Dilara Türk (born July 30, 1996) is a

Turkish-German Turks in Germany, also referred to as German Turks and Turkish Germans ( or ''Deutschtürken''; , also known as ''Gurbetçiler'' or ''Almancılar''), are ethnic Turkish people living in Germany. These terms are also used to refer to German-born ...

female

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currently playing in the

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for Viktoria 1889 Berlin. She is part of the Turkey women's U-19 and Turkey women's team.

Family life

Dilara Türk was born to Turkish immigrant parents in

Kulmbach Kulmbach () is the capital of the district of Kulmbach in Bavaria in Germany. The town, once a stronghold of the Principality of Bayreuth, is renowned for its University of Life Sciences, a branch of the University of Bayreuth, the massive Plasse ...

, Germany on July 30, 1996. In 2015, she plans to work at the

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after her graduation from the vocational school.

Playing career

Club

Dilara Türk began her football career at the youth team of 1. FC Nürnberg. she played five years in the team, which is the second force in Bavaria at youth level behind

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. She became a member of the Bavaria selection. Considered one of the greatest women's football talents in

Upper Franconia Upper Franconia (, ) is a (administrative 'Regierungs''region 'bezirk'' of the state of Bavaria, southern Germany. It forms part of the historically significant region of Franconia, the others being Middle Franconia and Lower Franconia, wh ...

skilled in speed, technique and overview, she lost her joy for football and took a half-year break from sport. In the summer of 2014, she returned to play in the German 2. Bundesliga South for ETSV Würzburg. She capped 17 times in the 2014–15 season. She later joined

1. FC Lübars 1. FC Lübars is a German sport club from Lübars. The club was founded 1962 and competes in Association football, football. The club is most known for its women's football section. The mens team currently competes in the Bezirksliga, Bezirksliga ...

in the German 2. Bundesliga. Subsequently, she played for

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in 2016, before joining Viktoria 1889 Berlin a year later.

International

At age 13 only in 2010, Dilara Türk's vision was to be a member of the German women's national football team. She was admitted to the Turkey women's U-19, debuting in the friendly match against Bosnia and Herzegovina on March 17, 2015. Dilara Türk played the first time for the Turkey women's team in the

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match against

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on September 17, 2015. She capped in five matches of the tournament.

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* 1996 births People from Kulmbach Footballers from Upper Franconia German sportspeople of Turkish descent Turkish expatriate sportspeople in Germany German women's footballers Expatriate women's footballers in Germany Turkish women's footballers 21st-century Turkish sportswomen Turkey women's youth international footballers Turkey women's international footballers Women's association football midfielders Living people 1. FC Lübars players 21st-century German sportswomen {{Turkey-women-footy-bio-stub