Işıl Alben | |
Height M: | 1.72 |
Weight Kg: | 60 |
Position: | Point guard |
Birth Date: | 1986 2, df=yes |
Birth Place: | Istanbul, Turkey |
League: | Women's Basketball Super League EuroCup Women |
Team: | Galatasaray |
Nationality: | Turkish |
Career Start: | 1998 |
Career End: | 2023 |
Years1: | 1998–2006 |
Team1: | İstanbul Üniversitesi |
Years2: | 2006–2007 |
Team2: | Botaş |
Years3: | 2007–2014 |
Team3: | Galatasaray |
Years4: | 2014–2015 |
Team4: | Dynamo Kursk |
Years5: | 2015–2020 |
Team5: | Galatasaray |
Years6: | 2020–2022 |
Team6: | Botaş |
Years7: | 2022–2023 |
Team7: | Galatasaray |
Cyears1: | 2023– |
Cteam1: | Galatasaray (General Coordinator) |
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Işıl Alben (born 22 February 1986) is a Turkish professional basketball player for Galatasaray, who is often considered to be among the top Turkish female athletes. She was the captain of the first Turkish team that won the EuroLeague title in 2014.
On 3 June 2023, Alben announced that she had ended her professional basketball career.[1] [2]
She suffered three major ACL injuries, including both knees in 2008–2009, 2009–2010, 2020–2021 seasons.
On 18 July 2023, she was appointed as the General Coordinator of the Galatasaray Women's Basketball Team.[3]