Selda Akgöz Explained

Selda Akgöz
Birth Date:9 June 1993
Birth Place:Çaycuma, Zonguldak, Turkey
Position:Goalkeeper
Currentclub:Ankara BB Fomget GS
Clubnumber:1
Years1:2009–2011
Clubs1:Ovacık Gençlik Spor
Caps1:25
Goals1:2
Years2:2011–2014
Clubs2:Fomget Gençlik ve Spor
Caps2:37
Goals2:1
Years3:2014–2017
Clubs3:Trabzon İdmanocağı
Caps3:57
Goals3:1
Years4:2017–2018
Clubs4:Kdz. Ereğli Belediye Spor
Caps4:17
Goals4:0
Years5:2018–2020
Clubs5:Ataşehir Belediyespor
Caps5:32
Goals5:0
Years6:2020–2022
Clubs6:ALG Spor
Caps6:30
Goals6:0
Years7:2022–
Clubs7:Ankara BB Fomget GS
Caps7:17
Goals7:0
Nationalyears1:2010
Nationalteam1:Turkey U-17
Nationalcaps1:3
Nationalgoals1:0
Nationalyears2:2011–2012
Nationalteam2:Turkey U-19
Nationalcaps2:14
Nationalgoals2:0
Nationalyears3:2014
Nationalteam3:Turkey U-21
Nationalcaps3:1
Nationalgoals3:0
Nationalyears4:2015–
Nationalteam4:Turkey
Nationalcaps4:35
Nationalgoals4:0
Club-Update:18 March 2023
Nationalteam-Update:8 April 2023

Selda Akgöz (born June 9, 1993) is a Turkish women's football goalkeeper, who plays in the Turkish Women's Football Super League for Ankara BB Fomget GS with jersey number 1. She is a member of the Turkey women's team.

Early years

Selda Akgöz was born in Çaycuma town of Zonguldak Province on June 9, 1993. Already in school years, she began playing handball before she switched over to volleyball. In the end, she found herself in football through her teacher's suggestion. From the beginning on, she wanted to be a goalkeeper and got enthusiastic about diving save, which she still performs.

Club career

Selda Akgöz obtained her license on March 5, 2009, for the Regional League team Ovacık Gençlik Spor in Karabük. After graduation from the high school and playing 26 matches in two seasons, she moved to Fomget Gençlik ve Spor in Ankara to play in the Women's First league and to begin with her university study in physical education and sports there. She became captain of the team, and appeared at 37 matches in three seasons before she was transferred by Trabzon İdmanocağı in the 2014–15 season.

By August 2017, she transferred to the Izmir-based league-champion Konak Belediyespor, and took part at the 2017–18 UEFA Champions League as the reserve goalkeeper. In October of the same year, she left Konak Belediyespor to join Kdz. Ereğlispor in the 2017–18 season.

On June 1, 2018, Akgöz signed with the Istanbul-based club Ataşehir Belediyespor before the club's participation at the 2018–19 UEFA Women's Champions League qualifying round. She played in two of the three matches of the qualification round.

By August 2020, she transferred to the Gaziantep-based 2019-20 Women's League season top club ALG Spor. She enjoyed the 2021-22 Women's Super League champion title of her team.

Akgöz transferred to her former club Ankara BB Fomget GS in October 2022.

International career

Selda Akgöz was admitted to the Turkey girls' U-17 team for the 2010 UEFA Championship qualifying round – Group 4 matches. However, she played first time at the International Friendly Tournament in the match against Bulgaria on June 27, 2010. She capped 3 times for the U-17 nationals.

She was called up to the Turkey women's U-19 team for the 2011 UEFA Women's U-19 Championship First qualifying round – Group 9, at which she served as substitute only. She debuted in the 2011 Kuban Spring Tournament match against China on March 10. Finally, Akgöz participated at the 2012 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship – Group A matches. She played 14 times in total for the Turkey women's U-19 team.

On November 26, 2014, Selda Akgöz played the goalkeeper of the Turkey women's U-21 team in the friendly game against Belgium.

Selda Akgöz debuted in the Turkey women's team in a friendly match against Georgia on February 26, 2015.

Career statistics

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ClubSeasonLeagueContinentalNationalTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Ovacık Gençlik Spor2009–10 Regional League8 0 2 0 10 0
2010–11 Second League17 2 4 0 21 2
Total25 2 6 0 31 2
Fomget Gençlik ve SporFirst League18 0 8 0 26 0
First League17 1 3 0 20 1
2013–14Second League2 0 0 0 2 0
Total37 1 11 0 48 1
Trabzon İdmanocağıFirst League16 0 2 0 18 0
First League17 1 4 0 21 1
First League24 0 5 0 29 0
Total57 1 11 0 68 1
Kdz. Ereğli Belediye SporFirst League17 0 2 0 19 0
Total17 0 2 0 19 0
Ataşehir BelediyesporFirst League16 0 2 0 3 0 21 0
First League16 0 0 0 5 0 21 0
Total32 0 2 0 8 0 42 0
ALG SporFirst League6 0 - - 2 0 8 0
2021–22Super League24 0 9 0 33 0
Total30 0 - - 11 0 41 0
Ankara BB Fomget GSSuper League17 0 - - 4 0 21 0
Super League28 0 - - 2 0 30 0
Total45 0 - - 6 0 51 0
Career total243 4 2 0 55 0 300 4

Honours

Club

Turkish Women's First League
  • Trabzon İdmanocağı
  • Third places (2): 2014–15, 2015–16
    ALG Spor
  • Champions (1): 2021-22
  • Third places (1): 2020-21

    Individual

    Crystal Feet - Best Goalkeeper: 2023-24.