Demet Bozkurt (born February 20, 1996) is a Turkish

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er. She was part of the

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in 2015.

Private life

Demet Bozkurt was born in

Sarıyer Sarıyer () is the northernmost district of Istanbul, Turkey, on the European side of the city. It consists of the neighbourhoods of Rumelifeneri, Tarabya, Yeniköy, İstinye, Emirgan and Rumelihisarı. Sarıyer also administers the Black Sea c ...

district of

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, Turkey on February 20, 1996. Through her footballer career, she was able to enter the

Marmara University Marmara University ( Turkish: ''Marmara Üniversitesi'') is a public university in Istanbul, Turkey. The university is named after the Sea of Marmara and was founded as a university in 1982. However, it was created in 1883 under the name of ''H ...

to study physical education.

Playing career

Club

Bozkurt's curiosity for playing football started at a young age. Her mother told her that she might not continue to play football unless she received her school' good marks. She worked hard, and received good marks. Her mother took her then for registration at the local sports club. Bozkurt obtained her license from

Kireçburnu Spor Kireçburnu Spor Women's Football ( tr, Kireçburnu Spor Kulübü Bayan Futbol Takımı) is a women's football team based in Kireçburnu, Sarıyer, Istanbul playing in the Turkish Women's First Football League. It was formed in 2010 as part of th ...

in her hometown on October 1, 2010. She became a defender, where she played all season. At the end of the 2014–15 season, she enjoyed her team's promotion from the Women's Second League to the First League. In the second half of the 2016–17 season, she was transferred by

Beşiktaş J.K. Beşiktaş Jimnastik Kulübü (), also known simply as Beşiktaş (), is a Turkish sports club founded in 1903 that is based in the Beşiktaş district of Istanbul. The club's football team is one of the Big Three in Turkey and one of the most ...

, which was newly promoted to the First league. She enjoyed the champion title of her team in the 2018-19 First League season. She took part at the 2019–20 UEFA Women's Champions League - Group 9 matches.

International

Bozkurt was admitted to the Turkey women's national U-19 team, debuting in the friendly match against

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on March 19, 2015. She took part in two matches of the 2015 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship qualification – Elite round Group 3. She capped three time in total for Turkey women's U-19.

Career statistics

Honours

;

Turkish Women's First Football League The Turkish Women's Football Super League ( tr, Kadınlar Süper Ligi), formerly the First Women's Football League (also known as the ''Turkcell Women's Football Super League'' for sponsorship reasons), is the top level women's football league of ...

:: Winners (2): 2018–19,

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, :: ''Runners-up'' (2): 2016–17, 2017–18 ;

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:: ''Runners-up'' (2): 2013-14, 2014-15

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Bozkurt, Demet Living people 1996 births People from Sarıyer Footballers from Istanbul Marmara University alumni Turkish women's footballers Women's association football defenders Kireçburnu Spor players Beşiktaş J.K. (women's football) players Fenerbahçe S.K. (women's football) players Turkish Women's Football Super League players