Eda Karataş
.jpg) Karataş playing for Galatasaray in 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 15 June 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Beykoz, Turkey | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Galatasaray | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2012 | Marmara Üniversitesi Spor | 55 | (27) |
| 2012–2016 | Trabzon İdmanocağı | 57 | (15) |
| 2016–2018 | İlkadım | 25 | (5) |
| 2018 | Kireçburnu | 6 | (0) |
| 2019–2021 | Ataşehir | 28 | (5) |
| 2021–2023 | ALG SporALG | 44 | (8) |
| 2023– | Galatasaray | 51 | (3) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2009–2010 | Turkey U15 | 7 | (1) |
| 2010–2011 | Turkey U17 | 12 | (2) |
| 2011–2012 | Turkey U19 | 16 | (2) |
| 2012– | Turkey | 24 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 31 July 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 29 October 2024 | |||
Eda Karataş (born 15 June 1995) is a Turkish women's football defender, who plays in the Women's Super League for Galatasaray with jersey number 5. She is a member of the Turkish national team.[1][2]
Early life
Eda Karataş was born to Fahri Karataş and his wife Zeliha in Beykoz district of Istanbul Province on 15 June 1995. She has three sisters.[3]
She completed her secondary education at Ataşehir Mevlana High School in Istanbul.[3]
Club career
She received her license on 7 March 2007, for Marmara Üniversitesi Spor, where she played until October 2012. In the 2012–13 season, Eda Karataş transferred to Trabzon İdmanocağı. In the 2013–14 season, she stood away from football, returned however to the football field in the beginning of the 2014–15 season.[4] In the second half of the 2016–17 season, Karataş signed with İlkadım Belediyesi.[1] After playing in the first half of the 2018–19 First League season for Kireçburnu Spor, she transferred to Ataşehir Belediyespor.[1]
ALG Spor
In the 2021–22 Women's Super League season, she transferred to ALG Spor.[5] She enjoyed her team's league champion title.[6] On 18 August 2022, she debuted in the 2022–23 UEFA Women's Champions League.[7]
Galatasaray
She signed a one-year contract with Galatasaray on 4 August 2023.[8]
She signed a new 1-year contract with Galatasaray on 31 July 2025.[9]
International career
Elif Deniz was called up to the Turkey girls' U-15 national team, and debuted in the match against Georgia at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics and scored one goal.[10] She capped seven times for the Turkey U-15 team.
In June 2010, she became member of the Turkey girls' U-17 national team playing in the International Friendship Tournament matches. She played in all matches oat the 2011 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship qualifying round Group 6,[11][12][13] and of 2012 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship qualifying round Group 7.[14][15][16] Karataş capped 12 times and scored two goals for the Turkey girls' U-17 team.
She played her first ever match for the Turkey women's U-19 national team against Ukraine at the Kuban Spring Tournament in 2011. She took part at the 2012 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship – Group A matches. The UEFA named her one of the "10 most talented footballers" of the championship.[3][17] She capped in total 16 times for the Turkey women's U-19 national team and scored two goals.
