Elif Deniz

Elif Deniz (born March 25, 1993) is a Turkish women's football midfielder currently playing in the First League for Trabzon İdmanocağı with jersey number 11. She is a member of the Turkish national team since 2010.[1]

Elif Deniz

Elif Deniz for Trabzon İdmanocağı (December 2014)
Personal information
Date of birth	(1993-03-25) March 25, 1993
Place of birth	Karadeniz Ereğli, Zonguldak, Turkey
Playing position(s)	Midfielder
Club information
Current team	Trabzon İdmanocağı
Number	11
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2006–2012	Kdz. Ereğlispor	61	(27)
2012–present	Trabzon İdmanocağı	51	(7)
Total		112	(34)
National team^‡
2008–2009	Turkey U-17	11	(0)
2011	Turkey U-19	23	(1)
2010–present	Turkey	9	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of January 3, 2016 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of February 26, 2015

Career

Club

She received her license on May 5, 2006 for her hometown club Kdz. Ereğlispor, where she played until October 2012.[2] In the 2012–13 season, Elif Deniz transferred to Trabzon İdmanocağı.[3]

International

Elif Deniz was called for the Turkey girls' U-17 national team, and debuted in the 2009 UEFA Women's U-17 Championship qualifying round match against the Irish girls on October 18, 2008.[4] She participated also at the 2010 UEFA Women's U-17 Championship qualifying round matches, and capped 11 times in total for the youth nationals.[1][5]

She appeared for the first time in the Turkey women's U-19 team in the match against Icelandic juniors at the 2011 UEFA Women's U-19 Championship Second qualifying round on March 31, 2011.[5] Elif Deniz participated also at the 2012 UEFA Women's U-19 Championship – Final tournament matches. She capped 23 times in total and scored one goal for the junior women's team.[2][6][7]

She made her first appearance in the women's national team on February 3, 2010 playing in a friendly match against the Russian team.[8] She participated in the qualifying round matches of UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualifying – Group 2 and 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 6. As of end June 19, 2014, she capped 7 times in the national team.[1]

Career statistics

As of January 3, 2016.[1]

Club	Season	League			Continental		National		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Kdz. Ereğlispor	2008–09	Second League	8	3	–	–	5	0	13	3
	2009–10	Second League	18	11	–	–	9	0	27	11
	2010–11	Second League	14	6	–	–	8	0	22	6
	2011–12	First League	21	7	–	–	12	1	33	8
	Total		61	27	–	–	34	1	95	28
Trabzon İdmanocağı	2012–13		17	4	–	–	3	0	20	4
	2013–14	First League	11	0	–	–	4	0	15	0
	2014–15	First League	14	2	–	–	2	0	16	2
	2015–16	First League	9	1	–	–	0	0	9	1
	Total		51	7	–	–	9	0	60	7
Career total			112	34	–	–	43	1	155	35

Honours

Turkish Women's First League

Kdz. Ereğlispor

Third places (1): 2011–12

Trabzon İdmanocağı

Third places (1): 2014–15, 2015–16

References

1. "Player Details – Elif Deniz". Turkish Football Federation. Retrieved 2014-01-04.
2. "Elif ve Ebru, Ereğli'nin Gururu Oldu". Spor Haberler (in Turkish). 2012-03-07. Retrieved 2014-01-04.
3. "Filiz Işıkırık Trabzon'da". Bayan Futbol (in Turkish). 2012-10-08. Archived from the original on 2015-02-17. Retrieved 2014-01-04.
4. "European Championship Qualifying Group 2008 – 2009 (Women's U-17 Team) Ireland 2–1 Turkey". Turkish Football Federation. Retrieved 2014-01-04.
5. "Women's EURO 2013 Team – Elif Deniz". UEFA. Retrieved 2014-01-04.
6. "European Women's Under-19 Championship Matches 2011 Second qualifying round – Iceland-Turkey". UEFA. Retrieved 2014-01-04.
7. "European Championship Qualifying Group 2012 (Women's National Team)". Turkish Football Federation. Retrieved 2014-01-04.
8. "Friendly Match (Women's National Team) Turkey 0–0 Russia". Turkish Football Federation. Retrieved 2014-01-04.

External links

• Elif Deniz – UEFA competition record