Cansu Nur Kaya (born 28 February 2000) is a Turkish women's football defender, who plays in the Turkish Super League for Fatih Vatan Spor with jersey number 20. She played for the Turkey girls' U-17 and women's U1-19 teams before she became a member of the Turkey women's national team.[2]

Cansu Nur Kaya
Personal information
Date of birth (2000-02-28) 28 February 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth Kartal, Istanbul, Turkey
Height 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)[1]
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
Fatih Vatan Spor
Number 20
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2020 Pendik Çamlık Spor 58 (38)
2021 Fatih Vatan Spor 5 (0)
2021–2022 Beşiktaş 14 (0)
2022– Fatih Vatan Spor 32 (4)
International career
2017 Turkey U-17 2 (1)
2017–2019 Turkey U-19 20 (0)
2020– Turkey 8 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 December 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 July 2023

Club career edit

Cansu Nur Kaya obtained her license from Pendik Çamlık Spor on 30 April 2015. She debuted in the 2016–17 Third League. She played four seasons in the Third League for Pendik Çamlık Spor netting 38 goals in 58 öatches.[2] In the 2020-21First League season, she transferred to Fatih Vatan Spor. Her team became runner-up losing to Beşiktaş J.K. in the play-off final. She was honored the award of Most Valuable Player of the league.[3]

Kaya transferred to Beşiktaş J.K. end June 2021,[4] and played in one match of the 2021–22 UEFA Women's Champions League qualifying rounds.[5] For the 2022–23 Sıper League season, she returned to her former club Fatih Vatan Spor.[2]

International career edit

In 2017, Kaya was admitted to the Turkey girld' U-17 team, and capped in two games of the 2017 UEFA Development Tournament.[2]

The same year, she joined the Turkey women's U-19 team. She participated at all three matches of the 2018 UEFA Women's U-19 Championship qualification – Group 10 and all three games of the Elite round. She appeared also in all three matches of 2019 UEFA Women's U-19 Championship qualification – Group 2. and all three matches of the Elite round. She capped in total 20 times.[2]

In 2020, she became a member of the Turkey women's national team. She played her first official international match for the senior team at the UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualifying Group A against Estonia on 27 November 2020.[2]

Career statistics edit

As of match played 23 December 2023.[2]
Club Season League Continental National Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Pendik Çamlık Spor 2016–2017 Third League 23 17 - 23 17
2017–2018 Third League 11 5 12 1 23 6
2018–2019 Third League 11 9 10 21 9
2019–2020 Third League 13 7 1 14 7
Tota 58 38 23 1 81 39
Fatih Vatan Spor 202–21 First League 5 0 1 0 6 0
Total 5 0 1 0 6 0
Beşiktaş J.K. 2021–22 Super League 14 0 1 0 2 0 17 0
Total 14 0 1 0 2 0 17 0
Fatih Vatan Spor 2022–23 Super League 18 3 0 0 3 0 21 3
2023–24 Super League 14 1 0 0 1 0 15 1
Total 32 4 0 0 4 0 36 4
Career total 109 42 1 0 30 1 140 43

Honours edit

Club edit

Turkish Women's First League
Fatih Vatan Spor
Runners-up (1): 2020–21

Individual edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Cansu Nur Kaya" (in German). soccerdonna.de. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g "Cansu Nur Kaya" (in Turkish). Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
  3. ^ "Turkcell Kadın Futbol Ligi'nde şampiyon Beşiktaş JK Vodafone Kadın Futbol Takımı" (in Turkish). Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu. 5 May 2021. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
  4. ^ "Beşiktaş, Cansu Nur Kaya'yı transfer etti". Fanatik (in Turkish). 29 June 2021. Retrieved 24 December 2021.
  5. ^ "St.Pölten (AUT) 7–0 Beşiktaş (TUR)". UEFA Women's Champions League. Retrieved 24 December 2021.