Yana Daniels | QueenBallers Player profile

Yana

Daniels

May 8, 1992

#20 - Forward

Yana Daniëls is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Liverpool in the Women's Super League and for the Belgium national team.

Did You Know?

Her favorite holiday spots were Norway and Canada. She likes to explore mountains, lakes and wildlife.

Her favorite city is Leuven where she lived for 7 years.

She looked up to two Belgian women players growing up - Femke Maes and Kristel Verelst. She says they inspired her to believe that anything is possible when she was a kid.

Her favorite meal are traditional Belgium applesauce and mash potatoes.

She previously worked as a zookeeper with elephants and if she weren't a footballer she would probably do something similar as she loves being outdoors.

She spent two years on the sidelines with career-threatening knee injury during which she worked as a zookeeper and a bus driver.

She has a bachelor degree in Agro- and Biotechnology and also studied Photography and Carpentry.

She has a small business in wooden crafts called Woodcycle. She handmades unique piece from reclaimed wooden materials.

She also does nature and portrait photography.

She is in a long-term relationship with her teammate Jasmine Matthews. They have a pet dog called Alfie.

Best Actions

Yana Daniels with a beauty to open the scoring!

Club Achievements

FA Women's Championship	1×
KNVB Women's Cup	1×
Pinatar Cup	1×

Stats

Year	Club	AP	GL
2021 - present	Liverpool	63	5
2019 - 2021	Bristol City	44	3
2018 - 2019	Liverpool	19	1
2017 - 2018	Bristol City	21	3
2015 - 2017	RSC Anderlecht	7	3
2014 - 2015	FC Twente	20	4
2012 - 2014	Lierse SK	48	10
2011 - 2012	Oud-Heverlee Leuven	22	8
2010 - 2011	Sint-Truidense V.V.	12	4
2008 - 2010	Oud-Heverlee Leuven	46	7
International Stats
2011 - present	Belgium	48	7
2008 - 2011	Belgium U19	11	3
2007 - 2008	Belgium U17	9	4