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 38)
Place of birth Trabzon, Turkey
Position Defender
Team information
Current team
Ünye
Number 19
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2010 Trabzon 32 (2)
2010–2011 Maltepe Yalı 19 (0)
2011–2017 Trabzon İdmanocağı 109 (3)
2017–2018 Kdz. Ereğli 16 (0)
2018–2021 Ataşehir 34 (1)
2021–2022 Çaykur Rize 6 (0)
2022–2023 Ataşehir 15 (3)
2023 Amed 1 (0)
2023–2024 Gaziantep Asya 14 (0)
2024–2025 ALG 10 (0)
2025– Ünye 2 (0)
International career
2009 Turkey 3 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 5 October 2025
‡ National team caps and goals 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 Maltepe Yalı 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. Ereğli for the 2017–18 season.[6]

On June 1, 2018, she signed with the Istanbul-based club Ataşehir 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 Rize.[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]

For the 2025–26 Super League season, she transferred Ünye.[12]

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 5 October 2025.[1]
Club Season League Continental National Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Trabzon 2008–09First League 15030180
2009–10First league 1723000202
Total 3223030382
Maltepe Yalı 2010–11First League 19000190
Trabzon İdmanocağı 2011–12First League 21000210
2012–13First League 18000180
2013–14First League 13000130
2014–15First League 16000160
2015–16First League 17200172
2016–17First League 24100241
Total 1093001093
Kdz. Ereğli 2017–18First League 16000160
Ataşehir 2018–19First League 1403000170
2019–20First League 161--00161
2020–21 First League 400040
Total 3413000371
Çaykur Rize 2021–22 Super League 600060
Ataşehir 2022–23 Super League 15300153
Amed 2023–24 Super League 100010
Gaziantep Asya 2023–24 Super League 14000140
ALG 2024–25 Super League 10000100
Ünye 2025–26 Super League 200020
Career total 258960302679

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. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Player Detailsr – Nagehan Akşan". Turkish Football Federation. Retrieved 2014-12-29.
  2. 1 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. Archived from the original on 2019-06-18. 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.
  12. "Nagehan Alçu" (in Turkish). Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu. Retrieved 10 October 2025.
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