Merve Durdu
Merve Durdu (15 April 1996) is a Turkish handballer, who plays as goalkeeper for Kastamonu Bld. GSK in the Turkish Super League and the Turkey national team.
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Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
Born |
Sivas, Turkey | 15 April 1996||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Turkish | ||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||
Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||||||||||||||||
Club information | |||||||||||||||||
Current club | Kastamonu Bld. GSK | ||||||||||||||||
Number | 58 | ||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||
2015 | Üsküdar Bld. SK | ||||||||||||||||
Senior clubs | |||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||
2013– | Üsküdar Bld. SK | ||||||||||||||||
2018–2020 | Muratpaşa Bld. SK | ||||||||||||||||
2020– | Kastamonu Bld. GSK | ||||||||||||||||
National team | |||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||
Turkey | |||||||||||||||||
Turkey beach handball | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Club career
Durdu is 1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) tall at 70 kg (150 lb). She plays in the goalkeeper position.[2]
Üsküdar Belediyespor
She started her sports career at Üsküdar Bld. SK in Istanbul playing in the 2013–14 season of the Turkish Women's Handball Super League (Turkish: Türkiye Hentbol Kadınlar Süper Ligi).[3][4] She took part at the 2013–14 Cup Winners' Cup.[5] In 2015, she played also in the youth team, which became champion of the Turkish Handball Youth Super League (Turkish: Türkiye Gençler Süper Ligi).[6]
Muratpaşa Bld. SK
After playing for Üsküdar Bld. SK,[7] she moved to the Antalya-based club Muratpaşa Bld. SK] (2018–2020), and played two seasons.[2] With Muratpaşa Bld. SK, she appeared at the 2018–19 EHF Cup,[8] 2018–19 EHF Champions League,[9] and 2019–20 EHF Cup.[10]
Kastamonu Bld. GSK
Late June 2020, she transferred to Kastamonu Bld. GSK.[2][11][12] With Kastamonu Bld. , she experienced two champions titles, in the 2020–21 and 2021–22 seasons.[13][14]
She took part at the 2020–21 EHF European League,[15] 2021–22 EHF Champions League,[16][17] and 2022–23 EHF Champions League.[18]
She won the 2022–23 Turkeish Super League wşth her team.[19]
International career
Durdu is a member of the Turkey national team.[11] She participated at the 2022 European Women's Handball Championship qualification.[20]
She played at the Mediterranean Games in 2018 in Tarragona, Spain,[21] and in 2022 in Oran, Algeria.[22] In 2022, she played in the national team, which became champion at the 5th Islamic Solidarity Games in Konya, Turkey.[23]
Durdu is also a member of the Turkey national beach handball team. She took part at the 1st Mediterranean Beach Games in Pescara, Italy.[24]
Honours
Club
- Turkish Handball Youth Super League
- Üsküdar Bld. SK
- Champions (1): 2015
- Turkish Women's Handball Super League
- Muratpaşa Bld. SK
- Runners-up (1): 2018–19
- Kastamonu Bld. GSK
- Champions (3): 2020–21, 2021–22 , 2022–23
International
- Turkey women's national handball team
- Islamic Solidarity Games
- Champions (1): 2021
References
- "Merve Durdu" (in Turkish). Türkiye Milli Olimpiyat Komitesi. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
- "Durdu, Merve". Euro Handball. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
- "Türkiye Hentbol Bayanlar Süper Ligi'nin 5. haftasında uratpaşa Belediyespor Kulübü, sahasında Üsküdar Belediye Spor Kulübünü 37–22 mağlup etti". Son Dakika (in Turkish). 3 November 2013. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
- "Üsküdar Belediyespor Evinde Mağlup" (in Turkish). Üsküdar 34. 2 February 2014. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
- "Üsküdar B.S.K. Dernegi – Cup Winners' Cup 2013/14 Participation". Euro Handball. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
- "Üskğdar'a Bir Şampiyonluk Daha" (in Turkish). Üsküdar Belediyesi. 6 February 2015. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
- "Kadınlar Süper Lig 16. hafta maçında Üsküdar Belediyespor, deplasmanda Ankara 1910'u 31–30 yendi". hentbol Haber (in Turkish). 21 January 2016. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
- "Muratpasa Belediyesi SK – EHF Cup 2018/19 Participation". Euro Handball. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
- "Muratpasa Belediyesi SK – CL 2018/19 Participation". Euro Handball. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
- "Muratpasa Belediyesi SK – EHF Cup 2019/20 Participation". Euro Handball. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
- "Kastamonu Belediyespor, Merve Durdu'yu transfer etti". Fanatik (in Turkish). 24 June 2020. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
- "Merve Durdu" (in Turkish). THF Türkiye Hentbol Federasyonu. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
- "Şampiyon Kastamonu Belediyespor" (in Turkish). THF Türkiye Hentbol Federasyonu. 9 September 2021. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
- "Hentbol Kadınlar Süper Ligi'nde şampiyon Kastamonu". Fanatik (in Turkish). 21 May 2022. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
- "Kastamonu Belediyesi GSK -EHF European LeagueL 2020/21 Participation". Euro Handball. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
- "Merve Durdu Fransızları seviyor". Hentbol Haber (in Turkish). 31 October 2021. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
- "Kastamonu Belediyesi GSK – CL 2021/22 Participation". Euro Handball. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
- "Kastamonu Belediyesi GSK – CL Participation". Euro Handball. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
- "Kadınlar Süper Ligi'nde şampiyon Kastamonu Belediyesi". News Findy (in Turkish). 10 June 2023. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
- "Maça Doğru TYR vs SRB". Hentbol Haber (in Turkish). 20 April 2022. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
- "Akdeniz Oyunları B grubu" (in Turkish). THF Türkiye Hentbol Federasyonu. 27 June 2018. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
- "A Milli Kadın Hentbol Takımımız, Tunus'u yenerek Akdeniz Oyunları'nda 5'inci oldu" (in Turkish). THF Türkiye Hentbol Federasyonu. 4 July 2022. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
- "Milli Kadın Hentbol Takımımız, 5. İslami Dayanışma Oyunları'nda şampiyon oldu" (in Turkish). THF Türkiye Hentbol Federasyonu. 11 August 2022. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
- "1. Akdeniz Plaj Oyunları" (in Turkish). THF Türkiye Hentbol Federasyonu. 20 August 2015. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
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