Zübeyde Kaya

Zübeyde Kaya (born July 5, 1991) is a Turkish women's football defender, who latety played in the Turkish Women's First League for Kdz. Ereğlispor. She was part of the Turkey girls' national U-17, Turkey women's U-19 and Turkey women's national teams.[1]

Zübeyde Kaya

Personal information
Date of birth	(1991-07-05) July 5, 1991
Place of birth	Sungurlu, Çorum, Turkey
Playing position(s)	Defender
Club information
Current team	Kdz. Ereğlispor
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2008–2012	Gazi Üniversitesispor	59	(4)
2012–	Kdz. Ereğlispor	33	(1)
National team^‡
2007	Turkey U-17	7	(1)
2007–2010	Turkey U-19	34	(0)
2010–2013	Turkey	7	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of May 10, 2014 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of October 31, 2013

Playing career

Club

Zübeyde Kaya obtained her license for Gazi Üniversitesispor in Ankara on May 31, 2004. She played until the end of the 2011–12 season capping 59 times and scoring four goals. In the 2009–10 season, she enjoyed her club's championship title in the Women's First League.[1] She took part at three matches of the 2010–11 UEFA Champions League – Group 1 matches for Gazi Üniversitesispor.[2][3][4]

In October 2012, Kaya was transferred by Kdz. Ereğlispor, where she played two seasons appearing in 33 matches.[1]

International

She was admitted to the Turkey girls' national U-17 team and debuted in the friendly match against Azebaijan on May 27, 2007. She played in seven matches and scorred one goal for the national U-17 team.[1]

Her first appearance in the Turkey women's U-19 team was in the friendly game against Bılgaria on May 5, 2007. She played in total 34 matches until 2010.[1]

Kaya was called up to the national team,[5] and played in the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 5 matches debuting in the game against England on July 29, 2010. She later participated at the UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualifying – Group 2 matches,[6] and also at a 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 6 match.[7] Zübeyde Kaya capped in seven matches for the Turkey women's national team.[1]

During the UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualifying home match against Germany on February 15, 2012, she broke her collar bone.[8]

Career statistics

As of May 10, 2014

Club	Season	League			Continental		National		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Gazi Üniversitesispor	2006–2009	First League	14	2	–	–	26	1	40	3
	2009–10	First League	17	0	–	–	15	0	32	0
	2010–11	First League	20	2	3	0	2	0	25	2
	2011–12	First League	8	0	–	–	4	0	12	0
	Total		59	4	3	0	47	1	109	5
Kdz. Ereğlispor	2012–13	First League	18	1	–	–	0	0	18	1
	2013–14	First League	15	0	–	–	1	0	16	0
	Total		33	1	–	–	1	0	34	1
Career total			92	5	3	0	48	1	143	6

Honors

Turkish Women's First League

Gazi Üniversitesispor

Winners (1): 2009–10

Third places (1): 2008–09

Kdz. Ereğlispor

Third places (1): 2012–13

References

1. "Oyuncular Futbolculars-Zübeyde Kaya" (in Turkish). Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu. Retrieved 2015-02-08.
2. "NSA Sofia 7–0 Gazi". UEFA. 2010-08-05. Retrieved 2015-02-08.
3. "Brøndby 12–0 Gazi". UEFA. 2010-08-07. Retrieved 2015-02-08.
4. "Gazi 3–3 Roma Calfa". UEFA. 2010-08-10. Retrieved 2015-02-08.
5. Akyol, Cahit (2010-06-27). "Dişi kramponlara gurbetten doping". Hürriyet (in Turkish). Retrieved 2015-02-08.
6. "Kadın milliler İspanya sınavında". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 2011-09-16. Retrieved 2015-02-08.
7. "A Milli Kadın Futbol Takımı İngiltere'ye konuk olacak". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 2013-09-25. Retrieved 2015-02-08.
8. "Zübeyde Kaya'ya 'geçmiş olsun'". Ajans Spor (in Turkish). 2012-02-17. Retrieved 2015-02-08.

External links

• Zübeyde Kaya – UEFA competition record