Veatriki Sarri

Veatriki Sarri
Veatriki Sarri for Brighton & Hove Albion in 2023
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-01-01) 1 January 1998
Place of birth Chania, Greece[1]
Position Winger
Team information
Current team
 Birmingham City
Number 27
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2016 AO Chania
2016–2017 Leeds United 21 (17)
2017–2018 Fylde Ladies 3 (3)
2018–2021 Sheffield United 36 (4)
2021–2022 Birmingham City 22 (4)
2022–2024 Brighton & Hove Albion 41 (3)
2024–2025 Everton 18 (2)
2025– Birmingham City 21 (7)
International career‡
2013–2014 Greece U17 9 (2)
2015 Greece U19 3 (4)
2015– Greece 67 (12)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19:31, 26 June 2026 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 6 May 2026

Veatriki Sarri (Greek: Βεατρίκη Σαρρή, IPA: [ve.aˈtrici saˈri]; born 1 January 1998) is a Greek professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Women's Super League club Birmingham City and the Greece national team.

A mainstay of the Greece national team, Sarri began her senior career in her native island of Crete, but has played in England since 2016.

Early life

Sarri grew up in the Greek island of Crete where she played football with her brother. She credits reading Kelly Smith's autobiography when she was 12 with helping her realise she could have a career as a footballer.[2]

Her mother is English.[3]

Career

Leeds United

Sarri moved to England to attend university in Leeds,[2] and played for Leeds United Ladies in 2017.[4]

Fylde Ladies

She then moved to Fylde Ladies, competing for the Lancashire club during the 2017–18 season. In September 2017, she suffered an ACL injury which prematurely ended her season.[5][6]

Sheffield United

After coming back from injury, Sarri moved to Sheffield United where she spent time with the team's development squad.[7] She signed a new contract with the club in July 2020.[8]

Birmingham City

In January 2021, Sarri moved to Women's Super League side Birmingham City.[9] In doing so she became the first Greek player in the WSL.[2] Sarri scored her first WSL goal in April 2021, an equaliser in the sixth minute of added time against Aston Villa.[10]

In May 2022, Sarri turned down a new contract with the club, who had been relegated from the WSL at the end of the 2021–22 season.[11]

Brighton & Hove Albion

In July 2022, Sarri joined Brighton & Hove Albion on a two-year deal.[12] In March 2023, Sarri scored two goals in 13 minutes for Brighton during a 2–2 draw to Reading.[13] On 5 June 2024, Brighton reported that Sarri and three other players would leave upon the expiration of their contracts.[14]

Everton

On 26 July 2024, Sarri signed with Everton.[15] She recorded her first league goal for the club against Aston Villa on 18 January 2025, scoring in the 89th minute.[16]

Return to Birmingham City

On 16 July 2025, Sarri rejoined Birmingham City on a two year contract.[17] Sarri's free kick goal against Durham won the WSL 2 Goal of the Month for December 2025.[18] It was also nominated for WSL 2 Goal of the Season.[19]

With Birmingham City, Sarri won the WSL 2 title in May 2026, meaning the club would return to the WSL for the first time since her departure in 2021.[20]

International career

Sarri made her senior international debut for Greece in 2015.[2]

Sarri was honoured as the women's Best Greek Player playing Abroad for the 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, and 2024–25 seasons by the Panhellenic Professional Football Players Association.[21][22][23][24]

International goals

Scores and results list Greece's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Sarri goal.
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.27 November 2015Katerini Stadium, Katerini, Greece Romania1–21–3UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying
2.8 April 2022Lilleküla Stadium, Tallinn, Estonia Estonia3–13-12023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
3.12 April 2022Pampeloponnisiako Stadium, Patras, Greece Estonia1–03-0
4.11 November 2022Georgios Kamaras Stadium, Athens, Greece Cyprus1–04–0Friendly
5.14 November 20221–01–0
6.5 April 2024Theodoros Vardinogiannis Stadium, Heraklion, Greece Faroe Islands1–01–0UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying
7.9 April 2024Estadi Nacional, Andorra la Vella, Andorra Andorra1–03–0
8.4 June 2024Tórsvøllur, Tórshavn, Faroe Islands Faroe Islands1–02–0
9.12 July 2024Theodoros Vardinogiannis Stadium, Heraklion, Greece Andorra2–06–0
10.21 February 2025 Slovenia1–01–22025 UEFA Women's Nations League
11.8 April 2025Tallaght Stadium, Dublin, Ireland Republic of Ireland1–21–22025 UEFA Women's Nations League
12.7 March 2026Theodoros Vardinogiannis Stadium, Heraklion, Greece Faroe Islands1–02–02027 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification

