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Ebru Topçu

Ebru Topçu (born August 27, 1996) is a Turkish women's football striker currently playing in the Turkish Women's First Football League for Galatasaray in Istanbul with jersey number 16. She was admitted to the Turkey women's national football team in 2013 after playing for the national U-15, U-17 and U-19 teams.[1][2][3]

Ebru Topçu
Ebru Topçu for Kdz. Ereğlispor (2013–14)
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-08-27) August 27, 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Karadeniz Ereğli, Turkey
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Galatasaray
Number 16
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2014 Kdz. Ereğli Belediye Spor 105 (79)
2014–2017 Konak Belediyespor 56 (29)
2017–2018 Ataşehir Belediyespor 18 (8)
2018–2019 Konak Belediyespor 16 (7)
2019–2022 ALG Spor 48 (28)
2022– Galatasaray 18 (14)
International career‡
2010 Turkey U-15 2 (4)
2011–2013 Turkey U-17 16 (12)
2012–2015 Turkey U-19 40 (21)
2014 Turkey U-21 1 (1)
2013– Turkey 78 (23)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 March 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 5 December 2023

Early life

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Ebru Topçu was born on August 27, 1996, in Karadeniz Ereğli town of Zonguldak Province. Her father was a coal miner working in the Armutçuk coal mine. She has a one-year older brother, who is a professional footballer.[4]

Football was a main theme at her home. During her childhood, she played football along with her neighbor Berna Yeniçeri and her brother's friends. Her father, who also played football in his youth, took her to the newly established women's team Kdz. Ereğlispor and registered her at the age of only 10.[4]

Playing career

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During her high school years, she was a member of the school football team, which became Turkish champion in the 2013–14 season.[4]

Topçu plays as midfielder in her club while she is a center-forward in the national team.[4]

Club career

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Ebru Topçu of ALG Spor in the 2019–20 Women's First League season.
 
Ebru Topçu (navy/rose) driving the ball for Konak Belediyespor in the 2014–15 season.
 
Ebru Topçu (red/black) playing for Konak Belediyespor in the 2015–16 season against Kireçburnu Spor.

She began football playing in the internal feeder team of Kdz. Ereğlispor in 2006. The talented girl took part at a total of 110 matches until September 2013, including 80 league matches, 8 UEFA championship and 22 friendly international matches. A star of her club, she scored 92 goals in that time.[5]

Topçu was transferred by the league-champion of the 2013–14 season Konak Belediyespor on July 25, 2014. She took part at the 2014–15 UEFA Women's Champions League qualifying round matches. In the first two games, she scored three goals for her new team.[6][7] Topçu 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, she enjoyed her team's champion title.[1] She 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, she transferred to the Istanbul-based rival Ataşehir Belediyespor after three seasons with Konak Belediyespor.[14][15]

In the 2018–19 First League season, she returned to her former club Konak Belediyespor.

ALG Spor

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The next season, she moved to the Gaziantep-based club ALG Spor.[1][15] She played at the 2020–21 UEFA Women's Champions League qualifying round against the Albanian team KFF Vllaznia Shkodër in Shkodër, Albania on 3 November 2020, and scored one goal in the penalty shoot-out.[16][17] She enjoyed the 2021–22 Women's Super League champion title of her team.[18]

Galatasaray

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On 9 August 2022, she transferred to the Women's Super League club Galatasaray.[19]

International career

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Ebru Topçu (red/black) playing for Turkey national in the friendly match against Estonia at TFF Riva Facility on April 7, 2018.

At the age of 14, she was admitted to the Turkey Girls' U-15 team. In her ever first international match, she scored three goals against the Russian girls on November 23, 2010.[4][20]

Topçu played at the 2012 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship qualification matches in 2011 and at the 2013 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship qualifications in 2012.[21]

In 2012, she scored one of the three goals for the Turkey women's U-19 team against the team from Ukraine at the International Kuban Spring Tournament.[2] She shot two goals at the 2014 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship qualification against Montenegro.[4] On November 28, 2013, she scored the third goal for Turkey in the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 6 match against Montenegrin team that ended with 3–1.[22][23]

In 2014, she debuted in the Turkey women's U-21 team's friendly match against Belgium, and scored a goal.[24]

