Dilâra Türk

Dilâra Türk — Biography

Dilâra Türk was born on July 30, 1996, in Kulmbach, Germany, to parents who had immigrated from Turkey. A midfielder, she began playing in the youth teams of 1. FC Nürnberg, where she stayed five years and was part of the Bavaria selection. Regarded as one of the finest young women's football talents in Upper Franconia, praised for speed, technique and overview, she lost her enthusiasm for the game for a time and took a half-year break.

In the summer of 2014 she returned with ETSV Würzburg in the 2. Bundesliga South and made 17 appearances in 2014-15. She then played for 1. FC Lübars, wore the colors of 1. FC Union Berlin in 2016, and at the start of 2017 joined Regionalliga side Viktoria 1889 Berlin.

As a child she dreamed of playing for the German women's national team, but in international football she chose Turkey. She debuted for the Turkey women's U-19 team in a friendly against Bosnia and Herzegovina on March 17, 2015, and played her first senior match on September 17, 2015, against Croatia in the UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying group, appearing in five qualifying matches.