Bilgesu Aydın

Bilgesu Aydın (born June 8, 1994) is a Turkish women's football goalkeeper currently playing in the Turkish Women's First Football League for Konak Belediyespor in İzmir with jersey number 88. She is member of the Turkey women's national team.[1][2]

Bilgesu Aydın

Bilgesu Aydın for Ataşehir Belediyespor (March 2014)
Personal information
Date of birth	(1994-06-08) June 8, 1994
Place of birth	Denizli, Turkey
Playing position(s)	Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team	Konak Belediyespor
Number	88
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2009–2011	Bucaspor	19	(0)
2011–2012	Gazi Üniversitesispor	16	(0)
2012–2015	Ataşehir Belediyespor	22	(0)
2016–	Konak Belediyespor	41	(0)
National team^‡
2012	Turkey U-19	7	(0)
2017	Turkey	1	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of December 8, 2019 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of March 5, 2017

Bilgesu Aydın was born in Denizli on June 8, 1994.[1] She studied physical education and sports at Ege University in Izmir.[2]

Playing career

She began football playing encouraged by her mother, who took her to the local football club in Izmir, where the family moved to, and registered her. She bought her goalkeeper glove and shoes knowing that her daughter wanted to be a goalkeeper.[2]

Club

Bilgesu Aydın (right) playing for Ataşehir Belediyespor in the home match of the 2013–14 season against Konak Belediyespor.

Aydın received her license for Bucaspor on May 29, 2009. She played two seasons for the team, capping 19 times during this time. In the 2011–12 season, she transferred to the Ankara-based Gazi Üniversitesispor, where she played one season and appeared in 16 games. On October 22, 2012, Bilgesu Aydın signed for Ataşehir Belediyespor in Istanbul.[1][2] In the beginning of the second half of the 2015–16 season, she was transferred by the İzmir-based club Konak Belediyespor.At the end of the season, she enjoyed her team's champion title.[1] She debuted and played at the Group 9 of the 2016–17 UEFA Women's Champions League qualifying round.[3][4][5]

International

In December 2011, she was called up to the Turkey women's U-19 national team,[2][6] and debuted in the friendly match against the Russian junior women on February 18, 2012.[2][7] She took part in three matches of the 2013 UEFA Women's U-19 Championship First qualifying round – Group 5.[8][9][10] Aydın capped 7 times for the nationals so far.[1]

Aydın debuted in the Turkey women's national team playing in the 2017 Goldcity Women's Cup against Kosovo.[1]

Career statistics

As of match played December 8, 2019.[1][3][4][5]

Club	Season	League			Continental		National		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Bucaspor	2009–10	First League	1	0	–	–	0	0	1	0
	2010–11	First League	18	0	–	–	0	0	18	0
	Total		19	0	–	–	0	0	19	0
Gazi Üniversitesispor	2011–12	First League	16	0	–	–	2	0	18	0
	Total		16	0	–	–	2	0	18	0
Ataşehir Belediyespor	2012–13	First League	10	0	–	–	5	0	15	0
	2013–14	First League	9	0	–	–	0	0	9	0
	2014–15	First League	2	0	–	–	0	0	2	0
	2015–16	First League	1	0	–	–	0	0	1	0
	Total		22	0	–	–	5	0	27	0
Konak Belediyespor	2015–16	First League	3	0	–	–	0	0	3	0
	2016–17	First League	14	0	3	0	1	0	18	0
	2017–18	First League	6	0	0	0	0	0	16	0
	2018–19	First League	14	0	0	0	0	0	14	0
	2019–20	First League	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
	Total		41	0	3	0	1	0	45	0
Career total			98	0	3	0	8	0	109	0

Honours

Turkish Women's First League

Ataşehir Belediyespor

Runners-up (3): 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15

Konak Belediyespor

Winners (2): 2015–16, 2016–17

Third places (2): 2017–18, 2018–19

References

1. "Oyuncular Futbolcular-Bilgesu Aydın" (in Turkish). Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu. Retrieved 2014-04-23.
2. "Bilgesu Aydın: Yolumu annem açtı". Son Dakika (in Turkish). 2012-12-03. Retrieved 2014-04-23.
3. "UEFA Women's Champions League 2016–17 Qualifying round Konak-Hibernians". UEFA. Retrieved 2016-08-23.
4. "UEFA Women's Champions League 2016–17 Qualifying round Ferencváros-Konak". UEFA. Retrieved 2016-08-25.
5. "UEFA Women's Champions League 2016–17 Qualifying round Konak-Twente". UEFA. Retrieved 2016-08-28.
6. "U19 Kadın seçmeleri başlıyor". NTV Spor (in Turkish). 2011-12*25. Retrieved 2014-04-23. Check date values in: |date= (help)
7. "Özel Maç (Kadınlar U-19 Milli) Türkiye 0–1 Rusya" (in Turkish). Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu. Retrieved 2014-04-23.
8. "World of Wonders Football Centre – Antalya 20/10/2012 Norway 2–0 Turkey". UEFA. Retrieved 2014-04-23.
9. "World of Wonders Football Centre – Antalya 22/10/2012 Turkey 0–2 Scotland". UEFA. Retrieved 2014-04-23.
10. "World of Wonders Football Centre – Antalya 25/10/2012 Belarus 0–2 Turkey". UEFA. Retrieved 2014-04-23.