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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 30 July 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Bornova, İzmir, Turkey | ||
| Positions | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Turgutluspor (manager) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2021 | Karşıyaka BESEM Spor | ||
| 2021–2022 | Konak Belediyespor | 0 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Bornova Hitab Spor | 11 | (1) |
| 2023 | Soma Zafer Spor | 0 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | Bornova Genç Yıldızlar Spor | 16 | (1) |
| 2024–2025 | Bornova Hitab Spor | 0 | (0) |
| 2025 | Bornova Genç Yıldızlar Spor | 8 | (0) |
| Total | 35+ | (2) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2026– | Turgutluspor | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Zeynep Mestan (born 30 July 2004) is a Turkish football manager and former player who is currently the manager of Manisa Super Amateur League club Turgutluspor.[1][2]
Playing career
[edit]Mestan started playing football at Karşıyaka BESEM Spor in her hometown in November 2019.[1][3] For the 2022–23 Women's Third League season, she transferred from Konak Belediyespor to Bornova Hitab Spor. Her team won both the group stage and the league after play-offs, and was promoted to the Women's Second League.
In the 2024–25 season, she was with Bornova Genç Yıldızlar Spor in the Women's Third League; she retired at the end of the season.[1][4]
She scored two goals in her career.[1]
Managerial career
[edit]After serving as an assistant coach for women's and men's football teams, she was appointed in September 2026 manager of the men's football team Turgutluspor in Manisa Province,[2][3] which was recently relegated to the Manisa Super Amateur League after playing in the TFF 2. Lig and TFF 3. Lig.[2][4]
Personal life
[edit]Zeynep Mestan was born in Bornova, İzmir, western Turkey on 30 July 2004.[1]
She studied at the Faculty of Sport science at Ege University in İzmir.[4]
Career statistics
[edit]| Club | Season | League | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | ||
| Bornova Hitab Spor | 2021–22 | Turkish Women's Football Third League | 11 | 1 |
| Bornova Hitab Spor | 2023–24 | Turkish Women's Football Third League | 16 | 1 |
| Bornova Genç Yıldızlar Spor | 2024–25 | Turkish Women's Football Third League | 8 | 0 |
| Career total | 35 | 2 | ||
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Zeynep Mestan" (in Turkish). Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu. Retrieved 11 September 2026.
- 1 2 3 "22 yaşındaki Turgutluspor Teknik Direktörü Zeynep Mestan: Guardiola ve Sergen Yalçın'ı örnek alıyorum". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 9 September 2026. Retrieved 11 September 2026.
- 1 2 "Türk futbolunda tarihi imza: Zeynep Mestan 22 yaşında takımın başına geçti". Halk TV (in Turkish). 9 September 2026. Retrieved 12 September 2026.
- 1 2 3 "22 yaşındaki Zeynep Mestan, Turgutluspor'un teknik direktörü oldu". Akdeniz Manşet (in Turkish). 9 September 2026. Retrieved 12 September 2026.