Berna Yeniçeri Explained

Berna Yeniçeri
Height:1.66 m[1]
Birth Date:26 January 1996
Birth Place:Karadeniz Ereğli, Zonguldak, Turkey
Currentclub:Galatasaray
Clubnumber:20
Years1:2006–2014
Clubs1:Kdz. Ereğli Belediye Spor
Caps1:105
Goals1:9
Years2:2014–2017
Clubs2:Konak Belediyespor
Caps2:50
Goals2:3
Years3:2017–2018
Clubs3:Ataşehir Belediyespor
Caps3:16
Goals3:2
Years4:2018–2021
Clubs4:Konak Belediyespor
Caps4:29
Goals4:4
Years5:2021–2022
Clubs5:Beşiktaş
Caps5:28
Goals5:5
Years6:2022–
Clubs6:Galatasaray
Caps6:17
Goals6:3
Nationalyears1:2012–2013
Nationalteam1:Turkey U-17
Nationalcaps1:7
Nationalgoals1:0
Nationalyears2:2012–2015
Nationalteam2:Turkey U-19
Nationalcaps2:36
Nationalgoals2:1
Nationalyears3:2014
Nationalteam3:Turkey U-21
Nationalcaps3:1
Nationalgoals3:0
Nationalyears4:2014–
Nationalteam4:Turkey
Nationalcaps4:39
Nationalgoals4:0
Club-Update:21 March 2023
Nationalteam-Update:11 April 2023

Berna Yeniçeri (born January 26, 1996) is a Turkish women's football defender, who plays in the Super League for Galatasaray. She has been a member of the Turkish national team since 2011.

Club career

Yeniçeri made her professional debut on November 9, 2006, for her hometown club, Kdz. Ereğlispor. She helped them gain promotion to the Women's First League at the end of 2010–11 season.

After playing six seasons for Kdz. Ereğlispor, she transferred to the Izmir-based league-champions Konak Belediyespor on July 25, 2014. With her new team, she took part at the 2014–15 UEFA Women's Champions League qualifying round matches. She played in three matches of the 2015–16 UEFA Women's Champions League qualifying round, and scored one goal.

At the end of the 2015–16 season, Konak Belediyespor won the Turkish Women's Football Super League. Yeniçeri played in three matches of the Group 9 of the 2016–17 UEFA Women's Champions League qualifying round.

By mid-August 2017, she had transferred to the Istanbul-based rival Ataşehir Belediyespor after three seasons with Konak Belediyespor.

In the 2018–19 First League season, she returned to her former club Konak Belediyespor.By mid April, right before the 2020-21 Turkcell Women's Football League season started, she joined Beşiktaş J.K. in Istanbul, and helped them to win the league in that season.

Galatasaray

On 9 August 2022, she was transferred to the Galatasaray club.[2]

International career

Yeniçeri made her first Turkey girls' U-17 national team appearance in the 2013 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship qualification – Group 10 match against Wales on August 28, 2012. She played also against Norway and Latvia at the same competition. Yeniçeri was capped seven times for the Turkish U-17 national team.

At the 2014 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship First qualifying round – Group 10 match against Belgium on September 21, 2013, she made her entrance into the Turkey women's U-19 national team.

Her debut in the Turkey women's national team took place in the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 6 match against Wales on June 14, 2014.

Career statistics

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ClubSeasonLeagueContinentalNationalTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
2008–09 Second League8 0 - - 8 0
2009–10 Second League18 1 -0 - 18 1
2010–11 Second League23 5 - - 23 5
First League22 2 - - 22 2
2012–13First League17 1 16 0 33 1
First League17 0 13 1 30 1
Total105 9 29 1 134 10
First League16 1 3 0 14 0 33 1
First League14 2 3 1 7 0 24 3
First League20 0 3 0 4 0 27 0
Total50 3 9 1 25 0 84 4
First League16 2 0 0 2 0 18 2
Total16 2 0 0 2 0 18 2
First League16 1 0 0 5 0 21 1
First League13 3 0 0 6 0 19 3
First League- - - - 5 0 5 0
Total29 4 0 0 16 0 45 4
Women's League6 1 0 0 0 0 6 1
Super League22 4 0 0 9 0 31 4
Total28 5 0 0 9 0 37 5
Super League17 3 0 0 2 0 19 3
Total17 3 0 0 2 0 19 3
Career total245 26 9 1 83 1 337 28

Honours

Turkish Women's First Football League
  • Kdz. Ereğlispor
  • Third places (2): 2011–12, 2012–13
    Konak Belediyespor
  • Winners (3): 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17
  • Third places (1): 2018–19
    Ataşehir Belediyespor
  • Winners (3): 2017–18
    Beşiktaş J.K.
  • Winners (1): 2020-21
    Galatasaray
  • Winners (1): 2023–24

    Notes and References

    1. Web site: Berna Yeniçeri . soccerdonna.de . 24 February 2024 . de.
    2. Web site: Galatasaray Kadın Futbol Takımımızda 4 imza birden! . Galatasaray.org . Galatasaray Official Website . 9 August 2022.