International goals
(Friendly matches not included)
Date Venue Opponent Competition Result Scored
Turkey girls' U-17 team
September 29, 2011 Stadion Mirko Vučurević Banatski Dvor, Serbia   Serbia 2012 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship qualification L 3–4 2
October 4, 2011 Stadion Mirko Vučurević Banatski Dvor, Serbia   Denmark L 1–3 1[25]
August 28, 2012 Sport Centre Arkadija Stadium Riga, Latvia   Wales 2013 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship qualification W 2–0 2
August 30, 2012 Sport Centre Arkadija Stadium Riga, Latvia   Norway L 1–5 1
September 2, 2012 Sport Centre Arkadija Stadium Riga, Latvia   Latvia W 1–0 1
June 25, 2013 Sport Centre Belgrade Belgrade, Serbia   Serbia İnt'l Youth Tournament W 5–1 2[26]
Turkey women's U-19 team
March 7, 2012 Sputnik-Sport Center Sochi, Russia   Slovakia 2012 Int'l Kuban Spring Tournament W 3–0 1[27]
March 8, 2012 Sputnik-Sport Center Sochi, Russia   China W 2–0 1[28]
March 12, 2012 Sputnik-Sport Center Sochi, Russia   Ukraine W 3–0 1[29]
March 14, 2012 Sputnik-Sport Center Sochi, Russia   China L 5–6 1
September 26, 2013 Tatabánya, Hungary   Montenegro 2014 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship qualification W 3–1 2[30]
March 25, 2014 Sputnik-Sport Center Sochi, Russia   Iran 2014 Int'l Kuban Spring Tournament W 1–0 1[31]
March 27, 2014 Sputnik-Sport Center Sochi, Russia   Hungary D 1–1 1[32]
July 27, 2014 Zimbru Stadium Chișinău, Moldova   Moldova UEFA Development Tournament W 3–1 1[33]
August, 2014 Sputnik-Sport Center Sochi, Russia   Romania W 7–0 1[34]
September 18, 2014 İnegöl İlçe Stadium, Bursa, Turkey   Kazakhstan 2015 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship qualification round – Group 4 W 6–1 3[35]
April 11, 2015 Estádio Fernando Cabrita, Lagos, Portugal   Finland 2015 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship Elite round – Group 1 D 2–2 1[36]
Turkey women's
November 28, 2013 Buca Arena İzmir, Turkey   Montenegro 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 6 W 3–1 1[37]
March 5, 2017 Gold City Stadium, Antalya, Turkey   Kosovo Goldcity Women's Cup 2017 W 4–2 1[38]
April 6, 2017 Tórsvøllur, Tórshavn, Faroe Islands   Montenegro 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification – UEFA preliminary round – Group 4 W 3–0 2[39]
April 8, 2017   Luxembourg W 9–1 1[40]
July 12, 2021 Elbasan Stadium, Elbasan, Albania   Albania Friendly W 2–1 1
July 15, 2021 Selman Stërmasi Stadium, Tirana, Albania   Albania W 4–1 1
November 30, 2021 Mersin Arena, Mersin, Turkey   Israel 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification – UEFA Group H W 3–2 1[41]
February 23, 2022 Gürsel Aksel Stadium, İzmir, Turkey   Serbia L 2–5 1
April 7, 2022 Plovdiv Stadium, Plovdiv, Bulgaria   Bulgaria W 2–0 1

