Emine Ecem Esen
Emine Ecem Esen (born May 3, 1994) is a Turkish women's football midfielder currently playing in the First League for Galatasaray with jersey number 8. She is a member of the Turkish national team since 2011.[1][2]
 Emine Ecem Esen for Ataşehir Belediyespor in the 2013–14 season. | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | May 3, 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Güngören, Istanbul, Turkey | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Galatasaray | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2010 | Hasköy | ||
| 2010–2013 | Çamlıcaspor | 59 | (13) |
| 2013 | Marmara Üniversitesi Spor | 6 | (1) |
| 2014–2015 | Ataşehir Belediyespor | 24 | (2) |
| 2015–2019 | Beşiktaş J.K. | 71 | (19) |
| 2019–2022 | ALG Spor | 46 | (9) |
| 2022– | Galatasaray | 11 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2011–2012 | Turkey U-19 | 20 | (0) |
| 2014 | Turkey U-21 | 1 | (0) |
| 2013– | Turkey | 24 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 January 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 November 2022 | |||
Early life
Emine Ecem Esen was born on May 3, 1994, in Güngören district of Istanbul. She followed the footsteps of her maternal cousin, who is a footballer. She remembers that the main theme in her home was about football. With the encouragement of her aunt, she began playing football and got registered in the nearby club Hasköy, which had recently established a women's football team.[3]
Club career
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She received her license on June 17, 2009, for the Women's Regional League team Hasköy, where she played one season. In the 2010–11 season, she moved to Çamlıcaspor playing in the Women's First League. After three seasons, Esen signed for Marmara Üniversitesi Spor starting in the 2013–14 season.[1][3]
On January 10, 2014, Esen was transferred by the Istanbul-based club Ataşehir Belediyespor.[4] After one season, she left Ataşehir Belediyespor to play for Beşiktaş J.K. in the Women's Second League.[1] She enjoyed the champion title of her team in the 2018–19 season.[1] She took part at the 2019–20 UEFA Women's Champions League - Group 9 matches.[5][6]
ALG Spor
In the 2019-20 Women's First League season, she transferred to the Gaziantep-based club ALG Spor.[1] She enjoyed the 2021-22 Women's Super League champion title of her team.[7]
Galatasaray
On 9 August 2022, she transferred to the Women's Super League club Galatasaray.[8]
International career
Esen debuted in the Turkey women's national team in the Kuban Spring Tournament qualification match against Belarus on March 8, 2011.[9]
She was member of the women's U-19 national team and capped 20 times in total playing against Iceland and Germany at the 2011 UEFA Women's U-19 Championship Second qualifying round Group 3, against Portugal, at the 2012 UEFA Women's U-19 Championship – Final tournament Group A and finally against Scotland and Belarus at the 2013 UEFA Women's U-19 Championship First qualifying round Group 5 matches.[10][11][12][13][14]
Esen played at the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 6 matches against England, Ukraine and Belarus.[15][16][17]
Career statistics
- As of match played 17 December 2022.[1]
| Club | Season | League | Continental | National | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Çamlıcaspor | 2010–11 | First League | 22 | 6 | – | – | 6 | 0 | 28 | 6 |
| 2011–12 | First League | 20 | 4 | – | – | 9 | 0 | 29 | 4 | |
| 2012–13 | First League | 17 | 3 | – | – | 5 | 0 | 22 | 3 | |
| Total | 59 | 13 | – | – | 20 | 0 | 79 | 13 | ||
