Damla Demirdön (born 6 September 1990) is a Turkish women's football

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currently playing in the Turkish Women's First Football League for

Ataşehir Belediyespor Ataşehir Belediyespor is a Turkish sports club based in the Ataşehir district of Istanbul. It is known for its women's football team that won the Turkish League championship in 2011, the fourth year of its existence. They defended their ...

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with jersey number 17. She is member of the Turkey women's national team since 2007.

Career

Club

Demirdön obtained her license for Gazi Üniversitesispor on 19 January 2005. She played for the team in her hometown until the end of 2009–10 season. She won two league championship titles with Gazi Üniversitesispor in the 2007–08 and 2009–10 seasons. She capped in total 69 times. Currently, she plays for the Istanbul-based Ataşehir Belediyespor, where she joined in the

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season. With Ataşehir, she became twice more league champion in the 2010–11 and 2011–12 seasons. She took part at the 2011–12 UEFA Women's Champions League – Group 4, and 2012–13 UEFA Women's Champions League – Group 1 matches for Ataşehir Belediyespor.

International

Damla Demirdön was called up to the Turkey women's U-19 national team, and debuted at the friendly match against Macedonia on 22 January 2006. She participated at the

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qualification round matches in 2007 and 2008. She capped 15 times in total for the junior women's national team until September 2008. In 2007, Demirdön was admitted to the Turkey women's national team and played her first game against

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on 4 November 2007. She took part in three games of the

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games.

Career statistics

Honours

; Turkish Women's First Football League : Gazi Üniversitesispor :: ''Winners'' (2): 2007–08, 2009–10 :: ''Third place'' (1): 2008–09 : Ataşehir Belediyespor :: ''Winners'' (2):

, 2011–12 :: ''Runners-up'' (4):

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, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16

References

External links

* Living people 1990 births Footballers from Ankara Turkish women's footballers Turkey women's international footballers Women's association football midfielders Gazi Üniversitesispor players Ataşehir Belediyespor players {{Turkey-women-footy-bio-stub