Gamze İskeçeli

Gamze İskeçeli (born May 26, 1983) is a former Turkish women's football forward, who lately played in the Women's First League for Konak Belediyespor with jersey number 9. She made her Champions League debut in 2013. İskeçeli was a member of the Turkish national team since 2001.

Gamze İskeçeli

Personal information
Date of birth	May 26, 1983
Place of birth	İzmir, Turkey
Position(s)	Forward
Club information
Current team	Konak Belediyespor
Number	9
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1999–2001	İzmir Öztürkspor
2001–2002	Van Eğitimspor
2002–2006	Gazi Üniversitesispor
2006–2009	Bucaspor
2009–2013	Konak Belediyespor	78	(68)
National team^‡
2000–2001	Turkey U-19	16	(0)
2001–2013	Turkey	17	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of November 24, 2013 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of November 28, 2013

Early life

Gamze İskeçeli was born on May 28, 1983 in İzmir, western Turkey.[1][2]

At the age of six, she got interested in football playing. Her father supported Gamze, and registered her in a İzmir-based sport club. However, at that time, there was no girls' football team available, so she had to play with her coeval boys. The talented girl became even top scorer among them.[3]

She studied physical education and sports at Gazi University in Ankara between 2002 and 2007.[4] Today, she works as a teacher of physical education in a primary school in Buca, İzmir.[3][5][6][7]

Playing career

Club

She entered İzmirspor with her father's and uncle's initiative. After playing two years football with boys, she was admitted to Altay S.K.. After the dissolving of Altay in ashort time, she went to İzmir Öztürkspor.[7][8] İskeçeli received her license on November 8, 1999.[4] As once the goalkeeper got injured, İskeçeli, normally a forward, served also as goalkeeper. In this position, she transferred to the newly formed Van Eğitimspor at Van, eastern Turkey in February 2001.[4][7]

She received an offer from Gazi University for higher education, and so moved to Gazi Üniversitesispor in January 2002. After four seasons with Gazi Üniversitesispor,[8] and completing her education there, İskeçeli returned home and paused for a while. Then, she joined Bucaspor in the 2006–07 season.[4][7][8]

Finally, she signed for Konak Belediyespor in the 2009–10 season.[1][9][8] At the end of the 2012–13 season, she enjoyed league championship with her club Konak Belediyespor. Iskeçeli debuted in the 2013–14 UEFA Women's Champions League match against FC NSA Sofia on August 8, 2013, and played in the subsequent preliminary round matches.[10][11][12][13]

Beside her playing career, she acts also as a football coach in the school she is serving as a teacher.[3] After coaching initially the boys' team,[4] she formed a girls' football team, which became provincial champion in futsal and football.[6]

International

On September 9, 2000, İskeçeli became part of the U-19 national team in the match against Austrian junior women. She capped sixteen times in total, and participated thereby at the 2001 and 2002 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship qualifying round matches.[1]

İskeçeli made her debut in the national team on May 20, 2001 playing in the friendly match against the Greek team. She took part at the 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 8, 2005 Summer Universiade, 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 6[14] matches and a UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualifying – Group 2 match. She capped seventeen times for the Turkey national team as of November 28, 2013.[1]

In addition to her capacity as forward, İskeçeli played also as goalkeeper for the national team.[4]

Retirement

Gamze İskeçeli sustained an injury to her right leg during the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 6 match against Montenegro in Izmir on November 28, 2013. She decided to retire from active sports after the rupture of her cruciate ligament was cured.[8]

Career statistics

As of match played November 28, 2013

Club	Season	League			Continental		National		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
İzmir Öztürkspor	1999–2001	Regional League			–	–	11	0	11	0
	Total				–	-	11	0	11	0
Van Eğitimspor	2001–02	Regional League			–	–	12	0	12	0
	Total				–	-	12	0	12	0
Gazi Üniversitesispor	2002–2006	Women's League			–	–	3	0	3	0
	Total				–	–	3	0	3	0
Bucaspor	2006–2009	First League	15	10	–	–	3	0	18	10
	Total		15	10	–	-	3	0	18	10
Konak Belediyespor
	2009–10	First League	13	14	–	–	0	0	13	14
	2010–11	First League	22	24	–	–	0	0	22	24
	2011–12	First League	19	13	–	–	1	0	20	13
	2012–13	First League	18	11	–	–	0	0	18	11
	2013–14	First league	3	6	3	0	3	0	9	6
	Total		75	68	3	0	4	0	82	68
Career total			90	78	3	0	33	0	126	78

Honours

Turkish Women's First League

Bucaspor

Runners-up (2): 2007–08, 2008–09

Konak Belediyespor

Champions (2): 2012–13, 2013–14

Runners-up (1): 010–11

Third places (1): 2009–10

References

1. "Futbolcular-Gamze İskeçeli". Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu. Retrieved 2013-12-30.
2. "Gamze Iskeceli". UEFA. Retrieved 2013-12-30.
3. "Gamze İskeçeli'den Bayan Futbolu üzerine Röportaj" (in Turkish). Bilgin Defterli. Retrieved 2013-12-30.
4. Çelen, Mehmet (2008-01-02). "Hem golcü hem kaleci". Milliyet (in Turkish). Retrieved 2013-12-30.
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6. "Haberler" (in Turkish). Milli Eğitim Bakanlığı – İzmir Buca. Archived from the original on 2013-12-30. Retrieved 2013-12-30.
7. Çelen, Mehmet (2008-01-02). "Hem atıyor hem tutuyor". Hürriyet (in Turkish). Retrieved 2013-12-30.
8. Belge, Muharrem (2014-03-26). "Gamze İskeçeli Futbola Veda Etti". Hepimizmir (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 2014-05-19. Retrieved 2014-05-19.
9. "Bayan Futbol" (in Turkish). Konak Belediyesi. Archived from the original on 2013-10-14. Retrieved 2013-12-30.
10. "Gamze İskeçeli – UEFA Women's Champions League Overview". UEFA. Retrieved 2013-12-30.
11. "Gamze İskeçeli "Tarih Yazmaya Devam Edeceğiz !"". Amatörün Dünyası (in Turkish). 2013-11-10. Retrieved 2013-12-30.
12. "Gamze İskeçeli". SoccerPunter. Retrieved 2013-12-30.
13. "Konak Belediyespor kadın futbol takımı tarih yazdı". Haber (in Turkish). 2013-11-26. Retrieved 2013-12-30.
14. "Gamze İskeçeli – Women's World Cup". UEFA. Retrieved 2013-12-30.