Career statistics

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As of 11 April 2023.[1][11][12][13]
Club Season League Continental National Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Kdz. Ereğli Belediye Spor 2008–09 Second League 8 1 – – 0 0 8 1
2009–10 Second League 18 19 – – 0 0 18 19
2010–11 Second League 22 17 – – 4 5 26 22
2011–12 First League 22 14 – – 14 10 36 24
2012–13 First League 18 19 – – 15 7 33 26
2013–14 First League 17 9 – – 21 10 38 19
Total 105 79 – – 54 32 159 111
Konak Belediyespor 2014–15 First League 17 18 3 2 14 9 34 29
2015–16 First League 16 5 3 1 10 1 29 7
2016–17 First League 23 6 3 0 6 4 32 10
Total 56 29 9 3 30 14 95 46
Ataşehir Belediyespor 2017–18 First League 18 8 0 0 3 2 21 10
Total 18 8 0 0 3 2 21 10
Konak Belediyespor 2018–19 First League 16 7 0 0 6 1 22 8
Total 16 7 0 0 6 1 22 8
ALG Spor 2019–20 First League 15 15 0 0 7 0 22 15
2020–21 First League 6 5 1 1 6 0 13 6
2021–22 Super League 27 8 0 0 13 5 40 13
Total 48 28 1 1 26 5 75 34
Galatasaray S.K. 2022–23 FSuper League 18 14 0 0 6 2 24 16
Total 18 14 6 2 24 14
Career total 261 165 10 4 125 56 396 225
International goals
Date Venue Opponent Competition Result Scored
Konak Belediyespor
August 9, 2014 Stadions Arkādija Riga, Latvia   Rīgas FS 2014–15 UEFA Champions League W 11–0 1[6]
August 11, 2014 Stadions Arkādija Riga, Latvia   FC Minsk W 2–1 2[7]
ALG Spor
November 3, 2020 Loro Boriçi Stadium, BShkodër, Albania   Vllaznia 2020–21 UEFA Women's Champions League qualifying round L 3–3 (a.e.t.) (3–2 p) 1[16]

International goals

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No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 28 November 2013 Buca Arena, İzmir, Turkey   Montenegro 3–0 3–1 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
2. 24 February 2015 Rize Atatürk Stadium, Rize, Turkey   Georgia 1–2 4–2 Friendly
3. 26 February 2015 Hüseyin Avni Aker Stadium, Trabzon, Turkey   Georgia 6–0 6–0
4. 21 August 2015 Elbasan Arena, Elbasan, Albania   Albania 1–0 1–0
5. 5 March 2017 Gold City Sports Complex, Antalya, Turkey   Kosovo 1–0 4–2 2017 Turkish Women's Cup
6. 6 April 2017 Tórsvøllur, Tórshavn, Faroe Islands   Montenegro 1–0 3–0 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
7. 3–0
8. 9 April 2017   Luxembourg 1–0 9–1
9. 27 November 2017 TFF Riva Facility, Istanbul, Turkey   Jordan 1–0 1–2 Friendly
10. 7 April 2018   Estonia 1–0 3–0
11. 8 November 2018 Basa Technical Center, Tbilisi, Georgia   Georgia 2–0 2–0
12. 12 July 2021 Elbasan Arena, Elbasan, Albania   Albania 2–1 2–1
13. 15 July 2021 Selman Stërmasi Stadium, Tirana, Albania   Albania 3–1 4–1
14. 30 November 2021 Mersin Stadium, Mersin, Turkey   Israel 3–2 3–2 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
15. 23 February 2022 Gürsel Aksel Stadium, İzmir, Turkey   Serbia 2–3 2–5
16. 7 April 2022 Stadion Lokomotiv, Plovdiv, Bulgaria   Bulgaria 2–0 2–0
17. 28 June 2022 TFF Riva Facility, Istanbul, Turkey   Azerbaijan 2–2 2–2 Friendly
18. 12 November 2022 Emirhan Sport Complex, Manavgat, Turkey   Jordan 2–0 7–0
19. 15 November 2022   Jordan 2–0 5–0
20. 14 July 2023 Kadriorg Stadium, Tallinn, Estonia   Estonia 1–0 3–0
21. 27 October 2023 Stade Émile Mayrisch, Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg   Luxembourg 3–0 4–0 2023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League
22. 31 May 2024 Erzincan 13 Şubat Şehir Stadium, Erzincan, Turkey   Azerbaijan 1–0 1–0 UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying

Honours

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Club

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Turkish Women's First League
Kdz. Ereğlispor
Third places (2): 2011–12, 2012–13
Konak Belediyespor
Winners (3): 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17
Third places (1): 2018–19
Ataşehir Belediyespor
Winners (1): 2017–18
ALG Spor
Winners (2): 2019–20, 2021–22
Third places (1): 2020–21
Galatasaray
Winners (1): 2023–24

Individual

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Crystal Feet - Most Valuable Player: 2023-24,[42]
Crystal Feet - Best Midfielder: 2023-24.[42]

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