Işıl Alben (born 22 February 1986) is a Turkish professional

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player for

Galatasaray Galatasaray Spor Kulübü (, ''Galatasaray Sports Club''), more commonly referred to as simply Galatasaray and familiarly as Cimbom, is a Turkish sports club based on the European side of the city of Istanbul including basketball, wheelchair ...

, who is often considered to be among the top Turkish female athletes. She was the captain of the first Turkish

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that won the

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title in 2014. On 3 June 2023, Alben announced that she had ended her professional basketball career.

Career history

;Pro club *1998–2002 İstanbul Üniversitesi SK (''Youth'') *2002–2006

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*2006–2007

Botaş SK Botaş SK is a sports club based in Ankara. The major branch of the club is the women's basketball, currently performing at the Women's Basketball Super League, Turkish Women's Basketball Super League. The club also competes in Athletics (sport ...

*2007–2014

Galatasaray SK Galatasaray Spor Kulübü (, ''Galatasaray Sports Club''), more commonly referred to as simply Galatasaray and familiarly as Cimbom, is a Turkish people, Turkish sports club based on the Rumelia, European side of the city of Istanbul including ...

*2014–2015

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*2015–2020

*2020–2022

*2022–2023

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*2007–2023

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(c)

Honors

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*Winners: 2013–14 *Third place: 2014–15 ; EuroCup *Winners: 2008–09, 2017–18 *Third place: 2007–08 ;

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*Winners: 2013–14 ;

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*Winners: 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14 ;

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*Winners: 2008, 2011 ; Russian Cup *Winners: 2014–15 ; 2011 EuroBasket *Second place ;

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*Third place ; 2012 Olympics: London *Fifth place ; 2016 Olympics: Rio *Sixth place ;

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*Fourth place

Injuries

She suffered three major ACL injuries, including both knees in 2008–2009, 2009–2010, 2020–2021 seasons.

Post-playing career

On 18 July 2023, she was appointed as the General Coordinator of the

Women's Basketball Team.

References

External links

"Alben proves a point to some Galatsaray fans"
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FIBA The International Basketball Federation (FIBA ; French language, French: ) is an association of national organizations which governs the sport of basketball worldwide. FIBA defines the rules of basketball, specifies the Basketball equipment ...

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FIBA Europe FIBA Europe is the administrative body for basketball in Europe, within the FIBA, International Basketball Federation (FIBA), which includes all List of men's national basketball teams#FIBA Europe, 50 national European basketball federations. ...

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Turkish Basketball Federation The Turkish Basketball Federation () is the national federation for basketball in Turkey. It is headquartered in Istanbul. They organize the Basketball Super League, Women's Basketball Super League the Turkish Basketball Cup and the Turkish Bask ...

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Alben, Isil 1986 births Living people Basketball players at the 2012 Summer Olympics Basketball players at the 2016 Summer Olympics Botaş SK players Galatasaray S.K. (women's basketball) players Olympic basketball players for Turkey Point guards Basketball players from Istanbul Turkish expatriate basketball people in Russia Turkish women's basketball players 21st-century Turkish sportswomen İstanbul Üniversitesi basketball players Turkey women's national basketball team players