Şeyma Erenli

Şeyma Erenli Kraemer (born 9 December 1988) is a Turkish-Australian women's football midfielder. She was a member of the Turkey women's national team.[1]

Şeyma Erenli Kraemer
Personal information
Birth name Şeyma Erenli
Date of birth (1988-12-09) 9 December 1988
Place of birth Melbourne, Victoria,Australia
Height 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
2002 Ashburton Women's SC
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2011 Indiana State Sycamores 53
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2007 Ashburton Women's SC
2012–2013 Ashburton Women's SC
2013 Box Hill United SC
International career
2010–2012 Turkey 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Private life

Şeyma Erenli was born to Turkish immigrant parents Zeki and Ayşe Erenli in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia on 9 December 1988.[2][3] Her father was an amateur footballer in Turkey. He continued to play in Australia with the Turkish club Gençlik Gücü. Şeyma was inspired by her father in football, and was supported by her entire family members.[4]

She was in the high school at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology before she attended Indiana State University in Terre Haute, Indiana, the United States in 2008 to study physical education teaching.[3][4][5] She graduated early December 2011, and went back to Australia in January 2012. However, she returned to the place of her alma mater in the United States in August 2013.

Playing career

Club

Erenli began playing football in the age of six. Her first club was Endeavour United SC.[4]

She played five seasons for Ashburton Women's Soccer Club in her hometown, which competed in the Victorian Women's Premier League. She captained the team in three seasons.[4] She was named the Best Female Athlete in her class each year.[3]

The 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in) tall midfielder played at World Women's Futsal Championship with the Australia women's national futsal team.[4]

During her college years in the United States, she was a member of the Indiana State Sycamores from 2008 to 2011.[4] The team competed in the Division 1, the highest level university league.[4] She capped 53 times in three seasons.[3]

After returning to Australia, she played with her former club Ashburton Women's SC. She then transferred to Box Hill United SC in her hometown.[6][7]

She is known for not missing a penalty kick. She admits that she learned successful penalty kicking from her father.[4]

International

Erenli was admitted to the Turkey women's national football team[8] and debuted in the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 5 match against England in Walsall, England on 29 July 2010.[2][4][9][10] She took part in the UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualifying – Group 2 matches against Romania,[11][12] and Switzerland.[13] She capped in total five times for the Turkey national team.[2]

References
  1. "Şeyma Erenli". UEFA. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
  2. "Oyuncular – Futbolcular: Şeyma Erenli" (in Turkish). Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
  3. "2008 Soccer Roster – Seyma Erenli". Sycamores – Women's Soccer. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
  4. "Şeyma Erenli : "Futbol en büyük tutkum"" (in Turkish). Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu. 1 September 2010. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
  5. "Abby Guerra Greets UE Teammates In Omaha". Evansville Purple Aces – Wpmen's Soccer. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
  6. Zee Ko (19 April 2013). "Seyma Erenli fitting in well at Box Hill". The Corner Flag. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
  7. Moran, Shaun (27 April 2013). "Erenli brace topples Bundoora". Football Federation Victoria - Women's Premier League. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
  8. Akyol, Cahit (27 June 2010). "Dişi kramponlara gurbetten doping". Hürriyet (in Turkish). Retrieved 26 October 2017.
  9. "Qualifying round (Group 5) England 3–0 Turkey". UEFA. 29 July 2010. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
  10. "Seyma Erenli Joins Turkish National Team For Match Against England". Sycamores – Women's Soccer. 28 July 2010. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
  11. "Qualifying group stage (Group 2) Turkey 1–2 England". UEFA. 23 November 2011. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
  12. "A Milli Kadınlar Romanya ile karşılaşacak". Doğan News Agency (in Turkish). 26 October 2011. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
  13. "Qualifying group stage (Group 2) Switzerland 5–0 Turkey". UEFA. 31 March 2012. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
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