Yesim Servet Uzunlar, known as Servet Uzunlar, (born 8 March 1989) is an Australian

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player who most recently played for the

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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

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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

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in the

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(WNSL) in 2004. Ahead of the 2008–09 W-League season, Uzunlar joined

Sydney FC Sydney Football Club is an Australian professional soccer club based in Sydney, New South Wales. It competes in the country's premier men's competition, A-League Men, under licence from Australian Professional Leagues (APL). The club was fo ...

. In 2010, she played with the Ottawa Fury. Uzunlar signed for Californian team

Pali Blues Pali Blues was an American women's soccer team, which played from 2008 to 2014. The team was a member of the United Soccer Leagues USL W-League, the second tier of women's soccer in the United States and Canada. The team played in the Western Co ...

for the

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. In October 2012, Uzunlar moved to

. She scored the first goal in Western Sydney Wanderers history. In fact she scored the first two. On 20 October 2012 against Adelaide United, the Wanderers played their maiden W-League game, with Uzunlar scoring in the sixth and 21st minutes. Mark Bridge scored the Wanderer’s A-League team’s first goal a week later, meaning Uzunlar’s first goal was the club’s first ever goal. 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

with the aim of playing in the

2015 FIFA Women's World Cup The 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup was the seventh FIFA Women's World Cup, the quadrennial international soccer championship contested by the women's national teams of the member associations of FIFA. The tournament was hosted by Canada for the ...

. In October 2017, it was confirmed that Sydney FC had not re-signed Uzunlar for the

2017–18 W-League The 2017–18 W-League season was the tenth season of the W-League, the Australian national women's association football competition. Clubs Stadia and locations Personnel and kits Managerial changes Transfers Foreign players The ...

season, and after a year off she signed with the

for the

2018–19 W-League The 2018–19 W-League season was the eleventh season of the W-League, the Australian national women's association football competition. Clubs Stadia and locations Personnel and kits Managerial changes Transfers Foreign players Th ...

season, returning to the club that she played for from 2012 to 2014. She won the Wanderers Medal as the team’s Best & Fairest winner, adding to her 2012/13 award. She played 24 games overall for the Red & Black.

International career

Uzunlar was a member of the Australian squads that played at the

2006 FIFA U-20 Women's World Championship The 2006 FIFA U-20 Women's World Championship was held in Russia from 17 August to 3 September 2006. It was the officially recognized world championship for women's under-20 national association football teams. Matches were held in four Moscow sta ...

and the

2008 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup The 2008 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup was the 4th edition of the tournament. It was held in Chile between 19 November and 7 December 2008. Sixteen teams, comprising representatives from all six confederations, took part in the final competition, i ...

. She made her senior debut for Australia in 2008, in a 5–0 loss to China. At the

2011 FIFA Women's World Cup The 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup was the sixth FIFA Women's World Cup competition, the world championship for women's national association football teams. It was held from 26 June to 17 July 2011 in Germany, which won the right to host the even ...

, she played every minute of Australia's four games. She was named to

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23-player squad for the

2015 Women's World Cup The 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup was the seventh FIFA Women's World Cup, the quadrennial international soccer championship contested by the women's national teams of the member associations of FIFA. The tournament was hosted by Canada for the f ...

, she appeared in one game as Australia was eliminated in the quarter-finals.

International goals

''Scores and results list Australia's goal tally first.''

Honours

Servet Uzunlar playing against USWNT 2012

Club

;

* W-League Premiership:

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* W-League Championship:

Country

;

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AFC Women's Asian Cup The AFC Women's Asian Cup (formerly known as the AFC Women's Championship) is a quadrennial competition in women's football for national teams which belong to the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). It is the oldest women's international football ...

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AFF Women's Championship The AFF Women's Championship is the competition in women's football organised by the ASEAN Football Federation, contested by the national teams of nations in Southeast Asia and Australia. The official tournament started in 2004, hosted by Viet ...

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Individual

W-League Player of the Year:

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W-League Player of the Year:

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References

External links

Sydney FC profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Uzunlar, Servet 1989 births Living people Australian women's soccer players Sydney FC (A-League Women) players 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup players Western Sydney Wanderers FC (A-League Women) players Australian people of Turkish descent 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup players Soccer players from Sydney Australia women's international soccer players Women's association football midfielders Women's association football central defenders Pali Blues players Expatriate women's footballers in South Korea Ottawa Fury (women) players USL W-League (1995–2015) players Australian expatriate sportspeople in Canada Expatriate women's soccer players in Canada Sportswomen from New South Wales