Berna Yeniçeri
Berna Yeniçeri (born January 26, 1996) is a Turkish women's football defender, who plays in the Super League for Galatasaray. She has been a member of the Turkish national team since 2011.[1][2][3]
| Berna Yeniçeri for Kdz. Ereğlispor in the 2013–14 season. | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | January 26, 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Karadeniz Ereğli, Zonguldak, Turkey | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Galatasaray | ||
| Number | 20 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2014 | Kdz. Ereğli Belediye Spor | 105 | (9) |
| 2014–2017 | Konak Belediyespor | 50 | (3) |
| 2017–2018 | Ataşehir Belediyespor | 16 | (2) |
| 2018–2021 | Konak Belediyespor | 29 | (4) |
| 2021–2022 | Beşiktaş | 28 | (5) |
| 2022– | Galatasaray | 13 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2012–2013 | Turkey U-17 | 7 | (0) |
| 2012–2015 | Turkey U-19 | 36 | (1) |
| 2014 | Turkey U-21 | 1 | (0) |
| 2014– | Turkey | 36 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 January 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 June 2022 | |||
Club career
Yeniçeri made her professional debut on November 9, 2006, for her hometown club, Kdz. Ereğlispor. She helped them gain promotion to the Women's First League at the end of 2010–11 season.
After playing six seasons for Kdz. Ereğlispor, she transferred to the Izmir-based league-champions Konak Belediyespor on July 25, 2014.[4] With her new team, she took part at the 2014–15 UEFA Women's Champions League qualifying round matches.[5][6][7] She played in three matches of the 2015–16 UEFA Women's Champions League qualifying round, and scored one goal.[8][9][10]
At the end of the 2015–16 season, Konak Belediyespor won the Turkish Women's Football Super League.[1] Yeniçeri played in three matches of the Group 9 of the 2016–17 UEFA Women's Champions League qualifying round.[11][12][13]
By mid-August 2017, she had transferred to the Istanbul-based rival Ataşehir Belediyespor after three seasons with Konak Belediyespor.[14]
In the 2018–19 First League season, she returned to her former club Konak Belediyespor.[1] By mid April, right before the 2020-21 Turkcell Women's Football League season started, she joined Beşiktaş J.K. in Istanbul, and helped them to win the league in that season.[1]
Galatasaray
On 9 August 2022, she was transferred to the Galatasaray club.[15]
International career
Yeniçeri made her first Turkey girls' U-17 national team appearance in the 2013 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship qualification – Group 10 match against Wales on August 28, 2012.[16] She played also against Norway[17] and Latvia[18] at the same competition. Yeniçeri was capped seven times for the Turkish U-17 national team.[3]
At the 2014 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship First qualifying round – Group 10 match against Belgium on September 21, 2013, she made her entrance into the Turkey women's U-19 national team.[3][19]
Her debut in the Turkey women's national team took place in the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 6 match against Wales on June 14, 2014.[20]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | Continental | National | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Kdz. Ereğli Belediye Spor | 2008–09 | Second League | 8 | 0 | – | – | - | - | 8 | 0 |
| 2009–10 | Second League | 18 | 1 | – | – | - | 0 - | 18 | 1 | |
| 2010–11 | Second League | 23 | 5 | – | – | - | - | 23 | 5 | |
| 2011–12 | First League | 22 | 2 | – | – | - | - | 22 | 2 | |
| 2012–13 | First League | 17 | 1 | – | – | 16 | 0 | 33 | 1 | |
| 2013–14 | First League | 17 | 0 | – | – | 13 | 1 | 30 | 1 | |
| Total | 105 | 9 | – | – | 29 | 1 | 134 | 10 | ||
| Konak Belediyespor | 2014–15 | First League | 16 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 33 | 1 |
| 2015–16 | First League | 14 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 24 | 3 | |
| 2016–17 | First League | 20 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 27 | 0 | |
| Total | 50 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 25 | 0 | 84 | 4 | ||
| Ataşehir Belediyespor | 2017–18 | First League | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 2 |
| Total | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 2 | ||
| Konak Belediyespor | 2018–19 | First League | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 21 | 1 |
| 2019–20 | First League | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 19 | 3 | |
| 2020–21 | First League | - | - | - | - | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Total | 29 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 44 | 4 | ||
| Beşiktaş J.K. | 2020–21 | Women's League | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| 2021–22 | Super League | 22 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 28 | 4 | |
| Total | 28 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 34 | 5 | ||
| Galatasaray S.K. | 2022–23 | Super League | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| Total | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 237 | 23 | 9 | 1 | 80 | 1 | 326 | 25 | ||
| Date | Venue | Opponent | Competition | Result | Scored |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Konak Beledyespor | |||||
| August 13, 2015 | Stadion Otoka, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina | KF Vllaznia Shkodër | 2015–16 UEFA Women's Champions League qualifying round | W 5–1 | 1[9] |
Honours
- Ataşehir Belediyespor
- Winners (3): 2017–18
- Beşiktaş J.K.
