Nagehan Akşan

Nagehan Akşan (born February 22, 1988) is a Turkish women's football defender currently playing in the First League for Ataşehir Belediyespor with jersey number 61. She was a member of the Turkish national team.[1]

Nagehan Akşan

Nagehan Akşan for Trabzon İdmanocağı in the 2014–15 season.
Personal information
Date of birth	February 22, 1988
Place of birth	Trabzon, Turkey
Position(s)	Defender
Club information
Current team	Ataşehir Belediyespor
Number	61
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2008–2010	Trabzonspor	32	(2)
2010–2011	Yalıspor	19	(0)
2011–2017	Trabzon İdmanocağı	109	(3)
2017–2018	Kdz. Ereğli Belediye Spor	16	(0)
2018–	Ataşehir Belediyespor	25	(1)
National team^‡
2009	Turkey	3	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of January 12, 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of May 16, 2009

Career

Club

Nagehan Akşan playing for Trabzon İdmanocağı in the 2015–16 season.

Nagehan Akşan obtained her license for her hometown club Trabzonspor on November 16, 2007. After playing 32 matches and scoring two goals in two seasons,[2] she transferred to Yalıspor in Istanbul. She capped 19 times and scored an own goal for Yalıspor in the 2010–11 season. For the 2011–12 season, she returned to Trabzon to join the Trabzon İdmanocağı, where she still plays.[1]

At the end of the 2008–09 season, her team Trabzonspor became the league champion, and was entitled to play in the UEFA Women's Champions League as the first Turkish team debuting. Akşan took part at the 2009–10 UEFA Women's Champions League – Group D matches.[3][4][5]

Akşan transferred to Kdz. Ereğlispor for the 2017–18 season.[6]

On June 1, 2018, she signed with the Istanbul-based club Ataşehir Belediyespor before the 2017–18 league champion club's participation at the 2018–19 UEFA Women's Champions League qualifying round.[7] She played in all three matches of the qualification round.[8][9][10] In the 2018–19 league season, she was appointed captain of the team.

International

In 2009, she was admitted to the Turkey women's national team to play in three matches of the UEFA Support International Tournament. At the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 5, she was member of the national team.[2] However, she sat on the bench.[1]

Career statistics

As of January 12, 2020.

Club	Season	League			Continental		National		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Trabzonspor	2008–09	First League	15	0	–	–	3	0	18	0
	2009–10	First league	17	2	3	0	0	0	20	2
	Total		32	2	3	0	3	0	38	2
Yalıspor	2010–11	First League	19	0	–	–	0	0	19	0
	Total		19	0	–	–	0	0	19	0
Trabzon İdmanocağı	2011–12	First League	21	0	–	–	0	0	21	0
	2012–13	First League	18	0	–	–	0	0	18	0
	2013–14	First League	13	0	–	–	0	0	13	0
	2014–15	First League	16	0	–	–	0	0	16	0
	2015–16	First League	17	2	–	–	0	0	17	2
	2016–17	First League	24	1	–	–	0	0	24	1
	Total		109	3	–	–	0	0	109	3
Kdz. Ereğli Belediye Spor	2017–18	First League	16	0	–	–	0	0	16	0
	Total		16	0	–	–	0	0	16	0
Ataşehir Belediyespor	2018–19	First League	14	0	3	0	0	0	17	0
	2019–20	First League	11	1	-	-	0	0	11	1
	Total		25	1	3	0	0	0	28	1
Career total			201	6	6	0	3	0	210	6

Honours

Turkish Women's First League

Trabzonspor

Winners (1): 2008–09

Runners-up (1): 2009–10

Trabzon İdmanocağı

Third places (3): 2011–12, 2014–15, 2015–16

References

1. "Player Detailsr – Nagehan Akşan". Turkish Football Federation. Retrieved 2014-12-29.
2. "Bayanların aday kadrosu açıklandı". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 2010-03-21. Retrieved 2014-12-29.
3. "Trabzonspor'un Büyük Zaferi". Haber 61 (in Turkish). 2009-07-30. Retrieved 2014-12-29.
4. "Trabzonspor farklı yenildi". Haber 61 (in Turkish). 2009-08-01. Retrieved 2014-12-29.
5. "Trabzonspor: 1–2 :FK Slovan". Haber 61 (in Turkish). 2009-08-04. Retrieved 2014-12-29.
6. "Flaş... Flaş... Flaş... Ereğli'ye A Milli Kaleci". Şafak (in Turkish). 2017-10-13. Retrieved 2017-12-24.
7. "Ataşehir Belediyespor'dan Avrupa Başarısı İçin Transfer Atağı". itv Haber (in Turkish). 1 June 2018. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
8. "III. Kerületi TVE – Budapest 07/08/2018 Qualifying – Group 4 Slavia Praha 7–2 Ataşehir". UEFA. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
9. "Hidegkúti Nándor – Budapest 10/08/2018 Qualifying – Group 4 Ataşehir (TUR) 2–2 MTK Hungária (HUN)". UEFA. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
10. "III. Kerületi TVE – Budapest 13/08/2018 Qualifying – Group 4 – KFF Mitrovica (KOS) 1–6 Ataşehir (TUR)". UEFA. Retrieved 15 August 2018.

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