Medine Erkan Explained

Medine Erkan
Birth Date:10 September 1995
Birth Place:Eskişehir, Turkey
Position:Defender
Years1:2010–2013
Clubs1:Eskişehirspor
Caps1:49
Goals1:15
Years2:2013–2014
Clubs2:Derince Belediyespor
Caps2:17
Goals2:2
Years3:2014–2016
Clubs3:Ataşehir Belediyespor
Caps3:40
Goals3:1
Years4:2018–2019
Clubs4:Kocaeli Bayan FK
Caps4:28
Goals4:13
Years5:2019–2022
Clubs5:ALG Spor
Caps5:30
Goals5:3
Nationalyears1:2010
Nationalteam1:Turkey U-15
Nationalcaps1:2
Nationalgoals1:0
Nationalyears2:2012–2014
Nationalteam2:Turkey U-19
Nationalcaps2:26
Nationalgoals2:0
Nationalyears3:2016–
Nationalteam3:Turkey
Nationalcaps3:16
Nationalgoals3:0
Club-Update:12 June 2022
Nationalteam-Update:30 November 2021

Medine Erkan (born 10 September 1995) is a Turkish women's football defender currently playing in the Turkish Women's Third League for ALG Spor with jersey number 8. She plays for the Turkish women's national team.

Career

Club

Medine Erkan received her license on February 9, 2010, for her hometown club Eskişehirspor, where she played four seasons in the Regional League, Women's Second League and finally Women's First League. In the 2013–14 season, she transferred to Derince Belediyespor. After one season, Derince Belediyespor withdrew from the league, and Erkan moved to play with Ataşehir Belediyespor in the 2014–15 season.

By end September 2019, she transferred to ALG Spor in Gaziantep. She enjoyed the 2021-22 Women's Super League champion title of her team.

International

Medine Erkan was admitted to the Turkey U-15, and debuted in the 2010 summer Youth Olympics held in Singapore, and capped four time.

On September 26, 2012, Erkan played for the first time at the Turkey U-19 appearing in the friendly match against Wales. She played in the 2013 UEFA Women's U-19 Championship First qualifying round – Group 5, 2013 Kuban Spring Tournament, 2014 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship qualification – Group 10, 2014 Kuban Spring Tournament and 2014 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship qualification – Group 5 matches. She capped 32 times for the women's national U-19 team.

Erkan was admitted to the national team and played in three matches of the UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying Group 5.

Career statistics

ClubSeasonLeagueContinentalNationalTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Eskişehirspor2009–10Regional League10 0 2 0 12 0
2010–11Regional League10 1 0 0 10 1
2011–12Second League11 8 0 0 11 8
2012–13First League18 6 10 0 28 6
Total49 15 12 0 61 15
Derince Belediyespor2013–14First League17 2 16 0 33 2
Total17 2 16 0 33 2
Ataşehir Belediyespor2014–15First League17 1 0 0 17 1
2015–16First League17 0 3 0 20 0
2016–17First League6 0 0 0 6 0
Total40 1 3 0 43 1
Kocaeli Bayan FK2017–18Third League8 4 0 0 8 4
2018–19Second League20 9 5 0 25 9
Total28 13 5 0 33 13
ALG Spor2019-20First League10 1 6 0 16 1
First League6 0 - - 0 0 6 0
2021–22Super League14 2 0 0 14 2
Total30 3 6 0 36 3
Career total164 34 42 0 206 34

Honours

Turkish Women's First Football League
  • Ataşehir Belediyespor
  • Runners-up (2): 2014–15, 2015–16
  • Third places (1): 2016–17
    ALG Spor
  • Winners (2): 2019–20, 2021-22
  • Third places (1): 2020–21
    Turkish Women's Second Football League
  • Kocaeli Bayan FK
  • Third places (1): 2018-1