Yana Daniëls
Yana Daniëls is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a striker and represents the Belgium women’s national team at senior level. She has played club football in Belgium, the Netherlands and England.
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Her favorite holiday spots were Norway and Canada. She likes to explore mountains, lakes and wildlife.
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Her favorite city is Leuven where she lived for 7 years.
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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.
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Her favorite meal are traditional Belgium applesauce and mash potatoes.
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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.
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She spent two years on the sidelines with career-threatening knee injury during which she worked as a zookeeper and a bus driver.
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She has a bachelor degree in Agro- and Biotechnology and also studied Photography and Carpentry.
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She has a small business in wooden crafts called Woodcycle. She handmades unique piece from reclaimed wooden materials.
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She also does nature and portrait photography.
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She is in a long-term relationship with her teammate Jasmine Matthews. They have a pet dog called Alfie.
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