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

Selda Akgöz
Selda Akgöz for Trabzon İdmanocağı (December 2014)
Personal information
Date of birth (1993-06-09) June 9, 1993 (age 33)
Place of birth Çaycuma, Zonguldak, Turkey
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
Ankara BB Fomget GS
Number 1
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2011 Ovacık Gençlik Spor 25 (2)
2011–2014 Fomget 37 (1)
2014–2017 Trabzon İdmanocağı 57 (1)
2017–2018 Kdz. Ereğli 17 (0)
2018–2020 Ataşehir 32 (0)
2020–2022 ALG 30 (0)
2022– Ankara BB Fomget 68 (0)
International career
2010 Turkey U-17 3 (0)
2011–2012 Turkey U-19 14 (0)
2014 Turkey U-21 1 (0)
2015– Turkey 55 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 4 May 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of 8 April3 June 2025

Early years

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Selda Akgöz was born in Çaycuma town of Zonguldak Province on June 9, 1993.[2] 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.[3]

Club career

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Selda Akgöz obtained her license on March 5, 2009, for the Regional League team Ovacık Gençlik Spor in Karabük.[2] 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.[3] She became captain of the team,[4] and appeared at 37 matches in three seasons before she was transferred by Trabzon İdmanocağı in the 2014–15 season.[1][2][3]

By August 2017, she transferred to the İzmir-based league-champion Konak Belediyespor,[5] and took part at the 2017–18 UEFA Champions League as the reserve goalkeeper.[2][6][7][8] In October of the same year, she left Konak Belediyespor to join Kdz. Ereğlispor in the 2017–18 season.[2]

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.[9] She played in two of the three matches of the qualification round.[10][11]

By August 2020, she transferred to the Gaziantep-based 2019–20 Women's League season top club ALG Spor.[12] She enjoyed the 2021–22 Women's Super League champion title of her team.[13]

Akgöz transferred to her former club Ankara BB Fomget GS in October 2022.[1] She won the champions title in the 2022–23 season,[14] became runners-up the next season,[15] and again won the champions title in the 2024–25 season.[16]

International career

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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.[1][3][4]

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.[17] She played 14 times in total for the Turkey women's U-19 team.[1][3]

On November 26, 2014, Selda Akgöz played the goalkeeper of the Turkey women's U-21 team in the friendly game against Belgium.[1][18]

Selda Akgöz debuted in the Turkey women's team in a friendly match against Georgia on February 26, 2015.[1]

Career statistics

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As of 4 May 2025.[1]
Club Season League Continental National Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Ovacık Gençlik Spor 2009–10Regional League 8020100
2010–11Second League 17240212
Total 25260312
Fomget 2011–12First League 18080260
2012–13First League 17130201
2013–14 Second League 200020
Total 371110481
Trabzon İdmanocağı 2014–15First League 16020180
2015–16First League 17140211
2016–17First League 24050290
Total 571110681
Kdz. Ereğli 2017–18First League 17020190
Ataşehir 2018–19First League 1602030210
2019–20First League 1600050210
Total 3202080420
ALG 2020–21First League 602080
2021–22 Super League 24090330
Total 300-110410
Ankara BB Fomget 2022–23 Super League 17040210
2023–24 Super League 29090380
2024–25 Super League 22080300
Total 680-210890
Career total 2664207003384

Honours

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Club

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Individual

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Crystal Feet – Best Goalkeeper: 2023–24.[19]

References

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  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Player Details – Selda Akgöz". Turkish Football Federation. Retrieved 2014-12-21.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "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.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 Gülyurt, Hilal (2012-07-05). "'Rakiplerimizin kaşını gözünü ezberledik'". FourFourTwo (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2014-12-21.
  4. 1 2 Boz, Mustafa (2013-04-01). "Selda kgöz Çok Üzüldü". Spor 01 (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 2013-10-26. Retrieved 2014-12-21.
  5. "Konak Belediyespor'dan çifte transfer". Ege'de Son Söz (in Turkish). 2017-08-01. Retrieved 2017-12-24.
  6. "Mikheil Meskhi-2 – Tbilisi 22/08/2017 Qualifying – Group 1 Konak-Martve". UEFA. Retrieved 2017-08-22.
  7. "David Petriashvili Stadium – Tbilisi 25/08/2017 Qualifying – Group 1 Partizan Bardejov 1–5 Konak". UEFA. Retrieved 2017-08-25.
  8. "David Petriashvili Stadium – Tbilisi 25/08/2017 Qualifying – Group 1 Konak 1–3 Gintra". UEFA. Retrieved 2017-08-28.
  9. "Ataşehir Belediyespor'dan Avrupa Başarısı İçin Transfer Atağı". itv Haber (in Turkish). 1 June 2018. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
  10. "III. Kerületi TVE – Budapest 07/08/2018 Qualifying – Group 4 Slavia Praha 7–2 Ataşehir". UEFA. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
  11. "Hidegkúti Nándor – Budapest 10/08/2018 Qualifying – Group 4 Ataşehir (TUR) 2–2 MTK Hungária (HUN)". UEFA. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
  12. "ALGSpor, Milli kaleci Selda Akgöz'ü transfer etti". Telegraf (in Turkish). 6 August 2020. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
  13. "Kadın Futbol Süper Ligi'nde şampiyon ALG Spor". TRT Haber (in Turkish). Retrieved 25 August 2022.
  14. "Fomget'in Şampiyonlar Ligi'ndeki Rakibi Belli Oldu" (in Turkish). Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu. 30 June 2023. Retrieved 10 May 2025.
  15. "Turkcell Kadın Futbol Süper Ligi'nde Şampiyon Galatasaray" (in Turkish). Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu. 5 May 2024. Retrieved 10 May 2025.
  16. "Turkcell Kadın Futbol Süper Ligi'nde Şampiyon Ankara B.B. Fomget G.S.K." (in Turkish). Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu. 4 May 2025. Retrieved 10 May 2025.
  17. "Kadın Millilerimiz Portekiz'le yenişemedi". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 2012-07-03. Retrieved 2014-12-21.
  18. "Kadın U21 Milli Takımı, Belçika Karşısında". SporHaberler.com (in Turkish). 2014-11-26. Retrieved 2014-12-21.
  19. "Bakan Bak, kadın futbolu için düzenlenen Kristal Ayaklar Ödül Töreni'ne katıldı". 24 Saat (in Turkish). 19 August 2024. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
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