Başak Ersoy

Başak Ersoy — Biography

Başak Ersoy is a Turkish women's football midfielder. Starting out in Mersin, she has played for clubs in Ankara, Istanbul and across Anatolia and won three Women's First League titles between 2009-10 and 2011-12. In recent years she has played in the Women's Super League for Adana İdmanyurduspor, wearing number 19.

She obtained her football licence at just 12, on 30 April 2004, and played for Mersin Camspor in her hometown until the end of 2009. In February 2010 she moved to Gazi Üniversitesi SK in Ankara, with whom she won the 2009-10 Women's First League. She transferred to Ataşehir Belediyespor in Istanbul for 2010-11 and stayed three seasons; the club won the league in 2010-11 and 2011-12 and finished second in 2012-13. She then joined the second-tier side Ağrı Birlik Spor and moved to Osmaniye Demirspor in 2017-18, a club renamed Osmaniye Kadın Spor the following season. In 2019 she transferred to Adana İdmanyurduspor and has played with them in the Women's Super League since 2021-22.

She appeared for Turkey at under-17, under-19 and senior level, and was in the senior national team between 2008 and 2012. She played five matches in Group 2 of the UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualifying.