Number 81 Name Emine Esen Years Team Role Football player | 2009-2010 Haskoy 2010-2013 Camlicaspor | |
 | ||
Date of birth (1994-05-03) May 3, 1994 (age 21) | ||
Current team Atasehir Belediyespor | ||
Emine Ecem Esen (born May 3, 1994) is a Turkish women's football midfielder currently playing in the First League for Beşiktaş J.K. with jersey number 23. She is a member of the Turkish national team since 2011.
Contents
Early life
Emine Ecem Esen was born on May 3, 1994 in Güngören district of Istanbul. 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, which had recently established a women's football team.
Club
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.
International
Esen debuted in the Turkey women's national team in the Kuban Spring Tournament qualification match against Belarus on March 8, 2011.
She was member of the women's U-19 national team and capped 20 times in total playing against Iceland and Germany at the 2011 UEFA Women's U-19 Championship Second qualifying round Group 3, against Portugal, at the 2012 UEFA Women's U-19 Championship – Final tournament Group A and finally against Scotland and Belarus 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 matches against England, Ukraine and Belarus.