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Julie Vanloo

Julie Anita Vanloo (born 10 February 1993) is a Belgian professional basketball player for the New York Liberty of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) and for ÇBK Mersin of the Turkish Super League.

Julie Vanloo
Vanloo with Belgium during 2025 EuroBasket
No. 53 – New York Liberty
PositionPoint guard
LeagueWNBA
Personal information
Born (1993-02-10) 10 February 1993 (age 33)
Ostend, Belgium
Listed height5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Career information
Playing career2003–present
Career history
2003–2009Blue Cats Ieper
2009–2013Declercq Stortbeton Waregem BC
2013–2015USO Mondeville
2015–2016Luleå Basket
2016–2017Virtus Eirene Ragusa
2017–2018İstanbul Üniversitesi
2018ASVEL Féminin
2018–2019PEAC Pecs
2019–2020Townsville Fire
2020–2021Casademont Zaragoza
2021–2022ŽBK Jenisej Krasnojarsk
2022–2023BLMA
2023–2025Galatasaray
2024Washington Mystics
2025Golden State Valkyries
2025Los Angeles Sparks
2025ÇBK Mersin
2026–presentNew York Liberty
Career highlights
Stats at WNBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference Edit this at Wikidata
Medals
Women's basketball
Representing  Belgium
EuroBasket
Gold medal – first place2023 Slovenia/Israel
Gold medal – first place2025 Czech Republic/Germany/Italy/Greece
Bronze medal – third place2017 Czech Republic
Bronze medal – third place2021 Spain/France

With the Belgian national team, she won the EuroBasket Women 2023 and 2025.[1]

Professional career

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Europe

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Vanloo with the Galatasaray in 2025

On 13 September 2023, she signed with Galatasaray of the Turkish Women's Basketball Super League (TKBL).[2] She signed a new 1-year contract with Galatasaray on 21 July 2024.[3] Galatasaray club said goodbye to the player on May 28, 2025, by publishing a thank you message.[4]

She signed with Çukurova Basketbol for the 2025–26 season.[5]

WNBA

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Washington Mystics (2024)

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Vanloo with the Washington Mystics in 2024

In 2024, Vanloo entered the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) with the Washington Mystics at the age of 31.[6]

Golden State Valkyries (2025)

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On 6 December 2024, Vanloo was selected as the Golden State Valkyries' pick from the Washington Mystics' roster in the 2024 WNBA expansion draft.[7]

After winning the European Championship with Belgium in 2025, Vanloo flew directly from Athens to San Francisco, missing the inauguration in the Royal Palace of Brussels and festivities for the national team the next day.[8] Upon arrival in the United States after an 18-hour flight, she learned online that her contract had been waived.[9]

Los Angeles Sparks (2025)

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On 3 July, 2025, Vanloo was signed by the Los Angeles Sparks.[10]

Towards the end of the 2025 regular season, Vanloo was featured — along with Diamond DeShields, Haley Jones, Harmoni Turner, and Shyanne Sellers — in an ESPN article on life on the WNBA fringe given the league's limit of only 12 roster spots per team. [11]

New York Liberty (2026–present)

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On 8 May, 2026, Vanloo was signed by the New York Liberty on a hardship contract.[12]

National team career

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Career statistics

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Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game  RPG  Rebounds per game
 APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game  BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game
 TO  Turnovers per game  FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 Bold  Career best ° League leader

WNBA

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Stats current through end of 2025 season

WNBA regular season statistics[16]
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG TO PPG
2024 Washington 403423.2.346.324.6671.64.30.50.02.67.4
2025 Golden State 9220.0.292.211.8331.94.10.70.02.64.6
Los Angeles 26010.3.302.315.7500.61.20.30.01.02.2
Career 3 years, 3 teams 753618.3.333.309.7201.33.20.50.02.05.2

Honours

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Declercq Stortbeton Waregem BC

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Luleå Basket

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ÇBK Mersin

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National team

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Individual

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References

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  1. ↑ "Kijk en geniet: Belgian Cats in tranen en uitzinnig van vreugde na laatste fluitsignaal". Sporza (in Dutch). 25 June 2023.
  2. ↑ "Julia Vanloo Galatasaray Çağdaş Faktoring'de!" (in Turkish). Galatasaray. 13 September 2023. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
  3. ↑ "Julie Vanloo ile yola devam!" (in Turkish). Galatasaray. 21 July 2024. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
  4. ↑ "Teşekkürler". Galatasaray S.K. 28 May 2025. Retrieved 28 May 2025.
  5. ↑ "Mersin adds Vanloo". www.eurobasket.com. Retrieved 13 October 2025.
  6. ↑ Hatfield, Jenn (18 March 2024). "Brimming with confidence and 'European flash,' Mystics' Julie Vanloo introduces herself to the WNBA". The Next Hoops. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
  7. ↑ Henderson, Cydney; Horrow, Ellen J. (6 December 2024). "WNBA expansion draft live updates: Golden State Valkyries pick their players for 2025". USA Today. Retrieved 6 December 2024.
  8. ↑ "Donderslag bij heldere hemel: WNBA-team schuift Julie Vanloo die "net geland was" plots opzij - "Dit kan ik niet beschrijven"" [Bolt from the blue: WNBA team suddenly pushes Julie Vanloo aside who "just landed" - "I can't describe this"]. Sporza (in Dutch). 1 July 2025.
  9. ↑ "Valkyries cut player moments after arriving at SFO on 18-hour flight". sfgate.com. 30 June 2025.
  10. ↑ Kaplan, Holland. "Sparks sign Belgian guard Julie Vanloo after waiving Odyssey Sims". The Sporting Tribune. Retrieved 3 July 2025.
  11. ↑ Kumar, Aishwarya (September 3, 2025). "Life on the WNBA fringe: Suitcases, sacrifice, soul-searching" ESPN. Retrieved September 3, 2025
  12. ↑ "Injury-hit Liberty make two hardship signings before opener". ESPN.com. 8 May 2026. Retrieved 8 May 2026.
  13. ↑ "FIBA profile". fiba.com. Archived from the original on 8 August 2022. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
  14. ↑ "EuroBasket 2017 profile". fiba.com. Archived from the original on 23 June 2017. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
  15. ↑ "Julie Vanloo". Olympedia. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
  16. ↑ "Julie Vanloo WNBA Stats". Basketball Reference.
  17. ↑ "Spanning tot de laatste seconde: Julie Vanloo wint Eurocup met Mersin, ondanks nederlaag in terugmatch". Sporza (in Dutch). 9 April 2026.
  18. ↑ 2013 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship for Women Division B official website, www.fibaeurope.com
  19. ↑ "Belgian Cats comeback seals historic first FIBA Women's EuroBasket crown". www.FIBA.com. 25 June 2023.
  20. ↑ "Belgian Cats Ploeg van het Jaar, Emma Meesseman Sportvrouw van het Jaar" (in Dutch). basketballbelgium.be. 15 December 2025.
  21. ↑ "ON-GE-ZIEN! Belgian Cats verlengen Europese titel na waanzinnige comeback tegen Spanje". Sporza (in Dutch). 29 June 2025.
  22. ↑ "FIBA Europe 2013 U20 European Championship Division B Belgium are the champions". womensbasketball-in-france.com. 14 July 2013.
  23. ↑ @FIBA (11 August 2024). "ALL-STAR FIVE of #Paris2024 Women's #Basketball 💎" (Tweet). Retrieved 22 March 2025 – via X (formerly Twitter).
  24. ↑ "All-Star Second Team: Vanloo, Uzun, Ayayi, Geiselsoder, Linskens". FIBA. Retrieved 29 June 2025.
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