Zeynep Gamze Koçer (born 15 April 1998) is a Turkish women's football forward who plays in the Turkish Super League for Fatih Vatan with jersey number 23. She is a member of the Turkey national U-19 team.[1]

Zeynep Gamze Koçer
Zeynep Gamze Koçer playing for Beşiktaş J.K.
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-04-15) 15 April 1998 (age 28)
Place of birth Bakırköy, Istanbul, Turkey
Position Forward
Team information
Current team
Fatih Vatan
Number 23
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2012 Kaynarcaspor 16 (1)
2014–2023 Beşiktaş 140 (53)
2023–22024 Kdz. Ereğli 28 (7)
2024– Fatih Vatan 12 (2)
International career
2015–2017 Turkey U-19 13 (6)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15 December 2022
‡ National team caps and goals as of 10 April 2017

Club career

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Koçer joined Beşiktaş J.K. in the 2014–15, which competed in the Women's Regional League. She enjoyed her team's champion title in two successive seasons getting promoted finally to the First League.[1] She enjoyed the champion title of her team in the 2018–19 season.[1] Following her team's champions title in the 2020–21 Turkcell League season, she played inonematces of the 2021–22 UEFA Women's Champions League qualifying rounds.[2]

End August 2*023, she transferred to Kdz. Ereğli to play in the 2023–24 Turkish Super League. She scored seven goals in 28 matches played.[1]

After one season, she moved to Fatih Vatan in Istanbul.[1]

International career

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Koçer was admitted to the Turkey national U-19 team debuting in the friendly match against Russia on 8 December 2015.[1][3] She was part of the team, which became champion of the 2016 UEFA Women's Under-19 Development Toırnament.[4] She took part in every three matches of the 2017 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship qualification – Group 10 and Elite round – Group 2.[1]

International goals
(Friendly matches not included)
DateVenueOpponentCompetitionResultScored
Turkey women's national U-19 team
9 June 2016Buftea, Romania SloveniaUEFA Development TournamentW 8–02
10 June 2016Mogoșoaia, Romania RomaniaW 8–11
19 October 2016Balchik, Bulgaria Moldova2017 UEFA U-19 Championship qualification – Group 10W 1–01
21 October 2016Albena, Bulgaria BulgariaW 3–01

Personal life

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Growing up, Koçer was a fan of Spanish footballer Fernando Torres.[5]

Career statistics

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As of 15 December 2024.[1]
Club Season League Continental National Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Kaynarcaspor 2010–11 Regional League 10100101
2011–12 Second League 600060
Total 16100161
Beşiktaş 2014–15 Third League 1812001812
2015–16Second League 2013542517
2016–17 First League 21782299
2017–18 First League 19100191
2018–19 First League 14600146
2019–20 First League 12300123
2020–21First League 200020
2021–22 Super League 2191000229
2022–23Super League 1320000132
Total 140531013615459
Kdz. Ereğli 2023–24Super League 28710287
Fatih Vatan 2024–25Super League 1220000122
Career total 196631013621269

Honours

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Club

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Turkish First League
Beşiktaş
Champions (2): 2018–19, 2020–21
Runners-up (2): 2016–17, 2017–18
Turkish Second League
beşiktaş
Champions (1): 2015–16
Turkish Third League
Beşiktaş
Champions (1): 2014–15

International

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UEFA Development Tournament
Turkey women's U-19
Winners (1): 2016

References

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  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Oyuncular – Futbolcular: Zeynep Gamze Koçer" (in Turkish). Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu. Retrieved 8 April 2017.
  2. "St.Pölten (AUT) 7–0 Beşiktaş (TUR)". UEFA Women's Champions League. Retrieved 26 December 2021.
  3. "Zeynep Gamze Koçer'e Milli Davet" (in Turkish). Beşiktaş J.K. 1 December 2015. Retrieved 8 April 2017.
  4. "U19 Kadın Milliler şampiyon oldu" (in Turkish). Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu. 12 June 2016. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
  5. "Zeynep Gamze Koçer: Torres'i örnek alıyorum". Milliyet (in Turkish). 7 March 2020. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
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