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]

Eda Karataş
Karataş playing for Galatasaray in 2023
Personal information
Date of birth (1995-06-15) 15 June 1995 (age 30)
Place of birth Beykoz, Turkey
Position 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)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 31 July 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of 29 October 2024

Early life

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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

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Eda Karataş of Trabzon İdmanocağı in the 2014–15 season.

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

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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

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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

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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]

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]

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]

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

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As of 19 January 2025
Club Season League Continental National Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Marmara Üniversitesi 2008–09Second League 640064
2009–10First League 17453227
2010–11First League 224171395
2011–12Second League 10151112116
Total 55273358832
Trabzon İdmanocağı 2012–13First League 18530215
2014–15First League 16500165
2015–16First League 18300183
2016–17First League 520052
Total 5715306015
İlkadım 2016–17First League 11400114
2017–18First League 14100141
Total 25500255
Kireçburnu 2018–19First League 600060
Ataşehir 2018–19First League 810081
2019–20First League 16300163
2020–21First League 410041
Total 28500285
ALG 2021–22 Super League 27110281
2022–23 Super League 177106247
Total 4481070528
Galatasaray 2023–24 Super League 292--130422
2024–25 Super League 9011030230
Total 382110160652
Career total 2536212059532467

Honours

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Trabzon İdmanocağı

ALG

Galatasaray

  • Turkish Women's Football Super League: 2023–24

References

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  1. 1 2 3 "Oyuncular-Futbolcular – Eda Karataş" (in Turkish). Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu. Retrieved 4 November 2014.
  2. "E. Karataş". Scoresway. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 4 November 2014.
  3. 1 2 3 "Avrupanın En İyi 10 Oyuncusundan Biri "Eda Karataş"". Bayanlarda Futbol Oynar (in Turkish). 21 August 2012. Retrieved 4 November 2014.
  4. "Milli Oyuncu Yeniden Futbola Döndü". Haberim Hamsi (in Turkish). 21 October 2014. Archived from the original on 5 November 2014. Retrieved 4 November 2014.
  5. "Turkcell Kadınlar Süper Ligi – Konak Belediyespor 0–0 ALG Spor" (in Turkish). Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
  6. "Kadın Futbol Süper Ligi'nde şampiyon ALG Spor". TRT Haber (in Turkish). Retrieved 25 August 2022.
  7. "Brann (NOR) 1–0 ALG Spor (TUR)". UEFA Women's Champions League. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
  8. "Galatasaray Petrol Ofisi'nden 6 imza birden!". Galatasaray S.K. 4 August 2023. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
  9. "Eda Karataş ile yeni sözleşme imzalandı" (in Turkish). Galatasaray S.K. 31 July 2025. Retrieved 31 July 2025.
  10. "Turkey – Eda Karataş". FIFA. Archived from the original on 18 August 2010. Retrieved 4 November 2014.
  11. "UEFA European Women's Under-17 Championship Matches 2010 First qualifying round – England-Turkey". UEFA. Retrieved 4 November 2014.
  12. "UEFA European Women's Under-17 Championship Matches 2010 First qualifying round – Belgiumd-Turkey". UEFA. Retrieved 4 November 2014.
  13. "UEFA European Women's Under-17 Championship Matches 2010 First qualifying round – Turkey-Armenia". UEFA. Retrieved 4 November 2014.
  14. "Avrupa Şampiyonası 2011 Grup Eleme (Kızlar U-17 Milli) Türkiye 3–4 Sırbistan" (in Turkish). Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
  15. "Avrupa Şampiyonası 2011 Grup Eleme (Kızlar U-17 Milli) Yunanistan 0–2 Türkiye" (in Turkish). Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
  16. "Avrupa Şampiyonası 2011 Grup Eleme (Kızlar U-17 Milli) Türkiye 1–2 Danimarka" (in Turkish). Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
  17. "Umudumuz Eda Karataş". Milliyet (in Turkish). 17 July 2012. Retrieved 4 November 2014.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  18. "Women's EURO Matches 2013 Qualifying group stage – Spain-Turkey". UEFA. Retrieved 4 November 2014.
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