Esra Erol (footballer)
 Esra Erol (January 2014)
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Esra Erol | ||
| Date of birth | 6 November 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Bakırköy, Turkey | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Beşiktaş | ||
| Number | 23 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1999–2001 | Dostlukspor | ||
| 2001–2003 | Zeytinburnuspor Women's | 10 | (8) |
| 2003–2006 | Hatay Sanayispor | ||
| 2006–2007 | Dostlukspor | ||
| 2007–2009 | Sakarya Yenikent Güneşspor | 18 | (8) |
| 2009–2012 | Lüleburgaz 39 Spor | 56 | (73) |
| 2012–2015 | Konak Belediyespor | 51 | (7) |
| 2015–2016 | Kireçburnu Spor | 18 | (12) |
| 2016–2018 | Konak Belediyespor | 40 | (9) |
| 2018 | Ataşehir Belediyespor | 0 | (0) |
| 2018– | Beşiktaş | 55 | (15) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2001–2003 | Turkey U-19 | 19 | (3) |
| 2001–2020 | Turkey | 55 | (8) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 October 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 30 November 2021 | |||
Esra Erol (born 6 November 1985) is a Turkish female footballer currently playing in the Turkish First League in defender position for Beşiktaş with jersey number 23 in Istanbul. She was also a member of the Turkish national team.
Club career
Following a successful season in the Sakarya based Yenikent Güneşspor, the club extended Esra Erol's contract for one more season in July 2008, and tasked her with captain position. She captained Lüleburgaz Düvenciler Lisesispor and after its renaming Lüleburgaz 39 Spor. In August 2012, she transferred from Lüleburgaz 39 Spor, where she was also the team captain, to Konak Belediyespor.
She played with Konak Belediyespor at the 2013–14 UEFA Women's Champions League in the qualification round matches in August 2013 and in the knockout stage matches in October 2013.
For the 2015–16 season, she signed with Kireçburnu Spor, which was recently promoted to the Women's First League.
In August 2016, she returned to her former club Konak Belediyespor, and played in three matches of the Group 9 of the 2016–17 UEFA Women's Champions League qualifying round, where she netted one goal. She capped in three games of the 2017–18 UEFA Women's Champions League qualifying round and scored one goal.
Erol returned to Istanbul and signed with Ataşehir Belediyespor before the 2017–18 league champion club's participation at the 2018–19 UEFA Women's Champions League qualifying round. She played in all three matches of the qualification round. In the 2018–19 league season, she transferred to Beşiktaş J.K. She enjoyed the champion title of her team in the 2018–19 season. She took part at the 2019–20 UEFA Women's Champions League - Group 9 matches.
International career
Erol scored a winner over Northern Ireland in the Euro 2009 qualifying. She is also the owner of four goals scored in friendly matches against Bulgarian, Russian and Greek national women.
She played at the UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying Group 5 matches as the captain of the Turkey women's national.
| Date | Venue | Opponent | Result | Competition | Scored |
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| 27 August 2001 | TFF Riva Facility Istanbul, Turkey | Bulgaria | 1–2 | Friendly | 1 |
| 8 August 2003 | TFF Riva Facility Istanbul, Turkey | Russia | 1–7 | Friendly | 1 |
| 18 November 2006 | Tevfik Sırrı Gür Stadium Mersin, Turkey | Northern Ireland | 1–0 | UEFA Women's Euro 2009 qualifying | 1 |
| 27 April 2011 | Atatürk Stadium Bolu, Turkey | Greece | 1–1 | Friendly | 1 |
| 29 April 2011 | Atatürk Stadium Bolu, Turkey | Greece | 4–1 | Friendly | 1 |
| 24 February 2015 | Atatürk Stadium Rize, Turkey | Georgia | 4–2 | Friendly | 1 |
Career statistics
- As of match played 23 October 2022.
| Club | Season | League | Continental | National | Total | |||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Zeytinburnuspor | 2001–2003 | First League | 10 | 8 | – | – | 16 | 1 | 26 | 9 |
| Total | 10 | 8 | – | – | 16 | 1 | 26 | 9 | ||
| Hatay Sanayispor | 2003–2006 | Second League | – | – | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | ||
| Total | – | – | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | ||||
| Dostlukspor | 2006–2008 | Second League | – | – | 7 | 2 | 7 | 2 | ||
| Total | – | – | 7 | 2 | 7 | 2 | ||||
| Sakarya Yenikent Güneşspor | 2008–09 | First League | 18 | 8 | – | – | 3 | 2 | 21 | 10 |
| Total | 18 | 8 | – | – | 3 | 2 | 21 | 10 | ||
| Lüleburgaz 39 Spor | 2009–10 | Second League | 17 | 42 | – | – | 3 | 0 | 20 | 42 |
| 2010–11 | First League | 21 | 21 | – | – | 3 | 2 | 24 | 23 | |
| 2011–12 | First League | 18 | 10 | – | – | 10 | 0 | 28 | 10 | |
| Total | 56 | 73 | – | – | 16 | 2 | 72 | 75 | ||
| Konak Belediyespor | 2012–13 | First League | 18 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 2 | ||
| 2013–14 | First League | 16 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 30 | 0 | |
| 2014–15 | First League | 17 | 5 | – | – | 4 | 1 | 20 | 6 | |
| Total | 51 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 71 | 8 | ||
| Kireçburnu Spor | 2015–16 | First League | 18 | 12 | – | – | 10 | 0 | 28 | 12 |
| Total | 18 | 12 | – | – | 10 | 0 | 28 | 12 | ||
| Konak Belediyespor | 2016–17 | First League | 24 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 6 |
| 2017–18 | First League | 16 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 5 | |
| Total | 40 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 11 | ||
| Ataşehir Belediyespor | 2018–19 | First League | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Beşiktaş J.K. | 2018–19 | First League | 17 | 6 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 17 | 6 |
| 2019–20 | First League | 15 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 4 | |
| 2020–21 | First League | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | |
| 2021–22 | Super League | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 | |
| 2022–23 | Super League | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| Total | 55 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 59 | 15 | ||
| Career total | 248 | 132 | 17 | 2 | 74 | 9 | 339 | 143 | ||
Honours
- Turkish Women's First League
- Beşiktaş J.K.
- Winners (2): 2018–19, 2020–21