Aybüke Arslan (born 1 January 1994) is a Turkish
women's football Women's football most often refers to:
* Women's association football
Women's football may also refer to:
* Women's gridiron football
* Women's Australian rules football
* Ladies' Gaelic football
* Women's rugby league
* Women's rugby union
...
midfielder
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currently playing in the First League for
Trabzon İdmanocağı
İdmanocağı or İdman Ocağı is a Turkish sports club based in Trabzon, Turkey. The club had a strong rivalry with another club, İdmangücü, which matched the Istanbul derby between Fenerbahçe and Galatasaray. İdmanocağı were compared ...
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 professional sports club located in the city of Trabzon, located in Black Sea region, northeastern Turkey. Established in 1967 through the merger of several local clubs, Trabzonspor is one of the most prominent A ...
, 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 ...
. 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
Cruciate ligaments (also cruciform ligaments) are pairs of ligaments arranged like a letter X. They occur in several joints of the body, such as the knee joint, wrist joint
and the atlanto-axial joint. In a fashion similar to the cords in ...
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
References
External links
{{DEFAULTSORT:Arslan, Aybuke
Living people
1994 births
Footballers from Trabzon
Turkish women's footballers
21st-century Turkish sportswomen
Trabzonspor women's players
Trabzon İdmanocağı women's players
Women's association football midfielders