Honours

AO Chania

Birmingham City

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "Veatriki Sarri". athletestories.gr. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Greek star's journey to WSL via the lower leagues". BBC Sport. 3 November 2022.
  3. ↑ "Birmingham City's Veatriki Sarri proud to represent Greece in BFA WSL". The FA. Retrieved 26 June 2026.
  4. ↑ "Leeds Ladies top Mossley Hill, 5-2". Through It All Together. 9 January 2017. Retrieved 3 July 2018.
  5. ↑ "Win doesn't please Fylde Ladies boss". Blackpool Gazette. 13 September 2017. Retrieved 3 July 2018.
  6. ↑ "Ladies Quarter-Final heartbreak". www.afcfylde.co.uk. 10 October 2017. Retrieved 26 June 2026.
  7. ↑ "Veatriki Sarri: Birmingham City sign Greek forward from Sheffield United". BBC Sport. 7 January 2021. Retrieved 26 June 2026.
  8. ↑ Frith, Wilf (9 July 2020). "Four more sign new contracts for Sheffield United Women". SheKicks. Retrieved 26 June 2026.
  9. ↑ "Striker Sarri signs for Birmingham". BBC Sport. 7 January 2021.
  10. ↑ Wrack, Suzanne (28 April 2021). "Birmingham's Sarri grabs vital draw with last-minute goal against Aston Villa". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 26 June 2026.
  11. ↑ "Sarri turns down new deal at relegated Blues". BBC Sport. 20 May 2022.
  12. ↑ "Veatriki Sarri joins Albion on two-year deal".
  13. ↑ "Reading 2-2 Brighton: Royals fight back in four-goal thriller with relegation rivals". BBC Sport. 26 March 2023. Retrieved 26 June 2026.
  14. ↑ "Four players depart from women's first team squad". Brighton & Hove Albion. 5 June 2024. Archived from the original on 7 June 2024. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
  15. ↑ "Everton Sign Greece International Midfielder". Everton Football Club. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
  16. ↑ "Everton 1-1 Aston Villa". BBC Sport. 18 January 2025.
  17. ↑ "Veatriki Sarri rejoins Blues Women". BCFC. 16 July 2025.
  18. ↑ "Veatriki Sarri wins WSL2 December Goal of the Month". bcfc.com. 9 January 2026. Retrieved 26 June 2026.
  19. ↑ "The Barclays WSL2 Player & Goal of the Season nominees | BWSL2". WSL Football. 8 May 2026. Retrieved 26 June 2026.
  20. ↑ "WSL2: Crystal Palace and Birmingham promoted to the WSL while Charlton will feature in play-off". Sky Sports. 19 May 2026. Retrieved 26 June 2026.
  21. ↑ ΤΖΟΥΒΑΡΑΣ, ΘΩΜΑΣ (12 December 2022). "Βραβεία ΠΣΑΠΠ 2022: Κορυφαίος Έλληνας ο Μασούρας, ξένος ο Παλάσιος, προπονητής ο Γιοβάνοβιτς". SPORT24 (in Greek). Retrieved 26 June 2026.
  22. ↑ ΠΑΠΑΜΑΚΑΡΙΟΣ, ΠΕΤΡΟΣ (27 November 2023). "Βραβεία ΠΣΑΠΠ 2023: Κορυφαίος Έλληνας ο Ιωαννίδης, ξένος ο Πινέδα, προπονητής ο Αλμέιδα". SPORT24 (in Greek). Retrieved 26 June 2026.
  23. ↑ ΜΗΤΣΑΡΑΣ, ΔΗΜΗΤΡΗΣ (9 December 2024). "Βραβεία ΠΣΑΠΠ 2024: Κορυφαίος Έλληνας ο Ιωαννίδης, ξένος ο Ελ Κααμπί, προπονητής ο Λουτσέσκου". SPORT24 (in Greek). Retrieved 26 June 2026.
  24. ↑ ΜΗΤΣΑΡΑΣ, ΔΗΜΗΤΡΗΣ (22 September 2025). "Βραβεία ΠΣΑΠΠ 2025: Κορυφαίος Έλληνας ο Γιάννης Κωνσταντέλιας, βραβεύτηκε ο Λάζαρος Χριστοδουλόπουλος για την προσφορά του στο ελληνικό ποδόσφαιρο". SPORT24 (in Greek). Retrieved 26 June 2026.
  25. ↑ "WSL2 Final Day Report: Birmingham champions, Palace promoted as Charlton crumble into third". VAVEL. 2 May 2026. Retrieved 26 June 2026.
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