Esra Manya
Azerbaijani footballer (born 1999)
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Esra Manya (born 11 April 1999) is a women's football midfielder who plays for the Turkish Super League club Fatih Vatan. Born in Turkey, she represented her country of birth at under-17 and under-19 international levels[1] before she joined the Azerbaijan national team at senior level.[2]
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Manya with 1207 Antalya Spor in 2017 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 11 April 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Antalya, Turkey | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Fatih Vatan | ||
| Number | 19 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2019 | 1207 Antalyaspor | 91 | (31) |
| 2020 | Hakkarigücü | 3 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | 1207 Antalyaspor | 27 | (5) |
| 2023–2024 | Beşiktaş | 38 | (8) |
| 2024– | Fatih Vatan | 10 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2014–2015 | Turkey U17 | 17 | (1) |
| 2016–2018 | Turkey U19 | 20 | (4) |
| 2023– | Azerbaijan | 5 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15 December 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 31 May 2024 | |||
Club career
Manya signed on 21 May 2013 for her hometown club 1207 Antalya Muratpaşa Belediye Spor.[1] She began playing in the 2013–14 season in the Second League. At the end of the 2014–15 season, her team finished the league as champions and was promoted to the First League.[3][4] In the second half of the 2019-20 Second League season, she transferred to Hakkarigücü Spor to play in the 2019–20 First League and appeared in three matches. In the 2020–21 league season, she returned to her former club.[1]
In the 2022–23 Super League season, she transferred to the Istanbul-based club Beşiktaş J.K.[1]
International career
Turkey
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She was called up to the Turkey under-17 team and debuted in the UEFA Development Tournament against Portugal on 12 May 2014.[5] Manya took part at the UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship qualification matches in 2015, 2015 Elite round,[6] and 2016.[7][8][9] She capped 17 times and scored one goal for the Turkey under-17 team so far.
Manya debuted for the Turkey under-19 team at the 2016 UEFA Women's Under-19 Development Tournament match against Slovenia on 9 June 2016.[1] She enjoyed her team's tournament champion title.[10] She took part at the 2017 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship qualification Group 10, 2017 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship qualification – Elite round Group 2 and 2018 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship qualification Group 10.[1]
| Date | Venue | Opponent | Result | Competition | Scored | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey under-17 | ||||||
| 18 October 2014 | Stadion Kukuš Turnovo, Macedonia |  North Macedonia | W 5–0 | 2015 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship qualification Gr. 8 | 1 [11] | |
| Turkey under-19 | ||||||
| 12 June 2016 | Football Centre FRF Buftea, Romania |  Azerbaijan | W 2–1 | 2016 UEFA Women's Under-19 Development Tournament | 1 [11] | |
| 18 October 2017 | Sportcentrum Bük Bük, Hungary |  Hungary | L 2–5 | 2018 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship qualification Gr. 10 | 1 [12] | |
| 8 April 2018 | Turners Cross Cork, Ireland |  Republic of Ireland | W 2–0 | 2018 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship qualification Elite round Gr. 4 | 1 [13] | |
- 1 Friendly matches not included
Azerbaijan
Manya played for the Azerbaijan national team in the 2023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League C - Group 3[2][14] and the UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying League B.[15][16][17]
Career statistics
- As of match played on 15 December 2024
| Club | Season | League | Continental | National | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| 1207 Antalyaspor | 2013–14 | Second League | 10 | 6 | – | – | 3 | 0 | 13 | 6 |
| 2014–15 | 16 | 8 | – | – | 11 | 1 | 27 | 9 | ||
| 2015–16 | First League | 15 | 4 | – | – | 6 | 1 | 21 | 5 | |
| 2016–17 | 22 | 4 | – | – | 5 | 0 | 27 | 4 | ||
| 2017–18 | 18 | 3 | – | – | 12 | 3 | 30 | 6 | ||
| 2018–19 | Second League | 1 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2019–20 | 9 | 6 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6 | ||
| Total | 91 | 31 | – | – | 37 | 5 | 128 | 36 | ||
| Hakkarigücü Spor | 2019-20 | First League | 3 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| Total | 3 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 1207 Antalyaspor | 2020-21 | First League | 3 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 2021-22 | Super League | 24 | 5 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 24 | 5 | |
| Total | 27 | 5 | – | 0 | 0 | 27 | 5 | |||
| Beşiktaş | 2022-23 | Super League | 17 | 5 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 17 | 5 |
| 2023-24 | 21 | 3 | – | – | 5 | 0 | 26 | 3 | ||
| Total | 38 | 8 | – | – | 5 | 0 | 43 | 8 | ||
| Fatih Vatan | 2024-25 | Super League | 10 | 0 | - | - | 10 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 169 | 44 | – | – | 42 | 5 | 211 | 49 | ||
International goals
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 4 April 2025 | LFF Stadium, Vilnius, Lithuania |  Lithuania | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2025 UEFA Women's Nations League |
| 2. | 24 October 2025 | Kazhymukan Munaitpasov Stadium, Shymkent, Kazakhstan |  Kazakhstan | 1–0 | 2–1 | Friendly |
| 3. | 2 December 2025 | National Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh |  Bangladesh | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2025 Bangladesh Tri-Nations Cup |
Honours
Club
- Turkish Women's Second League
- 1207 Antalyaspor
- Winner (1): 2014–15
International
- UEFA Development Tournament
- Turkey women's U-19
- Winners (1): 2016