On 21 June 2012, Eda Karataş debuted in the UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualifying – Group 2 match against Spain for the Turkey women's national team.[18]
Career statistics
- As of 19 January 2025
| Club | Season | League | Continental | National | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Marmara Üniversitesi | 2008–09 | Second League | 6 | 4 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 |
| 2009–10 | First League | 17 | 4 | – | – | 5 | 3 | 22 | 7 | |
| 2010–11 | First League | 22 | 4 | – | – | 17 | 1 | 39 | 5 | |
| 2011–12 | Second League | 10 | 15 | – | – | 11 | 1 | 21 | 16 | |
| Total | 55 | 27 | – | – | 33 | 5 | 88 | 32 | ||
| Trabzon İdmanocağı | 2012–13 | First League | 18 | 5 | – | – | 3 | 0 | 21 | 5 |
| 2014–15 | First League | 16 | 5 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 16 | 5 | |
| 2015–16 | First League | 18 | 3 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 18 | 3 | |
| 2016–17 | First League | 5 | 2 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | |
| Total | 57 | 15 | – | – | 3 | 0 | 60 | 15 | ||
| İlkadım | 2016–17 | First League | 11 | 4 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 11 | 4 |
| 2017–18 | First League | 14 | 1 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | |
| Total | 25 | 5 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 25 | 5 | ||
| Kireçburnu | 2018–19 | First League | 6 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Ataşehir | 2018–19 | First League | 8 | 1 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| 2019–20 | First League | 16 | 3 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 16 | 3 | |
| 2020–21 | First League | 4 | 1 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | |
| Total | 28 | 5 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 28 | 5 | ||
| ALG | 2021–22 | Super League | 27 | 1 | – | – | 1 | 0 | 28 | 1 |
| 2022–23 | Super League | 17 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 24 | 7 | ||
| Total | 44 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 52 | 8 | ||
| Galatasaray | 2023–24 | Super League | 29 | 2 | - | - | 13 | 0 | 42 | 2 |
| 2024–25 | Super League | 9 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 0 | |
| Total | 38 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 65 | 2 | ||
| Career total | 253 | 62 | 12 | 0 | 59 | 5 | 324 | 67 | ||
Honours
Trabzon İdmanocağı
- Turkish Women's Football First League third places: 2014–15
ALG
Galatasaray
- Turkish Women's Football Super League: 2023–24
References
- ^ a b c "Oyuncular-Futbolcular – Eda Karataş" (in Turkish). Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu. Retrieved 4 November 2014.
- ^ "E. Karataş". Scoresway. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 4 November 2014.
- ^ a b c "Avrupanın En İyi 10 Oyuncusundan Biri "Eda Karataş"". Bayanlarda Futbol Oynar (in Turkish). 21 August 2012. Retrieved 4 November 2014.
- ^ "Milli Oyuncu Yeniden Futbola Döndü". Haberim Hamsi (in Turkish). 21 October 2014. Archived from the original on 5 November 2014. Retrieved 4 November 2014.
- ^ "Turkcell Kadınlar Süper Ligi – Konak Belediyespor 0–0 ALG Spor" (in Turkish). Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
- ^ "Kadın Futbol Süper Ligi'nde şampiyon ALG Spor". TRT Haber (in Turkish). Retrieved 25 August 2022.
- ^ "Brann (NOR) 1–0 ALG Spor (TUR)". UEFA Women's Champions League. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
- ^ "Galatasaray Petrol Ofisi'nden 6 imza birden!". Galatasaray S.K. 4 August 2023. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
- ^ "Eda Karataş ile yeni sözleşme imzalandı" (in Turkish). Galatasaray S.K. 31 July 2025. Retrieved 31 July 2025.
- ^ "Turkey – Eda Karataş". FIFA. Archived from the original on 18 August 2010. Retrieved 4 November 2014.
- ^ "UEFA European Women's Under-17 Championship Matches 2010 First qualifying round – England-Turkey". UEFA. Retrieved 4 November 2014.
- ^ "UEFA European Women's Under-17 Championship Matches 2010 First qualifying round – Belgiumd-Turkey". UEFA. Retrieved 4 November 2014.
- ^ "UEFA European Women's Under-17 Championship Matches 2010 First qualifying round – Turkey-Armenia". UEFA. Retrieved 4 November 2014.
- ^ "Avrupa Şampiyonası 2011 Grup Eleme (Kızlar U-17 Milli) Türkiye 3–4 Sırbistan" (in Turkish). Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
- ^ "Avrupa Şampiyonası 2011 Grup Eleme (Kızlar U-17 Milli) Yunanistan 0–2 Türkiye" (in Turkish). Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
- ^ "Avrupa Şampiyonası 2011 Grup Eleme (Kızlar U-17 Milli) Türkiye 1–2 Danimarka" (in Turkish). Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
- ^ "Umudumuz Eda Karataş". Milliyet (in Turkish). 17 July 2012. Archived from the original on 4 November 2014. Retrieved 4 November 2014.
- ^ "Women's EURO Matches 2013 Qualifying group stage – Spain-Turkey". UEFA. Retrieved 4 November 2014.
External links
- Eda Karataş at WorldFootball.net
- Eda Karataş – UEFA competition record (archive)
