Reyhan Yüksekoğlu Explained

Reyhan Yüksekoğlu
Birth Date:1980 8, df=yes
Birth Place:Rize, Turkey
Years1:1995
Clubs1:Gümüşsuyu Spor
Years2:1997
Clubs2:Gençosman Sitespor
Years3:19997–1999
Clubs3:Zara Ekinlispor
Years4:1999–2000
Clubs4:Marshall Boyaspor
Years5:2001–2002
Clubs5:Zeytinburnuspor
Caps5:11
Goals5:4
Years6:2003
Clubs6:Maltepe Yalıspor
Caps6:-
Goals6:-
Years7:2006–2007
Clubs7:Dostluk Spor
Years8:2007–2008
Clubs8:Zeytinburnuspor
Years9:2008–2009
Clubs9:Maltepe Yalıspor
Caps9:7
Goals9:3
Years10:2009–2011
Clubs10:Düvenciler Lisesispor
Caps10:35
Goals10:20
Years11:2011–2012
Clubs11:Lüleburgaz 39 Spor
Caps11:7
Goals11:2
Totalcaps:60
Totalgoals:29
Nationalyears1:1998
Nationalcaps1:2
Nationalgoals1:1
Nationalyears2:1997–2002
Nationalcaps2:29
Nationalgoals2:2
Nationalteam-Update:23 May 2002

Reyhan Yüksekoğlu (born 20 August 1980) is a retired Turkish women's footballer, who last played in the Turkish Women's First League in midfielder position for Lüleburgaz 39 Spor with jersey number 8. She was a member of the Turkey girls' national U-19 and women's national teams.

Club career

Yüksekoğlu started her football career at Gümüşsuyu Spor in 1995. Later, in 1997, she was with Gençosman Sitespor. She then played for the Zara Ekinlispor, Marshall Boyaspor, Zeytinburnuspor and Maltepe Yalıspor between 1997-2002. In 2003. No women's leagues competitions were held in Turkey in the years between 2003 and 2006. In 2006, she transferredto Dıostluk Spor. In the following seasons, she was with her former clubs Maltepe Yalıspor and Zeytinburnuspor until 2009. After playing all the time in the Women's First League for Istanbul-based clubs, she moved in the 2009-10 Women's Second League season to the high school team Düvenciler Lisesispor in Kırklareli. The team finished the season as champion, and they were promoted to the Women's First League. The team was renamed to Lüleburgaz 39 Spor in the 2011-12 Women's First League season. She captained her team together with Esra Erol.

On 15 January 2012, she suffered rupture of the cruciate ligament on her left leg. After the surgery, she had to stay away about six months from the football pitch. She ended her active sports career.

International career

Yüksekoğlu played for the Turkey girls' national U-17 team in two matches of the 1999 UEFA Women's Under-18 Championship qualifying round and scored one goal against Ukraine.

She was admitted to the Turkey women's national team, and debuted in the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification (UEFA) match against Georgie on 25 September 1997. She took part at the UEFA Women's Euro 2001 qualifying and 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification (UEFA). She scored two goals in a total of 29 matches played.

Honours

Turkish Women's Second Football League
  • Düvenciler Lisesispor
  • Winners (1): 2009-10