| Marmara Üniversitesi Spor | 2013–14 | First League | 6 | 1 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| Total | 6 | 1 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | ||
| Ataşehir Belediyespor | 2013–14 | First League | 9 | 1 | – | – | 5 | 0 | 14 | 1 |
| 2014–15 | First League | 15 | 1 | – | – | 5 | 0 | 20 | 1 | |
| Total | 24 | 2 | – | – | 10 | 0 | 34 | 2 | ||
| Beşiktaş J.K. | 2015–16 | Second League | 18 | 11 | – | – | 3 | 0 | 21 | 11 |
| 2016–17 | First League | 20 | 1 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 20 | 1 | |
| 2017–18 | First League | 18 | 5 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 18 | 5 | |
| 2018–19 | First League | 15 | 2 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 15 | 2 | |
| 2019–20 | First League | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 71 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 76 | 19 | ||
| ALG Spor | 2019–20 | First League | 15 | 4 | – | – | 1 | 0 | 16 | 4 |
| 2020–21 | First League | 6 | 1 | – | – | 6 | 0 | 12 | 1 | |
| 2021–22 | Super League | 25 | 4 | – | – | 12 | 0 | 37 | 4 | |
| Total | 46 | 9 | - | - | 19 | 0 | 65 | 9 | ||
| Galatasaray S.K | 2022–23 | SuperLeague | 9 | 2 | – | – | 3 | 1 | 12 | 3 |
| Total | 9 | 2 | - | - | 3 | 1 | 12 | 3 | ||
| Career total | 215 | 46 | 2 | 0 | 55 | 1 | 272 | 47 | ||
International goals
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 14 July 2023 | Kadriorg Stadium, Tallinn, Estonia |  Estonia | 2–0 | 3–0 | Friendly |
Honours
- Turkish Women's Second League
- Beşiktaş J.K.
- Winners (1): 2015–16
References
- "Player Details – Emine Ecem Esen". Turkish Football Federation. Retrieved 2014-01-09.
- "Emine Ecem Esen". UEFA. Retrieved 2014-01-09.
- "Altın Kramponumuz Milli Kaptan Emine Ecem Esen". Güngörenin Sesi (in Turkish). 2012-09-16. Retrieved 2014-01-09.
- "Ataşehir Belediye transferde hızlı". Yerel Futbol (in Turkish). 2014-01-10. Archived from the original on 2014-01-16. Retrieved 2014-01-16.
- "Beşiktaş (TUR) 1-1 Górnik Leczna (POL)". UEFA. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
- "Twente (NED) 2-2 Beşiktaş (TUR)". UEFA. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
- "Kadın Futbol Süper Ligi'nde şampiyon ALG Spor". TRT Haber (in Turkish). Retrieved 25 August 2022.
- "Galatasaray Kadın Futbol Takımımızda 4 imza birden!". Galatasaray.org. Galatasaray Official Website. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
- "Kuban Spring Tournament (Women's National Team) (Group Qualifying) Turkey 2–1 Belarus". Turkish Football Federation. Retrieved 2014-01-09.
- "Leyla Güngör's hat-trick bring a victory over Iceland: 3–1". Turkish Football Federation. 2011-04-01. Retrieved 2014-01-09.
- "European Championship Qualifying Group 2011 (Women's National Team) (Elite Tour) Germany 2–0 Turkey". Turkish Football Federation. Retrieved 2014-01-09.
- "Turkey U19 vs Portugal U19 0–0". ScoresWay. Retrieved 2014-01-09.
- "European Women's Under-19 Championship 2013 Matches First qualifying round Turkey-Scotland". UEFA. Retrieved 2014-01-09.
- "European Women's Under-19 Championship 2013 Matches First qualifying round Belarus-Turkey". UEFA. Retrieved 2014-01-09.
- "2015 FIFA Women's World Cup Qualifiers (Women's National Team) (Group Qualifying) England 8–0 Turkey". Turkish Football Federation. Retrieved 2014-01-11.
- "2015 FIFA Dünya Kadınlar Kupası Elemeleri Türkiye 0–1 Ukrayna" (in Turkish). Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu. Retrieved 2014-05-21.
- "2015 FIFA Dünya Kadınlar Kupası Elemeleri Belarus 1–2 Türkiye" (in Turkish). Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu. Retrieved 2014-05-21.
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