Esra Erol (footballer)

This article is about the footballer. For the TV presenter, see Esra Erol (TV presenter).

Esra Erol
Esra Erol (January 2014)
Personal information
Full name Esra Erol
Date of birth (1985-11-06) 6 November 1985 (age 39)
Place of birth Bakırköy, Turkey
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Bornova Hitab
Number 23
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999–2001 Dostlukspor
2001–2003 Zeytinburnuspor 10 (8)
2003–2006 Hatay Sanayispor
2006–2007 Dostlukspor
2007–2009 Sakarya Yenikent Güneşspor 18 (8)
2009–2012 Lüleburgaz 39 56 (73)
2012–2015 Konak 51 (7)
2015–2016 Kireçburnu 18 (12)
2016–2018 Konak 40 (9)
2018 Ataşehir 0 (0)
2018–2024 Beşiktaş 70 (19)
2024– Bornova Hitab 2 (0)
International career‡
2001–2003 Turkey U-19 19 (3)
2001–2020 Turkey 55 (8)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 September 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 30 November 2021

Esra Erol (born 6 November 1985) is a Turkish women's football defender who plays in the Turkish Women's Football Super LeagueSuper League for Bornova Hitab in İzmir with jersey number 23. She was a member of the Turkish national team.

Club career

Esra Erol playing for Konak Belediyespor in the 2013–14 season.
Esra Erol playing for Konak Belediyespor in the 2014–15 season.
Esra Erol (green/yellow) playing for Kireçburnu Spor in the 2015–16 season's home match against 1207 Antalya Muratpaşa Belediye Spor.
Esra Erol (#23) playing for Konak Belediyespor in the 2017–18 season's away match against Beşiktaş J.K.

Following a successful season in the Sakarya based Yenikent Güneşspor, the club extended Esra Erol's contract for one more season in July 2008, and tasked her with captain position.[1] She captained Lüleburgaz Düvenciler Lisesispor and after its renaming Lüleburgaz 39 Spor.[2] In August 2012, she transferred from Lüleburgaz 39 Spor, where she was also the team captain, to Konak Belediyespor.[3][4]

She played with Konak Belediyespor at the 2013–14 UEFA Women's Champions League in the qualification round matches in August 2013 and in the knockout stage matches in October 2013.[5][6]

For the 2015–16 season, she signed with Kireçburnu Spor, which was recently promoted to the Women's First League.[7]

In August 2016, she returned to her former club Konak Belediyespor,[8] and played in three matches of the Group 9 of the 2016–17 UEFA Women's Champions League qualifying round, where she netted one goal.[9][10][11] She capped in three games of the 2017–18 UEFA Women's Champions League qualifying round and scored one goal.[12][13][14]

Erol returned to Istanbul and signed with Ataşehir Belediyespor before the 2017–18 league champion club's participation at the 2018–19 UEFA Women's Champions League qualifying round.[15] She played in all three matches of the qualification round.[16][17][18] In the 2018–19 league season, she transferred to Beşiktaş J.K.[19] She enjoyed the champion title of her team in the 2018–19 season.[8] She took part at the 2019–20 UEFA Women's Champions League – Group 9 matches.[20][21][22]

International career

Esra Erol in the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 6 match against Belarus.
Esra Erol playing as captain for Turkey women's national at the UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying Group 5 match against Germany in Istanbul, Turkey

Erol scored a winner over Northern Ireland in the Euro 2009 qualifying.[23] She is also the owner of four goals scored in friendly matches against Bulgarian, Russian and Greek national women.[24][25][26][27]

She played at the UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying Group 5 matches as the captain of the Turkey women's national.

International goals
Date Venue Opponent Result Competition Scored
27 August 2001 TFF Riva Facility Istanbul, Turkey  Bulgaria 1–2 Friendly 1[24]
8 August 2003 TFF Riva Facility Istanbul, Turkey  Russia 1–7 Friendly 1[25]
18 November 2006 Tevfik Sırrı Gür Stadium Mersin, Turkey  Northern Ireland 1–0 UEFA Women's Euro 2009 qualifying 1[23]
27 April 2011 Atatürk Stadium Bolu, Turkey  Greece 1–1 Friendly 1[26]
29 April 2011 Atatürk Stadium Bolu, Turkey  Greece 4–1 Friendly 1[27]
24 February 2015 Atatürk Stadium Rize, Turkey  Georgia 4–2 Friendly 1

