Ecem Cumert
German–Turkish footballer (born 1998)
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Ecem Cumert (born 7 February 1998) is a German-born Turkish footballer, who plays as a midfielder for Turkish Women's Super League club Galatasaray and the Turkey national team.
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Cumert for Fenerbahçe in the 2023–24 season | |||
| Personal information | |||
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| Date of birth | 7 February 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Ehingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Galatasaray | ||
| Number | 22 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2014–2015 | SC Freiburg | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2017 | SC Freiburg II | 22 | (4) |
| 2017–2018 | Ataşehir Belediyespor | 17 | (2) |
| 2018-2020 | SV Alberweiler | 16 | (10) |
| 2020-2021 | MSV Duisburg | 7 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | ALG Spor | 25 | (7) |
| 2022–2024 | Fenerbahçe | 11 | (5) |
| 2024– | Galatasaray | 19 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2016 | Turkey U19 | 3 | (0) |
| 2017– | Turkey | 21 | (2) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 31 July 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 25 June 2022 | |||
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Early life
Cumert was born in Ehingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany on 7 February 1998.[1] She has dual citizenship of Germany and Turkey.[citation needed] She lived till the age of 14 in Munderkingen with her brother Mert Cumert, her sisters Gülafer-Ceren Cumert and Cemre Cumert, and her parents Ayfer Cumert and Cemal Cumert. She then moved to Freiburg to start her football career.
Club career
SC Freiburg
Cumert played in Germany for SC Freiburg in the German Frauen-Bundesliga.[2] Between 2014 and 2017, she capped 22 times and scored four goals in total.[citation needed] At the end of the 2016–17 Frauen-Regionalliga season, her team became champion of the Group South and was promoted to the 2. Frauen-Bundesliga.[3]
Ataşehir Belediyespor
In September 2017, she moved to Turkey and transferred to the Istanbul-based Ataşehir Belediyespor to play in the Turkish Women's First Football League.[1][4]
SV Alberweiler
After scoring two goals in 17 matches of the 2017-18 season,[1] she returned to Germany to play for her hometown club SV Alberweiler in the Frauen-Regionalliga Süd.[5][citation needed] She capped in 16 games and scored ten goals for SV Alberweiler in two seasons.
MSV Duisburg
Cumert transferred to MSV Duisburg for the 2020–21 Frauen-Bundesliga season.[6][citation needed]
ALG Spor
In Summer 2021, she went to Turkey again, and joined Gaziantep-based ALG Spor to play in the 2021–22 Women's Super League.[7]
Fenerbahçe
In the 2022-23 Turkish Women's Super League season, she transferred to Fenerbahçe S.K.[1]
Galatasaray
On 23 August 2024, Cumert signed a one-year contract with Turkish Super League club Galatasaray.[8]
She signed a new 1-year contract with Galatasaray on 31 July 2025.[9]
International career
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Cumert played for the German national U-17 team before she switched over to the Turkey national team.[5] She played in the Turkish national U-19 team in three matches at the 2017 UEFA Under-19 European Championship qualification – Group 10.[10][11][12][13][14][15]
She was admitted to the Turkey national team and debuted internationally in the 2019 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA preliminary round – Group 4 match against Montenegro.[2][16] She played in four of the UEFA European Championship 2021 qualifying Group A matches.[1] She enjoyed the 2021-22 Women's Super League champion title of her team.[17]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 18 January 2023.[1][citation needed]
| Club | Season | League | Continental | National | Total | |||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| SC Freiburg | 2014–15 | B-Juniors-Bundesliga South | 10 | 1 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 |
| 2016–17 | Frauen-Regionalliga South | 12 | 3 | – | – | 7 | 0 | 19 | 3 | |
| Total | 22 | 4 | - | - | 7 | 0 | 29 | 4 | ||
| Ataşehir Belediyespor | 2017–18 | Turkish Women's First League | 17 | 2 | – | – | 3 | 0 | 20 | 2 |
| Total | 17 | 2 | - | - | 3 | 0 | 20 | 2 | ||
| SV Alberweiler | 2018–19 | Frauen-Regionalliga Süd | 13 | 7 | – | – | 4 | 1 | 17 | 8 |
| 2019-20 | Frauen-Regionalliga Süd | 3 | 3 | – | – | 4 | 0 | 7 | 3 | |
| Total | 16 | 10 | - | - | 8 | 1 | 24 | 11 | ||
| MSV Duisburg | 2020–21 | Frauen-Bundesliga | 7 | 0 | – | – | 3 | 1 | 10 | 1 |
| Total | 7 | 0 | - | - | 3 | 1 | 10 | 1 | ||
| ALG Spor | 2021–22 | Super League | 25 | 7 | – | – | 3 | 0 | 28 | 7 |
| Total | 25 | 7 | - | - | 3 | 0 | 28 | 7 | ||
| Fenerbahçe S.K. | 2022–23 | Super League | 11 | 5 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 11 | 5 |
| Total5 | 11 | 5 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 11 | 5 | ||
| Career total | 98 | 28 | - | - | 24 | 2 | 122 | 30 | ||
International
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 14 June 2021 | TFF Riva Facility, Istanbul, Turkey |  Bulgaria | 2–0 | 3–1 | Friendly |
Honours
- Frauen-Regionalliga South
- SC Freiburg II
- Winners (1): 2016–17.[3]
- Turkish Women's Super League
- ALG Spor
- Winners (1): 2021-22
- Ataşehir Belediyespor
- Winners (1): 2017–18
