Yaşam Göksu

Yaşam Göksu

Yaşam Göksu (March 2014)
Personal information
Date of birth	September 25, 1995
Place of birth	Konak, Izmir, Turkey
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current team	Konak Belediyespor
Number	10
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
2007–	Konak Belediyespor	116	(11)
National team^‡
2009	Turkey U-15	2	(0)
2010–2011	Turkey U-17	8	(2)
2012–2014	Turkey U-19	35	(5)
2014–	Turkey	4	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of April 24, 2015. † Appearances (goals) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of February 24, 2015

Yaşam Göksu (born September 25, 1995) is a Turkish female football defender playing in the Turkish Women's First League for Konak Belediyespor with jersey number 10. She is part of the Turkey women's national football team since 2010.^[1]

Private life

Yaşam Göksu was born in Konak district of Izmir, Turkey on September 25, 1995. She has two elder brothers.^[2]

Playing career

Yaşam Göksu for Konak Belediyespor in the 2013–14 season.

Yaşam Göksu (left) playinfg for Konak Belediyespor in the 2014–15 season.

Club

Yaşam Göksu obtained her license on March 2, 2007, and was admitted to the Konak Belediyespor club in her hometown. Already in the 2008–09 season, she became part of the team competing in the Women's First League. As of the 2013–14 season, she capped 110 times and scored 10 goals for Konak Belediyespor. During this period, she enjoyed two consecutive champion titles, in the 2012–13 and 2013–14 season with her club.^[1][3]

Debuting in the match against FC NSA Sofia on August 8, 2013, she appeared in seven matches of the 2013–14 UEFA Women's Champions League, at which her team advanced to the Round of 16.^[4]

International

Yaşam Göksu in the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 6 match against Belarus.

Göksu became international playing for the Turkey Girls' U-15 national team in the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics qualifying round match against Georgia on October 12, 2009.^[5] She capped two times for the Turkey U-15 team.

Debuting in the match against the girls from England on October 3, 2010, she was part of the Turkey girls' national U-17 team in the four matches of the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics – Girls' tournament in Singapore,^[6] at which Turkey took the bronze medal. She played in all three matches of the 2011 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship - Group 6 round.^[7] She capped 8 times in total for the Turkey U-17 team and scored two goals.

She appeared for the Turkey U-19 team playing in two games of the 2012 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship - Group A round.^[8] Later, she took part at two matches of the 2013 UEFA Women's U-19 Championship First qualifying round - Group 5 scoring two goals,^[9][10] three matches of the 2014 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship First qualifying round - Group 10,^[11] and three games of the 2014 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship Second qualifying round - Group 5 competitions.^[12]

On May 7, 2014, Yaşam Göksu debuted at the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 6 match playing for the Turkey women's national team against Belarus on May 7, 2015.^[13]

Career statistics

As of match playedNovember 30, 2014

Club	Season	League			Continental		National		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Konak Belediyespor	2008–09	First League	17	0	-	-	0	0	17	0
	2009–10	First League	18	0	-	-	4	0	22	0
	2010–11	First League	22	5	-	-	3	2	25	7
	2011–12	First League	20	1	-	-	11	0	31	1
	2012–13	First League	16	2	-	-	12	3	28	5
	2013–14	First League	17	2	7	0	16	2	40	4
	2014–15	First League	16	1	3	0	3	0	22	1
	Total		126	11	10	0	49	7	185	18
Career total			126	11	7	0	49	7	185	18

Honours

Turkish Women's First Football League

Konak Belediyespor

Winners (3): 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15

Runners-up (1): 2010–11

Third place (1): 2009–10

References

1. "Player Details - Yaşam Göksu". Turkish Football Federation. Retrieved 2014-05-17.
2. "Yaşam Göksu "Milli Takım Ve Konak Belediyenin Göz Bebeği" - Röportaj". Bayanlar da Futbol Oynar (in Turkish). 2012-07-23. Retrieved 2014-05-17.
3. "Konak Belediyespor namağlup şampiyon". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 2014-05-12. Retrieved 2014-05-17.
4. "Women's Champions League 2014 Qualifying round - NSA Sofia-Konak". UEFA. Retrieved 2014-05-17.
5. "Youth Olympics Games 2010 (Women's National Team) (Group Qualifying) Turkey 16-0 Georgia". Turkish Football Federation. Retrieved 2014-05-17.
6. "Girls' Youth Olympic Football Tournament Singapore 2010 - Turkey-Iran". FIFA. Retrieved 2014-05-17.
7. "European Women's Under-17 Championship 2010 - First qualifying round - England-Turkey". UEFA. Retrieved 2014-05-17.
8. "European Championship Qualifying Group 2012 (Women's National Team) Turkey 0-1 Denmark". Turkish Football Federation. Retrieved 2014-05-17.
9. "UEFA European Women's Under-19 Championship 2013 - First qualifying round - Norway-Turkey". UEFA. Retrieved 2014-05-17.
10. "Yaşam Göksu brings the victory for Women U19s: 2-0". Turkish Football Federation. 2012-10-25. Retrieved 2014-05-17.
11. "U19 Women's lose to Belgium: 4-0". Turkish Football Federation. 2013-09-21. Retrieved 2014-05-17.
12. "UEFA European Women's Under-19 Championship 2014 - Austria-Turkey". UEFA. Retrieved 2014-05-17.
13. "Women's World Cup Qualifying round - Belarus-Turkey". UEFA. Retrieved 2014-05-17.

External links

• Yaşam Göksu – UEFA competition record