Neslihan Muratdağı (born October 19, 1988), is a Turkish

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football referee. She is a teacher of physical education by profession. She was born in Çorlu, Tekirdağ on October 18, 1988.

Referee career

Domestic matches

She has been serving as a football referee since 2009 in the

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's Tekirdağ region. She officiates women's football matches in the

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and First leagues, as well as men's matches in the Regional Amateur,

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and U21 leagues.

International matches

In 2014, she was nominated a FIFA-listed referee. She was appointed referee at the 2015 UEFA Women's Under-17 Special Preparation Tournament,

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qualification matches of 2017 Group 11, 2018 Group 9 and 2019 Group 8. She was named referee at the 2019 World High School Football Championship held in

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, Serbia. Muratdağı officiated the international friendly matches of women's teams

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in November 2017, Jordan vs

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at Amman in March 2018, and

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in April 2018. At the

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match of Brøndby vs LSK Kvinner, she served as the

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References

1988 births People from Çorlu Turkish schoolteachers Turkish football referees Living people Women association football referees Turkish women referees and umpires {{Turkey-women-footy-bio-stub