Eda Karataş Explained

Eda Karataş
Birth Date:15 June 1995
Birth Place:Beykoz, Istanbul, Turkey
Currentclub:Galatasaray
Clubnumber:5
Height:1.77 m[1]
Years1:2007–2012
Clubs1:Marmara Üniversitesi Spor
Caps1:55
Goals1:28
Years2:2012–2016
Clubs2:Trabzon İdmanocağı
Caps2:57
Goals2:15
Years3:2016–2018
Clubs3:İlkadım Belediyesi
Caps3:25
Goals3:5
Years4:2018
Clubs4:Kireçburnu Spor
Caps4:6
Goals4:0
Years5:2019–2021
Clubs5:Ataşehir Belediyespor
Caps5:28
Goals5:5
Years6:2021–2023
Clubs6:ALG Spor
Caps6:40
Goals6:8
Years7:2023–
Clubs7:Galatasaray
Caps7:0
Goals7:0
Nationalteam1:Turkey U-15
Nationalyears1:2009–2010
Nationalcaps1:7
Nationalgoals1:1
Nationalteam2:Turkey U-17
Nationalyears2:2010–2011
Nationalcaps2:12
Nationalgoals2:2
Nationalteam3:Turkey U-19
Nationalyears3:2011–2012
Nationalcaps3:16
Nationalgoals3:2
Nationalteam4:Turkey
Nationalyears4:2012–
Nationalcaps4:8
Nationalgoals4:0
Club-Update:12 March 2023
Nationalteam-Update:11 April 2023

Eda Karataş (born June 15, 1995) is a Turkish women's football defender, who plays in the Women's Super League for Galatasaray with jersey number 5. She is a member of the Turkish national team.

Early life

Eda Karataş was born to Fahri Karataş and his wife Zeliha in Beykoz district of Istanbul Province on June 15, 1995. She has three sisters.

She completed her secondary education at Ataşehir Mevlana High School in Istanbul.

Club career

She received her license on March 7, 2007, for Marmara Üniversitesi Spor, where she played until October 2012. In the 2012–13 season, Eda Karataş transferred to Trabzon İdmanocağı. In the 2013–14 season, she stood away from football, returned however to the football field in the beginning of the 2014–15 season. In the second half of the 2016–17 season, Karataş signed with İlkadım Belediyesi. After playing in the first half of the 2018–19 First League season for Kireçburnu Spor, she transferred to Ataşehir Belediyespor.

ALG Spor

In the 2021–22 Women's Super League season, she transferred to ALG Spor. She enjoyed her team's league champion title. On 18 August 2022, she debuted in the 2022–23 UEFA Women's Champions League.

Galatasaray

She signed a one-year contract with Galatasaray on 4 August 2023.[2]

International career

Elif Deniz was called up to the Turkey girls' U-15 national team, and debuted in the match against Georgia at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics and scored one goal. She capped seven times for the Turkey U-15 team.

In June 2010, she became member of the Turkey girls' U-17 national team playing in the International Friendship Tournament matches. She played in all matches oat the 2011 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship qualifying round Group 6, and of 2012 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship qualifying round Group 7.[3] Karataş capped 12 times and scored two goals for the Turkey girls' U-17 team.

She played her first ever match for the Turkey women's U-19 national team against Ukraine at the Kuban Spring Tournament in 2011. She took part at the 2012 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship – Group A matches. The UEFA named her one of the "10 most talented footballers" of the championship. She capped in total 16 times for the Turkey women's U-19 national team and scored two goals.

On June 21, 2012, Eda Karataş debuted in the UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualifying – Group 2 match against Spain for the Turkey women's national team.

Career statistics

ClubSeasonLeagueContinentalNationalTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Marmara Üniversitesi Spor2008–09 Second League6 4 0 0 6 4
First League17 4 5 3 22 7
First League22 4 17 1 39 5
2011–12 Second League10 16 11 1 21 17
Total55 28 33 5 88 33
First League18 5 3 0 21 5
First League16 5 0 0 16 5
First League18 3 0 0 18 3
First League5 2 0 0 5 2
Total57 15 3 0 60 15
First League11 4 0 0 11 4
First League14 1 0 0 14 1
Total25 5 0 0 25 5
First League6 0 0 0 6 0
Total6 0 0 0 6 0
First League8 1 0 0 8 1
First League16 3 0 0 16 3
First League4 1 0 0 4 1
Total28 5 0 0 28 5
ALG Spor2021–22Super League27 1 1 0 28 1
2022–23Super League13 7 1 0 6 10 7
Total40 8 1 0 7 0 48 8
Career total211 60 1 0 43 5 255 65

Honours

Turkish Women's First Football league
  • Trabzon İdmanocağı
  • Third places (1): 2014–15
    ALG Spor
  • Winners (1): 2021–22
    Galatasaray
  • Winners (1): 2023–24

    Notes and References

    1. Web site: Eda Karataş . soccerdonna.de . 24 February 2024 . de.
    2. Web site: Galatasaray Petrol Ofisi'nden 6 imza birden!. Galatasaray S.K.. 4 August 2023. 4 August 2023.
    3. Web site: Avrupa Şampiyonası 2011 Grup Eleme (Kızlar U-17 Milli) Türkiye 3–4 Sırbistan . Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu . tr . 2014-01-04 .