Meryem Küçükbirinci (born 3 March 2004) is a Turkish women's football midfielder who plays in the Super League for Hakkari, and Turkey national team.
Personal life and early years Meryem Küçükbirinci was born on 3 March 2004 into a family with nine children that lives on animal husbandry, and was raised at the high-altitude Kadıralak Plateau in Tonya district of Trabzon Province, northern Turkey.
As the club Vakfıkebir she was a member of did not have a women's side, she played with boys in the academy team.
Club career
Küçükbirinci obtained her license from her local club Trabzon on 12 April 2019. She started her club football career at the same club in the 2021–22 Super League season, and played three years .
In the beginning of the 2024–25 Super League season, she transferred to Hakkari.
International career Küçükbirinci was called up to the Turkey national team for the 2025 UEFA Women's Nations League B Group 2 maches, and joined the preparation camp. However, she was removed from the national team squad due to a meniscus tear on her left leg occurred during a 2024–25 Super League season match of her team Hakkari in early February 2025.
After her recovery, she rejoined the national tean and debuted in the 2025 UEFA Women's Nations League promotion/relegation match against Kosovo on 28 October 2025.
Career statistics .
ClubSeasonLeagueContinentalNationalTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsTrabzon2021–22Super League9 0 - - - - 9 02022–23Super League13 3 - - - - 13 32023–24Super League27 0 - - - - 27 0Total 49 3 - - - - 49 3Hakkari2024–25Super League19 1 - - - - 19 12025–24Super League4 0 - - 1 0 5 0Total 23 1 - - 1 0 24 1Grand total 72 4 - - 1 0 73 4
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