club that she played for from 2012–2014.

International career

Uzunlar was a member of the Australian squads that played at the 2006 FIFA U-20 Women's World Championship and the 2008 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup. She made her senior debut for Australia in 2008, in a 5–0 loss to China.
At the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup Uzaunlar played every minute of Australia's four games.
Uzunlar was named to Australia's 23-player quad for the 2015 Women's World Cup, she appeared in one game as Australia was eliminated in the quarter-finals.

International goals

Scores and results list Australia's goal tally first.
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
118 October 2008Thanh Long Sports Centre, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam2–05–12008 AFF Women's Championship
220 November 2012Bao'an Stadium, Shenzen, China5–07–02013 EAFF Women's East Asian Cup preliminary round 2

Honours

Club

;Sydney FC
;Australia