Tuğba Karataş

Tuğba Karataş (March 17, 1992) is a Turkish women's football midfielder currently playing in the Turkish Women's First League for Trabzon İdmanocağı with jersey number 23. She was part of the Turkey women's national U-17, U-19 and A teams.[1]

Tuğba Karataş

Tuğba Karataş for Trabzon İdmanocağı (women) (December 2014)
Personal information
Date of birth	March 17, 1992
Place of birth	Delice, Kırıkkale, Turkey
Position(s)	Midfielder
Club information
Current team	Trabzon İdmanocağıi
Number	23
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2004–2012	Gazi Üniversitesispor	67	(25)
2012–2014	Kdz. Ereğlispor	33	(1)
2014–	Trabzon İdmanocağı	55	(5)
Total		155	(31)
National team^‡
2007–2008	Turkey U-17	11	(0)
2009	Turkey U-19	6	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of April 18, 2018 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of September 24, 2009

Playing career

Club

Tuğba Karataş playing for Trabzon İdmanocağı in the 2014–15 season's away match against Ataşehir Belediyespor

Tuğba Karataş obtained her license on May 31, 2004 for Gazi Üniversitesispor, where she played until the end of the 2011–12 season. She enjoyed league champion titles in the 2007–08 and 2009–10 seasons.[2] She capped 66 times in total and scored 25 goals for Gazi Üniversitesispor. Karataş took part at the 2010–11 UEFA Women's Champions League qualifying round- – Group 1 matches with Gazi Üniversitesispor.[3][4][5] In the 2012–13 season, she played for Kdz. Ereğlispor, where she appeared in 18 games. After one season, Karataş transferred to Trabzon İdmanocağı.[1][6]

International

Tuğba Karataş was admitted to the Turkey gitls' national U-17 team and debuted in the friendly match against Azerbaijan on May 27, 2007. She took part at the 2008 UEFA Championship qualifying round – Group 6 and 2009 UEFA Championship qualifying round – Group 5 matches.[2][7] She capped in 11 games.[1]

On April 15, 2009, she played for the first time in the Turkey women's U-19 team at the friendly match against Belarus.[8] Karataş played at the 2010 UEFA Championship First qualifying round – Group 7 matches. She was in 6 matches of the Turkey women's U-19 team.[1]

She was called up to the Turkey women's national team to play at the UEFA Euro 2013 qualifying – Group 2 matches; however, she sat on the bench.[9]

Career statistics

As of April 18, 2018

Club	Season	League			Continental		National		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Gazi Üniversitesispor	2007–2009	First League	16	3	–	–	12	0	28	3
	2009–10	First League	12	5	–	–	5	0	17	5
	2010–11	First League	21	15	3	0	0	0	24	15
	2011–12	First League	18	2	–	–	0	0	18	2
	Total		67	25	3	0	17	0	87	25
Kdz. Ereğlispor	2012–13	First League	18	0	–	–	0	0	18	0
	2013–14	First League	15	1	–	–	0	0	15	1
	Total		33	1	–	–	0	0	33	1
Trabzon İdmanocağı	2014–15	First League	15	1	–	–	0	0	15	1
	2015–16	First League	17	3	–	–	0	0	17	3
	2016–17	First League	16	0	–	–	0	0	16	0
	2017–18	First League	7	1	–	–	0	0	7	1
	Total		55	5	–	–	0	0	55	5
Career total			155	31	3	0	17	0	175	31

Honours

Turkey Women's First Football League

Gazi Üniversitesispor

Winners (2): 2007–08, 2009–10

Third places (1): 2008–09

Kdz. Ereğlispor

Third places (1): 2012–13

Trabzon İdmanocağı

Third places (1): 2014–15

References

1. "Futbolcu Bilgileri-Tuğba Karataş" (in Turkish). Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu. Retrieved 2014-12-21.
2. "En Fazla Oyuncu Yine Gazi Üniversitesi Bayan Futbol Takımından" (in Turkish). Gazi Üniversitesi. Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2014-12-21.
3. "NSA Sofia 7–0 Gazi". UEFA. 2010-08-05. Archived from the original on 2014-12-21. Retrieved 2014-12-21.
4. "Brøndby 12–0 Gazi". UEFA. 2010-08-07. Archived from the original on 2014-12-21. Retrieved 2014-12-21.
5. "Gazi 3–3 Roma Calfa". UEFA. 2010-08-10. Archived from the original on 2014-12-21. Retrieved 2014-12-21.
6. "Bordo-mavi aşkı, takıma renk değiştirtti". Radikal (in Turkish). 2014-11-21. Retrieved 2014-12-21.
7. "U17 Bayan Milliler, Moldova'yı 7–0 yendi" (in Turkish). Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu. 2007-10-24. Retrieved 2014-12-21.
8. "U19 Bayanların, Belarus maçları kadrosu" (in Turkish). Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu. 2009-04-09. Retrieved 2014-12-21.
9. "Kadın A Milli Takımı yarın İspanya ile karşılaşacak". Cihan News Agency (in Turkish). 2012-06-20. Retrieved 2014-12-21.

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