Merve Durdu

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Merve Durdu
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Merve Durdu playing beach handball at the 2019 European Championship for Turkey.
Personal information
Born (1996-04-15) 15 April 1996 (age 28)
Sivas, Turkey
Nationality Turkish
Height1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Playing position Goalkeeper
Club information
Current club Kastamonu Bld. GSK
Number 58
Youth career
YearsTeam
2015
 Üsküdar Bld. SK
Senior clubs
YearsTeam
2013–
 Üsküdar Bld. SK
2018–2020
 Muratpaşa Bld. SK
2020–
 Kastamonu Bld. GSK
National team
YearsTeam
 Turkey
Turkey beach handball
Medal record
Representing Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey
Women's handball
Islamic Solidarity Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2021 Konya Team

Merve Durdu (15 April 1996) is a Turkish handballer, who plays as goalkeeper for Kastamonu Bld. GSK in the Turkish Super League and the Turkey national team.

Contents

Personal life

Merve Durdu was born in Sivas, Turkey on 15 April 1996. [1] [2]

Club career

Durdu is 1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) tall at 70 kg (150 lb). She plays in the goalkeeper position. [2]

Üsküdar Belediyespor

She started her sports career at Üsküdar Bld. SK in Istanbul playing in the 2013–14 season of the Turkish Women's Handball Super League (Turkish : Türkiye Hentbol Kadınlar Süper Ligi). [3] [4] She took part at the 2013–14 Cup Winners' Cup. [5] In 2015, she played also in the youth team, which became champion of the Turkish Handball Youth Super League (Turkish : Türkiye Gençler Süper Ligi). [6]

Muratpaşa Bld. SK

After playing for Üsküdar Bld. SK, [7] she moved to the Antalya-based club Muratpaşa Bld. SK] (2018–2020), and played two seasons. [2] With Muratpaşa Bld. SK, she appeared at the 2018–19 EHF Cup, [8] 2018–19 EHF Champions League, [9] and 2019–20 EHF Cup. [10]

Kastamonu Bld. GSK

Late June 2020, she transferred to Kastamonu Bld. GSK. [2] [11] [12] With Kastamonu Bld. , she experienced two champions titles, in the 2020–21 and 2021–22 seasons. [13] [14]

She took part at the 2020–21 EHF European League, [15] 2021–22 EHF Champions League, [16] [17] and 2022–23 EHF Champions League. [18]

She won the 2022–23 Turkeish Super League wşth her team. [19]

International career

Durdu is a member of the Turkey national team. [11] She participated at the 2022 European Women's Handball Championship qualification. [20]

She played at the Mediterranean Games in 2018 in Tarragona, Spain, [21] and in 2022 in Oran, Algeria. [22] In 2022, she played in the national team, which became champion at the 5th Islamic Solidarity Games in Konya, Turkey. [23]

Durdu is also a member of the Turkey national beach handball team. She took part at the 1st Mediterranean Beach Games in Pescara, Italy. [24]

Honours

Club

Turkish Handball Youth Super League
Üsküdar Bld. SK
Champions (1): 2015
Turkish Women's Handball Super League
Muratpaşa Bld. SK
Runners-up (1): 2018–19
Kastamonu Bld. GSK
Champions (3): 2020–21, 2021–22 , 2022–23

International

Turkey women's national handball team
Islamic Solidarity Games
Champions (1): 2021

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