Background
Gizem Gönültaş was born to a blind mother Atiye Gönültaş in Ordu, Turkey on July 13, 1993.
Gizem Gönültaş was born to a blind mother Atiye Gönültaş in Ordu, Turkey on July 13, 1993.
She played for the Turkish girls" national U-17, women"s national U-19 and U-21 teams. She has an older brother and a younger sister, İrem, who is also a football player. She is a student of Physical Education and Sports at Marmara University to became a teacher.
She began football playing already in the primary school.
After the formayion of a girl"s football team Soyaspor, Gönültaş began her sports career. Club
Gizem Gönültaş received her license on May 9, 2007 for her hometown club Soyaspor, where she played in the Women"s Second League during the 2008-2009 season.
After two more seasons with Soyaspor in the Turkish Women"s Regional League, she transferred to Orduspor to play in the Second League. In the 2012-2013 season, she moved to Çamlıcaspor, which played in the Women"s First League.
After one season, she became part of Adana İdmanyurduspor.
In the second half of the 2014-2015 season, she was transferred by the newly established women"s football side of Beşiktaş J.K., which started in the Turkish Women"s Third League. Scoring 21 goals in 10 appearances, she played an important role for her team"s promotion to the Women"s Second League for the 2015-2016 season. International
Gönültaş was admitted to the Turkey girls" U-17 team, and debuted in the 2009 Union of European Football Associations Women"s Under-17 Championship – Group 5 match against the Netherlands on October 20, 2008.
She took part at the 2010 Union of European Football Associations Women"s Under-17 Championship – Group 4 matches.
She capped in 15 matches in total and scored four goals. She played her first match with the Turkey women"s U-19 team on August 15, 2009 against Moldova.
Gönültaş played in the 2010 Union of European Football Associations Women"s U-19 Championship First qualifying round – Group 7, 2010 Union of European Football Associations Women"s U-19 Championship Second qualifying round – Group 1, 2011 Union of European Football Associations Women"s U-19 Championship First qualifying round – Group 9 and 2011 Union of European Football Associations Women"s U-19 Championship Second qualifying round – Group 3 matches. She capped 33 times for the women"s U-19 team
Gönültaş was also part of the Turkey women"s U-21, and the Turkey women"s teams.
