Emine Ecem Esen
{{short description|Turkish women's footballer}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Emine Ecem Esen
| image = EmineEcemEsen02.JPG
| image_size =
| caption = Emine Ecem Esen for Ataşehir Belediyespor in the 2013–14 season
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1994|05|03}}
| birth_place = Güngören, Istanbul, Turkey
| currentclub = Galatasaray
| clubnumber = 8
| position = Midfielder
| years1 = 2009–2010
| clubs1 = Hasköy
| caps1 =
| goals1 =
| years2 = 2010–2013
| clubs2 = Çamlıcaspor
| caps2 = 59
| goals2 = 13
| years3 = 2013
| clubs3 = Marmara Üniversitesi Spor
| caps3 = 6
| goals3 = 1
| years4 = 2014–2015
| clubs4 = Ataşehir Belediyespor
| caps4 = 24
| goals4 = 2
| years5 = 2015–2019
| clubs5 = Beşiktaş J.K.
| caps5 = 71
| goals5 = 19
| years6 = 2019–2022
| clubs6 = ALG Spor
| caps6 = 46
| goals6 = 9
| years7 = 2022–
| clubs7 = Galatasaray
| caps7 = 11
| goals7 = 2
| totalcaps =
| totalgoals =
| nationalyears1 = 2011–2012
| nationalteam1 = Turkey U-19
| nationalcaps1 = 20
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 2014
| nationalteam2 = Turkey U-21
| nationalcaps2 = 1
| nationalgoals2 = 0
| nationalyears3 = 2013–
| nationalteam3 = Turkey
| nationalcaps3 = 24
| nationalgoals3 = 1
| club-update = 23 January 2023
| nationalteam-update = 12 November 2022
}}
Emine Ecem Esen (born May 3, 1994) is a Turkish women's footballer who plays as a midfielder in the First League for Galatasaray. She is a member of the Turkish national team since 2011.
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.
Club career
File:EmineEcemEsen (70).jpg in the 2019-20 Women's First League season]]
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.
On January 10, 2014, Esen was transferred by the Istanbul-based club Ataşehir Belediyespor. After one season, she left Ataşehir Belediyespor to play for Beşiktaş J.K. in the Women's Second League. She enjoyed the champion title of her team in the 2018–19 season. She took part at the 2019–20 UEFA Women's Champions League - Group 9 matches.
= ALG Spor =
In the 2019-20 Women's First League season, she transferred to the Gaziantep-based club ALG Spor. She enjoyed the 2021-22 Women's Super League champion title of her team.
= Galatasaray =
On 9 August 2022, she transferred to the Women's Super League club Galatasaray.{{cite web |title=Galatasaray Kadın Futbol Takımımızda 4 imza birden! |url=https://www.galatasaray.org/haber/futbol/kadin-futbol/galatasaray-kadin-futbol-takimimizda-4-imza-birden/51450 |website=Galatasaray.org |publisher=Galatasaray Official Website |access-date=9 August 2022}}
International career
Esen debuted in the Turkey women's national team in the Kuban Spring Tournament qualification match against Belarus on March 8, 2011.
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.
Esen played at the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 6 matches against England, Ukraine and Belarus.
Career statistics
{{updated|match played 17 December 2022}}.
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" | ||||||||
| rowspan=2 |Club
!rowspan=2 |Season !colspan=3 |League !colspan=2 |Continental !colspan=2 |National !colspan=2 |Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan=4 |Çamlıcaspor
|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 | |
| colspan=2 |Total
!59 | 13 | – | – | 20 | 0 | 79 | 13 | |
| rowspan=2 |Marmara Üniversitesi Spor
|First League |6 | 1 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | |
| colspan=2 |Total
!6 | 1 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | |
| rowspan=3 |Ataşehir Belediyespor
|First League |9 | 1 | – | – | 5 | 0 | 14 | 1 | |
| 2014–15
|First League |15 | 1 | – | – | 5 | 0 | 20 | 1 | |
| colspan=2 |Total
!24 | 2 | – | – | 10 | 0 | 34 | 2 | |
| rowspan=6 |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 |
| colspan=2 |Total
!71 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 76 | 19 | |
| rowspan=4 |ALG Spor | First League
|15 | 4 | – | – | 1 | 0 | 16 | 4 |
| 2020–21 | First League
|6 | 1 | – | – | 6 | 0 | 12 | 1 |
| 2021–22
|25 | 4 | – | – | 12 | 0 | 37 | 4 | |
| colspan=2 |Total
!46 | 9 | - | - | 19 | 0 | 65 | 9 | |
| rowspan=2 |Galatasaray S.K
|SuperLeague |9 | 2 | – | – | 3 | 1 | 12 | 3 | |
| colspan=2 |Total
!9 | 2 | - | - | 3 | 1 | 12 | 3 | |
| colspan=3 |Career total
!215 | 46 | 2 | 0 | 55 | 1 | 272 | 47 |
International goals
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| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 14 July 2023 | Kadriorg Stadium, Tallinn, Estonia | {{fbw|EST}} | align=center|2–0 | align=center| 3–0 | Friendly |
Honours
; Turkish Women's First League
:; Ataşehir Belediyespor
:: Runners-up (2): 2013–14, 2014–15
:; Beşiktaş J.K.
:: Winners (1): 2018–19
:: Runners-up (2): 2016–17, 2017–18
:; ALG Spor
:: Winners (2): 2019-20, 2021-22
:: Third places (1): 2020–21
:; Galatasaray
:: Winners (1): 2023–24
; Turkish Women's Second League
:; Beşiktaş J.K.
:: Winners (1): 2015–16
References
External links
- [https://www.playmakerstats.com/player/emine-ecem-esen/272808 Emine Ecem Esen] at playmakerstats.com
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Category:Footballers from Istanbul
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Category:Turkey women's international footballers
Category:Beşiktaş J.K. (women's football) players
Category:Turkish Women's Football Super League players