Ceren Nurlu (born January 12, 1992) is a Turkish women's footballer who plays as a

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in the Turkish Women's Football Firstl League for Çatalca Belediye Spor. She made her Champions League debut in August 2013 with her current club. She played in the Turkey women's U-17 and U-19 national teams before joining the Turkish women's national team.

Early life

Nurlu was born in Iskenderun on 12 January 1992. Her father was Mutasim Okkan Nurlu.

Club career

Nurlu began her football career at Hatay Sanayispor, a club in her hometown

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, after she obtained her license on October 6, 2005. She took part in the youth team until she transferred to Hatay Dumlupınarspor on December 26, 2008. After one season, Nurlu signed for Konak Belediyespor in

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on October 8, 2010. Nurlu debuted in the 2013–14 UEFA Women's Champions League Group 1 match against

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on August 8, 2013, after she enjoyed her team's champion title at the end of the 2012–13 Women's First League season. Nurlu played in three matches of the

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, and scored one goal. At the end of the 2015–16 season, she enjoyed her team's champion title. She played in three matches of the Group 9 of the 2016–17 UEFA Women's Champions League qualifying round. Nurlu transferred to

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in the second half of the 2017–18 League season. In October 2018, she joined Kdz. ereğlispor to play in the 2018-19 Women's First League. The next season, Nurlu transferred to the

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-based club

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. She played eleven matches in the 2019-20 Women's First League. After eleven matches in the 2019-20 Women's First League season, she moved to Tuzla Sahil Sporto play in the Women's Third League in February 2020. The Women's Second and Third League were not held in the 2020-21 season due to

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. Tuzla Sahil Spor was promoted to the Women's Second League in the 2021-22 season, where Nurlu played four matches. In the 2021-22 Women's Third League season, she played four matches for Tuzla Spor. For the remaining matches of the 2021-22 season, she joined the newly-established club Bornova Hitab Spor in

to play in the 2021-22 Women's Third League. She helped her team finish the season undefeated, won the play-offs and get promoted to the Women's Second League. Nurlu became top goalscorer of the league season with 56. In the 2023-24 season, she mobed to Istanbul, and played for the Women's First League team Çatalca Belediye Spor.

International career

Nurlu made her debut in the Turkey women's national U-17 team at the friendly match against

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on October 10, 2007, and scored her first international goal, her team's the only in that game. She participated in the 2008 UEFA Women's U-17 Championship qualification round Group 6 matches. Nurlu capped 5 times in the national U-17 team. She was called up to the Turkey women's national U-19 team and played for her first game in the Kuban Spring Tournament match against

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on March 14, 2009. She appeared in the 2010 UEFA Women's U-19 Championship First qualifying round Group 7 and 2011 UEFA Women's U-19 Championship First qualifying round Group 9 matches. She capped 24 times in total in the national U-19 team and scored one goal in the friendly match against the

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ian team on April 17, 2009. On August 23, 2011, Nurlu played for the first time in the Turkish women's national team at the friendly match against Portuguese women. Nurlu took part in the

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matches.

Career statistics

Honours

Club

; Turkish Women's First League :;

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:: ''Winners'' (5):

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, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17 :: ''Runners-up'' 1):

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:: ''Runners-up'' (1): 2017–18 ; Turkish Women's Second league :; Bornova Hitab Spor :: ''Winners'' (1): 2022–23 ; Turkish Women's Third league :; Bornova Hitab Spor :: ''Winners'' (1): 2021–22

Individual

; ''Top goalscorer'' (1): : Turkish Women's Third League :: Bornova Hitab Spor (56 goals)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Nurlu, Ceren 1992 births Living people People from İskenderun Turkish women's footballers Turkey women's youth international footballers Turkey women's international footballers Women's association football forwards Konak Belediyespor players Beşiktaş J.K. (women's football) players Karadeniz Ereğlispor players Fatih Vatan Spor players 21st-century Turkish sportswomen Footballers from Hatay Bornova Hitab Spor players