- Winners (1): 2020-21
References
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- ^ "Berna Yeniçeri". UEFA. Retrieved 2014-01-11.
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- ^ "Konak Belediyespor, Karadeniz Ereğlispor'dan Ebru Topçu ve Berna Yeniçeri'yi transfer etti". 46 Medya (in Turkish). 2014-08-01. Archived from the original on 2014-09-29. Retrieved 2014-09-29.
- ^ "UEFA Women's Champions League 2015 Matches Qualifying round – Konak-Rīgas Lineups". UEFA. Retrieved 2014-09-29.
- ^ "UEFA Women's Champions League 2015 Matches Qualifying round – Minsk-Konak Lineups". UEFA. Retrieved 2014-09-29.
- ^ "UEFA Women's Champions League 2015 Qualifying round Konak-Zurich Lineups". UEFA. Retrieved 2014-09-29.
- ^ "UEFA Women's Champions League 2015 Qualifying round Minsk-Konak". UEFA. Retrieved 2016-03-29.
- ^ a b "UEFA Women's Champions League 2015–16 Qualifying round Konak-Vllaznia". UEFA. Retrieved 2016-03-29.
- ^ "UEFA Women's Champions League 2015–16 Qualifying round Sarajevo-Konak". UEFA. Retrieved 2016-03-29.
- ^ a b "UEFA Women's Champions League 2016–17 Qualifying round Konak-Hibernians". UEFA. Retrieved 2016-08-23.
- ^ a b "UEFA Women's Champions League 2016–17 Qualifying round Ferencváros-Konak". UEFA. Retrieved 2016-08-25.
- ^ a b "UEFA Women's Champions League 2016–17 Qualifying round Konak-Twente". UEFA. Retrieved 2016-08-28.
- ^ . Şafak Gazete (in Turkish). 2017-08-14. Archived from the original on 2017-08-30. Retrieved 2017-08-30.
- ^ "Galatasaray Kadın Futbol Takımımızda 4 imza birden!". Galatasaray.org. Galatasaray Official Website. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
- ^ "European Championship Qualifying Group 2013 (Women's U-17 Team) Wales 0–2 Turkey". Turkish Football Federation. 2013-09-21. Retrieved 2014-01-11.
- ^ "European Championship Qualifying Group 2013 (Women's U-17 Team) Norway 5–1 Turkey". Turkish Football Federation. 2013-09-21. Retrieved 2014-01-11.
- ^ "European Championship Qualifying Group 2013 (Women's U-17 Team) Turkey 1–0 Latvia". Turkish Football Federation. 2013-09-21. Retrieved 2014-01-11.
- ^ "U19 Women's lose to Belgium: 4–0". Turkish Football Federation. 2013-09-21. Retrieved 2014-01-11.
- ^ "2015 FIFA Dünya Kadınlar Kupası Elemeleri Galler 1–0 Türkiye". Turkish Football Federation. Retrieved 2014-06-29.