Nagehan Akşan (born February 22, 1988) is a Turkish women's football defender who plays in the Women's Super League for ALG 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 (1988-02-22) February 22, 1988 (age 36)
Place of birth Trabzon, Turkey
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
ALG
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)
2018–2021 Ataşehir Belediyespor 34 (1)
2021–2022 Çaykur Rizespor 6 (0)
2022–2023 Ataşehir Belediyespor 15 (3)
2023 Amed 1 (0)
2023–2024 Gaziantep Asya 14 (0)
2024– ALG 1 (0)
International career
2009 Turkey 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 September 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 May 2009

Club career

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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.

For the 2021–22 Turkcell Women's Super League season, she transferred to the newly founded team Çaykur Rizespor.[11] In the 2022–23 Super League season, she returned to her former club Ataşehir Beşediyespor.[1] The next season, she transferred to Amed in [[Diyarbakır. However, after playing one match only, she moved to Gazianterp Asya. In the 2024–25 Super League season, she joined ALG in Gaziantep.[1]

International career

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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

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As of 8 January 2023.[1]
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
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
Ataşehir Belediyespor 2018–19 First League 14 0 3 0 0 0 17 0
2019–20 First League 16 1 - - 0 0 16 1
2020–21 First League 4 0 0 0 4 0
Total 34 1 3 0 0 0 37 1
Çaykur Rizespor 2021–22 Super League 6 0 0 0 6 0
Ataşehir Belediyespor 2022–23 Super League 15 3 0 0 15 3
Amed 2023–24 Super League 1 0 0 0 1 0
Gaziantep Asya 2023–24 Super League 14 0 0 0 14 0
ALG 2024–25 Super League 1 0 0 0 1 0
Career total 247 9 6 0 3 0 256 9

Honours

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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

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  1. ^ a b c d e f "Player Detailsr – Nagehan Akşan". Turkish Football Federation. Retrieved 2014-12-29.
  2. ^ a b "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.
  11. ^ "Çaykur RizesporKadın Takımı Evinde Yenildi 1–2". Rize Haber (in Turkish). 26 December 2021. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
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