Selen Gül Altunkulak (born 2 December 1997) is a footballer who plays as a midfielder for Seconde Ligue club Rodez. Born in France, she represents Turkey at international level.[2]

Selen Altunkulak
Altunkulak with Turkey in 2018
Personal information
Full name Selen Gül Altunkulak
Date of birth (1997-12-02) 2 December 1997 (age 26)
Place of birth Valence, Drôme, France
Height 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Rodez
Number 5
Youth career
2011–2012 Vendenheim
2012–2013 Monteux
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2015 Vendenheim 10 (6)
2015–2019 Metz 23 (1)
2019–2022 Marseille 4 (0)
2020– Rodez 26 (12)
International career
2017–2019 Turkey 12 (8)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 01:50, 01 October 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 November 2019

Club career

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Altunkulak played in the U19 youth team of FC Vendenheim in the 2011–12 season and of FCF Monteux in 2012–13 season. Between 2013 and 2015, she was a member of FC Vendenheim again. In the 2015–16 season, she transferred to FC Metz-Algrange .[3][4]

For the 2019–20 Division 1 Féminine season, she signed with Olympique de Marseille, which was recently promoted from the Division 2 Féminine.[5]

International career

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She was admitted to the Turkey women's national team, and debuted internationally in the Goldcity Women's Cup 2017 on 1 March 2017, and scored her first international goal. She took part at the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification – UEFA preliminary round – Group 4 matches.[6][7] In the second match of the tournament, she scored a hat-trick in the match against Luxembourg on 8 April 2017.[8]

International goals
(Friendly matches not included)
Date Venue Opponent Competition Result Scored
Turkey women's national team
6 April 2017 Tórshavn, Faroe Islands   Montenegro 2019 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA preliminary round - Group 4 W 3–0 1,[6]
8 April 2017   Luxembourg W 9–1 3,[8]

References

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  1. ^ "Selen Altunkulak". Footofeminin.fr (in French). Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  2. ^ "Oyuncular – Futbolcular: Selen Gül Altunkulak" (in Turkish). Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu. Retrieved 8 April 2017.
  3. ^ "Selen Altunkulak" (in French). oGol. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
  4. ^ "Selen Altunkulak" (in French). FC Metz. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
  5. ^ "Selen Gul Altunkulak". FlashScore. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  6. ^ a b "Kadın A Milli Takımı, Karadağ'ı 3–0 yendi" (in Turkish). Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu. 6 April 2017. Retrieved 8 April 2017.
  7. ^ "Turkey 3–0 Montenegro". FIFA Women's World Cup. Retrieved 8 April 2017.
  8. ^ a b "Turkey 9–1 Luxembourg". FIFA Women's World Cup. Retrieved 9 April 2017.
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