Career statistics

As of match played 15 September 2024.
Club Season League Continental National Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Zeytinburnuspor 2001–2003 First League 10 8 – – 16 1 26 9
Hatay Sanayispor 2003–2006 Second League – – 5 1 5 1
Dostlukspor – – 7 2 7 2
Sakarya Yenikent Güneşspor 2008–09 First League 18 8 – – 3 2 21 10
Lüleburgaz 39 2009–10 Second League 17 42 – – 3 0 20 42
2010–11 First League 21 21 – – 3 2 24 23
2011–12 First League 18 10 – – 10 0 28 10
Total 56 73 – – 16 2 72 75
Konak 2012–13 First League 18 2 2 0 20 2
2013–14 First League 16 0 5 0 9 0 30 0
2014–15 First League 17 5 – – 4 1 20 6
Total 51 7 5 0 15 1 71 8
Kireçburnu 2015–16 First League 18 12 – – 10 0 28 12
Konak 2016–17 First League 24 5 3 1 0 0 27 6
2017–18 First League 16 4 3 1 0 0 19 5
Total 40 9 6 2 0 0 46 11
Ataşehir 2018–19 First League 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 0
Beşiktaş 2018–19 First League 17 6 - - 0 0 17 6
2019–20 First League 15 4 3 0 1 0 19 4
2020–21 First League 6 3 0 0 1 0 7 3
2021–22 Super League 15 3 0 0 0 0 15 3
2022–23 Super League 17 3 0 0 0 0 17 3
Total 70 19 3 0 2 0 75 19
Fatih Karagümrük 2023–24 Super League 20 0 - - 0 0 20 0
Bornova Hitab 2024–25 Super League 2 0 - - 0 0 2 0
Career total 265 136 17 2 74 9 356 147

Honours

Turkish Women's First League
Konak Belediyespor
Winners (4): 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2016–17
Third places (1): 2017–18
Beşiktaş J.K.
Winners (2): 2018–19, 2020–21

References

  1. ^ "Esra Erol yuvada kaldı". Sakarya Yenihaber (in Turkish). 27 July 2008. Archived from the original on 20 October 2013. Retrieved 20 October 2013.
  2. ^ "Esra Erol Korkuttu". Lüleburgaz Görünüm gazetesi (in Turkish). 3 December 2010. Archived from the original on 1 May 2011. Retrieved 20 October 2013.
  3. ^ "Lüleburgaz 39 tam gaz". Gazete Trakya (in Turkish). 6 April 2012. Retrieved 20 October 2013.
  4. ^ "Transfer :Esra Erol İzmir Konak Belediyespor 'da". Amatörün Dünyası (in Turkish). 19 August 2012. Retrieved 20 October 2013.[permanent dead link‍]
  5. ^ "Konak Belediyespor, tur için sahada". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 16 October 2013. Retrieved 20 October 2013.
  6. ^ "Konak Belediyespor'dan tarihi başarı". Sabah (in Turkish). 17 October 2013. Retrieved 20 October 2013.
  7. ^ "Kireçburnu yine gururlandırdı". Sarıyer Posta (in Turkish). 4 September 2015. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  8. ^ a b "Oyuncular: Esra Erol" (in Turkish). Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
  9. ^ "UEFA Women's Champions League 2016–17 Qualifying round Konak-Hibernians". UEFA. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
  10. ^ "UEFA Women's Champions League 2016–17 Qualifying round Ferencváros-Konak". UEFA. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
  11. ^ "UEFA Women's Champions League 2016–17 Qualifying round Konak-Twente". UEFA. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
  12. ^ "Mikheil Meskhi-2 – Tbilisi 22/08/2017 Qualifying – Group 1 Konak-Martve". UEFA. Retrieved 22 August 2017.
  13. ^ "David Petriashvili Stadium – Tbilisi 25/08/2017 Qualifying – Group 1 Partizan Bardejov 1–5 Konak". UEFA. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
  14. ^ "David Petriashvili Stadium – Tbilisi 25/08/2017 Qualifying – Group 1 Konak 1–3 Gintra". UEFA. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
  15. ^ "Ataşehir Belediyespor'dan Avrupa Başarısı İçin Transfer Atağı". itv Haber (in Turkish). 1 June 2018. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
  16. ^ "III. Kerületi TVE – Budapest 07/08/2018 Qualifying – Group 4 Slavia Praha 7–2 Ataşehir". UEFA. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
  17. ^ "Hidegkúti Nándor – Budapest 10/08/2018 Qualifying – Group 4 Ataşehir (TUR) 2–2 MTK Hungária (HUN)". UEFA. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
  18. ^ "III. Kerületi TVE – Budapest 13/08/2018 Qualifying – Group 4 – KFF Mitrovica (KOS) 1–6 Ataşehir (TUR)". UEFA. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
  19. ^ "Ataşehir Belediyespor 0–2 Beşiktaş A.Ş." (in Turkish). Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu. Retrieved 24 October 2018.
  20. ^ "Beşiktaş (TUR) 1–1 Górnik Leczna (POL)". UEFA. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
  21. ^ "Twente (NED) 2–2 Beşiktaş (TUR)". UEFA. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
  22. ^ "Alashkert (ARM) 0–3 Beşiktaş (TUR)". UEFA. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
  23. ^ a b "Esra'dan altın değerinde gol: 1–0" (in Turkish). Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu. 18 November 2006. Retrieved 20 October 2013.
  24. ^ a b "Friendly Match – Turkey 1–2 Bulgaria 27.08.2001". Turkish Football Federation. Retrieved 20 October 2013.
  25. ^ a b "Friendly Match – Turkey 1–7 Russia 08.08.2003". Turkish Football Federation. Retrieved 20 October 2013.
  26. ^ a b "Friendly Match – Turkey 1–1 Greece 27.04.2011". Turkish Football Federation. Retrieved 20 October 2013.
  27. ^ a b "Friendly Match – Turkey 4–1 Greece 29.04.2011". Turkish Football Federation. Retrieved 20 October 2013.
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