Reyhan Şeker (born May 22, 1984) is a Turkish retired women's football

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. She last played in the Turkish Women's First Football League for Ataşehir Belediyesi in

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with jersey number 17. She is a member of the

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since 2006.

Playing career

Club

By receiving her license on March 4, 2003, Reyhan Şeker began football playing at the club Gazi Üniversitesispor in

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, where she was born. She played in all the age teams of the club, and became finally part of the senior team in the 2008–09 season. In the 2009–10 season, her team finished the Women's First League as champion, and she was honored with the title ''Top Scorer'' for her 32 goals. In the 2010–11 season, Şeker transferred to Ataşehir Belediyesi in Istanbul. In two successive seasons,

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and 2011–12, she enjoyed league championships with her club Ataşehir Belediyespor. She debuted in the

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playing in the 2011–12 qualifying round match with Ataşehir Belediyesi against

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from

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on August 11, 2011.

International

She made her first appearance in the national team taking part at the

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match against

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on November 18, 2006. Şeker was the scorer of two goals in the match, which the Turkey nationals defeated the

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9–0 at the

round. At the UEFA Support International Tournament in 2007, she scored a goal against

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. Şeker netted a goal in the match against the

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n women and two against the

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ns in the 2008 UEFA Support International Tournament played in Turkey. At the 4th UEFA Support International Tournament held 2009 in

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, she scored a goal against

and two goals against Macedonia.

Career statistics

Honours

Club

; Turkish Women's First League Champion :; Gazi Üniversitesispor :: ''Winners'' (1): 2009–10 :; Ataşehir Belediyespor :: ''Winners'' (2):

, 2011–12 :: ''Runners-up'' (4):

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, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16 :: ''Third places'' (1): 2016–17

Individual

: ''Top Scorer 2009–10 Women's First League'' (32 goals) with Gazi Üniversitesispor

References

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Seker, Reyhan Living people 1984 births Footballers from Ankara Turkish women's footballers Women's association football midfielders Gazi Üniversitesispor players Ataşehir Belediyespor players Turkish Women's Football Super League players Turkey women's international footballers 21st-century Turkish women