Işıl Alben (born 22 February 1986) is a Turkish professional

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player for

Galatasaray Galatasaray Spor Kulübü (, ''Galatasaray Sports Club'') is a Turkish sports club based on the European side of the city of Istanbul in Turkey. Most notable for its association football department, the club also consists of various other dep ...

, who is often considered to be among the top Turkish female athletes. She was the captain of the first Turkish

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that won the EuroLeague title in 2014. On 3 June 2023, Alben announced that she had ended her professional basketball career.

Career history

;Pro club *1998–2002 İstanbul Üniversitesi SK (''Youth'') *2002–2006 İstanbul Üniversitesi SK *2006–2007

Botaş SK Botaş SK is a sports club based in Ankara. The major branch of the club is the women's basketball, currently performing at the Turkish Women's Basketball Super League. The club also competes in athletics. Botaş is the first Turkish club t ...

*2007–2014

Galatasaray SK Galatasaray Spor Kulübü (, ''Galatasaray Sports Club'') is a Turkish sports club based on the European side of the city of Istanbul in Turkey. Most notable for its association football department, the club also consists of various other dep ...

*2014–2015

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*2015–2020

*2020–2022

*2022–2023

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*2007–2023

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(c)

Honors

; EuroLeague *Winners: 2013–14 *Third place: 2014–15 ; EuroCup *Winners: 2008–09, 2017–18 *Third place: 2007–08 ;

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*Winners: 2013–14 ;

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*Winners: 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14 ;

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*Winners: 2008, 2011 ; Russian Cup *Winners: 2014–15 ;

2011 EuroBasket EuroBasket 2011 was the 37th men's European Basketball Championship, held by FIBA Europe. The competition was hosted by Lithuania. This was the second time EuroBasket had been held in Lithuania, the country having also hosted the 1939 cha ...

*Second place ;

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*Third place ; 2012 Olympics: London *Fifth place ; 2016 Olympics: Rio *Sixth place ;

2014 FIBA World Cup The 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup was the 17th edition of the FIBA Basketball World Cup, the tournament previously known as the FIBA World Championship. Hosted by Spain, it was the last tournament to be held on the then-current four-year cycle. ...

*Fourth place

Injuries

She suffered three major ACL injuries, including both knees in 2008–2009, 2009–2010, 2020–2021 seasons.

Post-playing career

On 18 July 2023, she was appointed as the General Coordinator of the

Women's Basketball Team.

References

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columnists and women's basketball specialist Paul Nilsen's, Women's Basketball Worldwide: "Alben proves a point to some Galatsaray fans" article. {{DEFAULTSORT:Alben, Isil 1986 births Living people Basketball players at the 2012 Summer Olympics Basketball players at the 2016 Summer Olympics Botaş SK players Galatasaray S.K. (women's basketball) players Olympic basketball players for Turkey Point guards Basketball players from Istanbul Turkish expatriate basketball people in Russia Turkish women's basketball players İstanbul Üniversitesi basketball players

Career history

Honors

Injuries

Post-playing career

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