Karin Sendel

Karin Sendel

Sendel (left) playing for Israel in 2019
Personal information
Full name	Karin Sendel
Date of birth	(1988-10-26) 26 October 1988 (age 36)
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)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals, correct 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]

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]

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]

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.^[15] Sendel also played for the U-19 national team, making 12 appearances between 2004 and 2006, scoring one goal^[16]

• Championships (6):
  • 2002–03, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09
• Cup (8):
  • 2002–03, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2012–13
• Icelandic Second Division (1):
  • 2013^[13]

• Karin Sendel – Israel Football Association league player details