Aybüke Arslan (born 1 January 1994) is a Turkish women's football

midfielder A midfielder is an outfield position in association football. Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. As central midfielders often go across boundarie ...

currently playing in the First League for Trabzon İdmanocağı with jersey number 8. She was a member of the Turkey U-17 and Turkey U-19 teams.

Career

Club

She received her license on 20 March 2008 for her hometown club

Trabzonspor Trabzonspor Kulübü is a Turkish sports club located in the city of Trabzon. Formed in 1967 through a merger of several local clubs, the men's football team has won seven Süper Lig championships. Trabzonspor also have a women's football team, ...

, and played three seasons in the Turkish Women's First League for them. After her first season already, she enjoyed league championship. Arslan took part at the

2009–10 UEFA Women's Champions League The UEFA Women's Champions League 2009–10 was the first edition of the newly branded tournament, and the ninth edition of a UEFA tournament for women's champion football clubs. For the first time the top 8 leagues of the UEFA were awarded two e ...

. She capped 28 times and scored five goals. At the end of the 2010–11 season, Trabzonspor closed down their women's football branch. Aybüke Arslan moved then to the rival club of Trabzon İdmanocağı, where she currently plays. In 2012, she suffered a knee cruciate ligament injury during a national team training that left her out of the squad for the entire 2012–13 season. After a successful surgery, she returned to the football field again the next season.

International

Aybüke Arslan was admitted to the Turkey girls' U-17 team, and debuted in the friendly match against Bulgaria on 26 June 2009. She took part at the 2010 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship – Group 4 matches. She capped nine times and scored one goal for the Turkey U-17 team. She was called up to the Turkey women's U-19 team, and appeared for the first time in the friendly game against Russia on 5 February 2010. Arslan played at the 2011 UEFA Women's U-19 Championship First qualifying round – Group 9 and 2012 Kuban Spring Tournament matches. She appeared in seven matches for the Turkey women's U-19 team.

Career statistics

Honours

; Turkish Women's First League :; Trabzonspor :: ''Winners'' (1): 2008–09 :: ''Runners-up'' (1): 2009–10 :; Trabzon İdmanocağı :: ''Third places'' (2): 2011–12, 2014–15

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Arslan, Aybuke Living people 1994 births Sportspeople from Trabzon Turkish women's footballers Trabzonspor women's players Trabzon İdmanocağı women's players Women's association football midfielders