Duygu Yılmaz (born May 3, 1988) is a Turkish women's football goalkeeper who plays in the Turkish Women's Super League for Beylerbeyi with jersey number 1. She was a member of the U-17, U-19 and Turkey women's national team.[1]

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Duygu Yılmaz
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Duygu Yılmaz playing for Ataşehir Belediyespor (March 2016)
Personal information
Date of birth (1988-05-03) May 3, 1988 (age 36)
Place of birth Keçiören, Ankara Province, Turkey
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
Beylerbeyi
Number 1
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2010 Gazi Üniversitesispor 26 (1)
2010–2018 Ataşehir 62 (0)
2018–2020 Kdz. Ereğli 29 (0)
2021 Beşiktaş 0 (0)
2021–2023 Fatih Karagümrük 35 (0)
2024– Beylerbeyi 3 (0)
International career
2006 Turkey U-17 1 (0)
2006–2007 Turkey U-19 14 (0)
2006–2011 Turkey 21 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 September 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 June 2022
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Early years

Duygu Yılmaz was born to a footballer father in Keçiören district Ankara Province, Turkey on May 3, 1988. Her older sister played also football.[2]

Club career

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Duygu Yılmaz playing for Ataşehir Belediyespor in a home match of the 2013–14 season.

Yılmaz obtained her license for Gazi Üniversitesispor in her hometown on March 4, 2003. She began her career in the forward position. However, she accepted her trainers suggestion to play the goalkeeper from then on due to her good reflex she exposed during a training as she was keping the goal. After playing two full seasons between 2008 and 2010, she transferred to the Istanbul-based Ataşehir Belediyespor.[1][2][3] she enjoyed league champion title at the end of the 2009–10 season with Gazi Üniversitesispor.[4]

She took part for Ataşehir Belediyespor at all three matches of the 2011–12 UEFA Women's Champions League.[5][6][7]

In October 2018, she transferred to Kdz. Ereğlispor.[1]

In the 2020-21 Turkish Women's Football League season, she joined Beşiktaş and enjoyed the champion title with her team.[8][9] By October 2021, she transferred to the newly established Fatih Karagümrğk Women's.[10]

In the 2024–25 Super League season, she transferred to Beylerbeyi.[1]

International career

Yılmaz was admitted to the Turkey girls' U-17 team, and debuted in the friendly match against Belgium on January 31, 2008.[11]

She was a member of the Turkey women's U-19 team, and took part at three matches of the 2007 UEFA Championship First qualifying round. She capped in total 14 times for the national U-19 team.[1]

She played her first match with the Turkey women's national team on November 18, 2006, and participated in three matches of the UEFA Women's Euro 2009 qualifying, four of the 2008 UEFA Support International Tournament,[12] tw of the 2009 UEFA Support International Tournament, seven of the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 5 matches, and one of the UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualifying – Group 2 match.[13] She capped in 20 matches between 2006 and 2011.[1][14]

Career statistics

As of match played 16 October 2022.[1]
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Club Season League Continental National Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Gazi Üniversitesispor 2004–08First League 00200200
2008–09First League 14140181
2009–10First League 12050170
Total 261290551
Ataşehir 2010–11First League 16030190
2011–12First League 1503030210
2013–14First League 10000010
2015–16First League 1600000160
2016–17First League 70000070
2017–18First League 70000070
Total 6203060710
Kdz. Ereğl 2018–19First League 15000150
2019–20First League 14000140
Total 29000290
Beşiktaş 2020–21First League 00000
Fatih Karagümrük 2021–22Super League 24010250
2022–23Super League 11000110
Total 3501036
Beylerbeyi 2024–25Super League 300030
Career total 1551303601911
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Honours

Turkish Women's First Football League
Gazi Üniversitesispor
Winners (1): 2009–10
Ataşehir
Winners (2): 2010–11, 2011–12, 2011–12
Runners-up (4): 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16
Third places (41): 2016–17
Beşiktaş
Winners (1): 2020–21
Fatih Karagümrük
Runners-up: 2021–22

References

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