Emine Ecem Esen

Emine Ecem Esen

Emine Ecem Esen for Ataşehir Belediyespor in the 2013-14 season.
Personal information
Date of birthMay 3, 1994
Place of birthGüngören, Istanbul, Turkey
Playing positionMidfielder
Club information
Current team
Ataşehir Belediyespor
Number81
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2009-2010Hasköy
2010-2013Çamlıcaspor59(13)
2013Marmara Üniversitesi Spor6(1)
2014-presentAtaşehir Belediyespor13(1)
National team‡
2011-2012Turkey U-1920(0)
2013-presentTurkey7(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of November 22, 2014.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of September 17, 2014

Emine Ecem Esen (born May 3, 1994) is a Turkish women's football midfielder currently playing in the First League for Ataşehir Belediyespor with jersey number 81. She is a member of the Turkish national team since 2011.[1][2]

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]

Career

Club

Emine Ecem Esen (right) for Ataşehir Belediyespor in the 2013-14 season.
Emine Ecem Esen (rightt) for Ataşehir Belediyespor in the 2014-15 season home match against Adana İdmanyurduspor.

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]

International

Esen debuted in the Turkey women's national team in the Kuban Spring Tournament qualification match against Belarus on March 8, 2011.[5]

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.[6][7][8][9][10]

Esen played at the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 6 matches against England, Ukraine and Belarus.[11][12][13]

As of end September 2014, she capped 7 times for the women's national team.

Career statistics

As of match played November 22, 2014
Club Season League Continental National Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Çamlıcaspor 2010–11 First League 226 - - 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 4 0 - - 2 0 6 0
Total 13 1 - - 7 0 20 1
Career total 78 15 - - 27 0 105 15

Honours

Ataşehir Belediyespor

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Player Details - Emine Ecem Esen". Turkish Footbal Federation. Retrieved 2014-01-09.
  2. ↑ "Emine Ecem Esen". UEFA. Retrieved 2014-01-09.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Altın Kramponumuz Milli Kaptan Emine Ecem Esen". Güngörenin Sesi (in Turkish). 2012-09-16. Retrieved 2014-01-09.
  4. ↑ "Ataşehir Belediye transferde hızlı". Yerel Futbol (in Turkish). 2014-01-10. Retrieved 2014-01-16.
  5. ↑ "Kuban Spring Tournament (Women's National Team) (Group Qualifying) Turkey 2-1 Belarus". Turkish Footbal Federation. Retrieved 2014-01-09.
  6. ↑ "Leyla Güngör's hat-trick bring a victory over Iceland: 3-1". Turkish Footbal Federation. 2011-04-01. Retrieved 2014-01-09.
  7. ↑ "European Championship Qualifying Group 2011 (Women's National Team) (Elite Tour) Germany 2-0 Turkey". Turkish Footbal Federation. Retrieved 2014-01-09.
  8. ↑ "Turkey U19 vs Portugal U19 0-0". ScoresWay. Retrieved 2014-01-09.
  9. ↑ "European Women's Under-19 Championship 2013 Matches First qualifying round Turkey-Scotland". UEFA. Retrieved 2014-01-09.
  10. ↑ "European Women's Under-19 Championship 2013 Matches First qualifying round Belarus-Turkey". UEFA. Retrieved 2014-01-09.
  11. ↑ "2015 FIFA Women's World Cup Qualifiers (Women's National Team) (Group Qualifying) England 8-0 Turkey". Turkish Footbal Federation. Retrieved 2014-01-11.
  12. ↑ "2015 FIFA Dünya Kadınlar Kupası Elemeleri Türkiye 0-1 Ukrayna" (in Turkish). Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu. Retrieved 2014-05-21.
  13. ↑ "2015 FIFA Dünya Kadınlar Kupası Elemeleri Belarus 1-2 Türkiye" (in Turkish). Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu. Retrieved 2014-05-21.
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