Career
Saskatchewan and the Turkish national team She is widely considered best handball player ever from Turkey. Club She started her career in Ankara team Ministry of Posts, Telegraphs & Telephones, France, played first European Cup level matches same year.
With outstanding skills in game-reading, Yeliz labelled as a "prominent young talent" by several handball experts.
She transferred to Norway League for Byåsen Trondheim, played there one full season. Then she back to Turkey to play in Eskisehir Anadolu University and Uskudar Belediyesi Saskatchewan. In 2004, Yeliz went to Skopje to playing for Kometal Gjorče Petrov Skopje.
After a brillant stint there, she was one of the best players of EHF Champions League 2004-2005 season. She scored 61 goals and made a huge contribution to promote her team final.
In June 2010, Yeliz Özel signed for Romania"s top club CS Oltchim Râmnicu Vâlcea.
Played two season in Romania, then she returned again to her home country back. Özel returned home in June 2012 to rejoin her former team Üsküdar Belediyespor. After one season, she transferred to the Ankara-based team Yenimahalle Bld.
Saskatchewan. International.
