Esra Manya (born 11 April 1999) is a

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who plays for the

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club Fatih Vatan. Born in Turkey, she represented her country of birth at under-17 and under-19 international levels before she joined the Azerbaijan national team at senior level.

Club career

Manya signed on 21 May 2013 for her hometown club 1207 Antalya Muratpaşa Belediye Spor. She began playing in the 2013–14 season in the Second League. At the end of the 2014–15 season, her team finished the league as champions and was promoted to the First League. In the second half of the 2019-20 Second League season, she transferred to

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to play in the 2019–20 First League and appeared in three matches. In the 2020–21 league season, she returned to her former club. In the 2022–23 Super League season, she transferred to the

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-based club

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International career

Turkey

She was called up to the Turkey under-17 team and debuted in the UEFA Development Tournament against Portugal on 12 May 2014. Manya took part at the UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship qualification matches in

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, 2015 Elite round, and

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. She capped 17 times and scored one goal for the Turkey under-17 team so far. Manya debuted for the Turkey under-19 team at the 2016 UEFA Women's Under-19 Development Tournament match against

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on 9 June 2016. She enjoyed her team's tournament champion title. She took part at the 2017 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship qualification Group 10, 2017 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship qualification – Elite round Group 2 and 2018 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship qualification Group 10. * ¹ Friendly matches not included

Azerbaijan

Manya played for the Azerbaijan national team in the 2023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League C - Group 3 and the

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Career statistics

Honours

Club

; Turkish Women's Second League :; 1207 Antalyaspor :: ''Winner'' (1): 2014–15

International

;UEFA Development Tournament :; Turkey women's U-19 :: Winners (1): 2016

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Manya, Esra 1999 births Living people Footballers from Antalya Turkish people of Azerbaijani descent Sportspeople of Azerbaijani descent Turkish women's footballers 21st-century Turkish sportswomen Azerbaijani women's footballers 21st-century Azerbaijani sportswomen Women's association football midfielders Turkey women's youth international footballers Azerbaijan women's international footballers 1207 Antalya Spor players category:Hakkarigücü Spor players Turkish Women's Football Super League players Beşiktaş J.K. (women's football) players Fatih Vatan Spor players