Ecem Cumert


Ecem Cumert is a German-born Turkish footballer, who plays as a midfielder for Turkish Women's [Football Super League|Turkish Women's Super League] club Galatasaray and the Turkey national team.

Early life

Cumert was born in Ehingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany on 7 February 1998. She has dual citizenship of Germany and Turkey. She lived till the age of 14 in Munderkingen with her brother Mert Cumert, her sisters Gülafer-Ceren Cumert and Cemre Cumert, and her parents Ayfer Cumert and Cemal Cumert. She then moved to Freiburg to start her football career.

Club career

SC Freiburg

Cumert played in Germany for SC Freiburg in the German Frauen-Bundesliga. Between 2014 and 2017, she capped 22 times and scored four goals in total. At the end of the 2016–17 Frauen-Regionalliga season, her team became champion of the Group South and was promoted to the 2. Frauen-Bundesliga.

Ataşehir Belediyespor

In September 2017, she moved to Turkey and transferred to the Istanbul-based Ataşehir Belediyespor to play in the Turkish Women's First Football League.

SV Alberweiler

After scoring two goals in 17 matches of the 2017-18 season, she returned to Germany to play for her hometown club SV Alberweiler in the Frauen-Regionalliga Süd. She capped in 16 games and scored ten goals for SV Alberweiler in two seasons.

MSV Duisburg

Cumert transferred to MSV Duisburg for the 2020–21 Frauen-Bundesliga season.

ALG Spor

In Summer 2021, she went to Turkey again, and joined Gaziantep-based ALG Spor to play in the 2021–22 Women's Super League.

Fenerbahçe

In the 2022-23 Turkish Women's Super League season, she transferred to Fenerbahçe S.K.

Galatasaray

On 23 August 2024, Cumert signed a one-year contract with Turkish Super League club Galatasaray.
She signed a new 1-year contract with Galatasaray on July 31, 2025.

International career

Cumert played for the German national U-17 team before she switched over to the Turkey national team. She played in the Turkish national U-19 team in three matches at the 2017 UEFA Under-19 European Championship qualification – Group 10.
She was admitted to the Turkey national team and debuted internationally in the 2019 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA preliminary round – Group 4 match against Montenegro. She played in four of the UEFA European Championship 2021 qualifying Group A matches. She enjoyed the 2021-22 Women's Super League champion title of her team.

Honours

; Frauen-Regionalliga South
; Turkish Women's Super League