Meryem Koç (born November 28, 1996) is a Turkish

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

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with jersey number 13.

Playing career

Club

Meryem Koç obtained her license on December 31, 2009, and started to play in the 2010–11 season as a forward for her hometown team Hatay Dumlupınarspor in the Women's Second League. After two seasons, she transferred on October 22, 2012, as goalkeeper to Adana İdmanyurduspor, which competes in the Women's First League. On June 28, 2018, Koç signed with the

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-based club

before the club's participation at the

2018–19 UEFA Women's Champions League qualifying round The 2018–19 UEFA Women's Champions League qualifying round was played between 7 and 13 August 2018. A total of 40 teams competed in the qualifying round to decide 12 of the 32 places in the knockout phase of the 2018–19 UEFA Women's Champions L ...

. She played in one of the three matches of the qualification round.

International

In 2014, Meryem Koç was admitted to the Turkey women's national U-19 team, and debuted internationally in the friendly match against

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on June 11, 2014. She took part at the 2015 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship qualification – Group 4 matches, and at the 2015 Elite round. Meryem Koç was called up to the Turkey women's national team, and played at the

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matches.

Career statistics

References

External links

Meryem Koç – UEFA competition record
Living people 1996 births People from Antakya Turkish women's footballers Women's association football goalkeepers Turkey women's youth international footballers Turkey women's international footballers Adana İdmanyurduspor players Ataşehir Belediyespor players 21st-century Turkish sportswomen Footballers from Hatay {{Turkey-women-footy-bio-stub