Emine Ecem Esen (born May 3, 1994) is a Turkish
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* Women's Australian rules football
* Ladies' Gaelic football
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midfielder
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currently playing in the
First League for
Galatasaray
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with jersey number 8. She is a member of the
Turkish national team since 2011.
Early life
Emine Ecem Esen was born on May 3, 1994, in
Güngören
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district of
Istanbul
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. 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 Hasköy may refer to the following places in Turkey:
* Hasköy, Istanbul, a quarter or neighborhood of the district of Beyoğlu in Istanbul
* Hasköy, Ardahan, a village in the district of Ardahan, Ardahan Province
* Hasköy, Çınar
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, which had recently established a women's football team.
Club career

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
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-based club
ALG Spor
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.
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
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club
Galatasaray
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.
International career
Esen debuted in the Turkey women's national team in the Kuban Spring Tournament qualification match against
Belarus
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on March 8, 2011.
She was member of the
women's U-19 national team and capped 20 times in total playing against
Iceland
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and
Germany
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at the
2011 UEFA Women's U-19 Championship Second qualifying round Group 3, against
Portugal
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, at the
2012 UEFA Women's U-19 Championship – Final tournament Group A and finally against
Scotland
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and
Belarus
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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
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The group winners qualified directly f ...
matches against
England
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,
Ukraine
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and
Belarus
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.
Career statistics
.
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
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:: ''Third places'' (1):
2020–21
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; Turkish Women's Second League
:; Beşiktaş J.K.
:: ''Winners'' (1): 2015–16
References
External links
{{DEFAULTSORT:Esen, Emine Ecem
Living people
1994 births
People from Güngören
Footballers from Istanbul
Turkish women's footballers
Women's association football midfielders
Marmara Üniversitesi Spor players
Ataşehir Belediyespor players
Turkey women's international footballers
Beşiktaş J.K. women's football players
ALG Spor players
Turkish Women's Football Super League players
Galatasaray S.K. women's football players
20th-century Turkish sportswomen
21st-century Turkish sportswomen