Tuğba Karataş

Tuğba Karataş — Biography

Tuğba Karataş is a Turkish women's footballer born in the Delice district of Kırıkkale who plays in midfield. She won two league titles with Gazi Üniversitesispor and has been part of Turkey's under-17, under-19 and senior national teams. She plays in the Women's Super League for ABB FOMGET, wearing number 23.

Having obtained her license with Gazi Üniversitesispor in 2004, Karataş stayed with the club until the end of 2011-12, winning league titles in 2007-08 and 2009-10 and finishing third in 2008-09. She scored 25 goals in 66 matches and played with the club in the 2010-11 UEFA Women's Champions League qualifying group. In 2012-13 she moved to Karadeniz Ereğli Belediyespor, appeared in 18 matches and finished third. She then played for Trabzon İdmanocağı, again finishing third in 2014-15. She played for FOMGET in Ankara in 2020-21 and for Fatih Vatanspor in 2021-22.

She was called up to national teams early: she made her under-17 debut against Azerbaijan in a friendly on May 27, 2007, and played 11 matches, then first played for the under-19s against Belarus on April 15, 2009, and appeared in six games. She was called up to the senior side for the UEFA Euro 2013 qualifiers but stayed on the bench, and on April 7, 2022, she made her senior debut against Bulgaria in 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualifying. In a 2023 interview she credited her team's championship to going into every match as if it were a final.