Esra Solmaz (born March 20, 1995) is a Turkish

women's football Women's football most often refers to: * Women's association football Women's football may also refer to: * Women's gridiron football * Women's Australian rules football * Ladies' Gaelic football * Women's rugby league * Women's rugby union ...

striker, who last played in the Turkish Women's Third League for Balokesir Büyükşehir Belediyespor with jersey number 9. In 2011, she played for the Turkish girls' national U-17 team.

Early life

Born in

Elazığ Elazığ () is a city in the Eastern Anatolia region of Turkey, and the administrative centre of Elazığ Province and Elazığ District. Founded in and around the former city of Harput, it is located in the uppermost Euphrates valley. The plai ...

on March 20, 1995, she grew up in

Yalova Yalova is a market-gardening town located in northwestern Turkey on the eastern coast of the Sea of Marmara. It is the seat of Yalova Province and Yalova District.

Career

Club

She received her license on February 9, 2010 for

Eskişehirspor Eskişehirspor Kulübü is a Turkish football club located in Eskişehir. Founded in 1965, Eskişehirspor competed in the top division of Turkish football for 16 years until they were relegated. After being out of the Süper Lig for 12 years the ...

, where she played until the end of the 2012–13 season capping 37 times and scoring 29 goals. In August 2012, she suffered a serious leg injury, which led her to stay away from the football field some time. After one season with Kızılcık Spor in

Sakarya Province Sakarya () is a province and metropolitan municipality in Turkey, located on the coast of the Black Sea. Its area is , and its population is 1,080,080 (2022). The Sakarya River creates a webbing of estuaries in the province, which is in the Ma ...

. she transferred to Trabzon İdmanocağı in October 2014. She scored 13 goals in 20 games of two First League seasons. In the 2017-18 season, she moved to Balıkesir Büyükşehir Belediyespor playing in the Third League. After netting 12 goals in eight matches, she retired.

International

Esra Solmaz was called up to the Turkey girls' U-17 team, and debuted in the 2012 UEFA Championship qualifying round – Group 7 match against Serbia on September 29, 2011. She was capped twice for the Turkey U-17 national team.

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Living people 1995 births Sportspeople from Elazığ People from Yalova Turkish women's footballers 21st-century Turkish sportswomen Women's association football forwards Eskişehirspor women's players Trabzon İdmanocağı women's players {{Turkey-women-footy-bio-stub