Yaşam Göksu

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 was part of the Turkey women's national football teams between 2010 and 2015.[1]

Yaşam Göksu
Yaşam Göksu (March 2014)
Personal information
Date of birth (1995-09-25) September 25, 1995
Place of birth Konak, Izmir, Turkey
Playing position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 Konak Belediyespor
Number 10
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2015 Konak Belediyespor 126 (12)
2015–2017 1207 Antalyaspor 38 (6)
2017–2018 Konak Belediyespor 19 (2)
2018–2019 ALG Sspor 17 (1)
2019– Konak Belediyespor 14 (4)
National team‡
2009–2010 Turkey U-15 8 (0)
2010–2011 Turkey U-17 8 (2)
2012–2014 Turkey U-19 35 (5)
2014–2015 Turkey 4 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 8 March 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 24 February 2015

Private life

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

Playing career

Club
Yaşam Göksu for Konak Belediyespor in the 2013–14 season.
Yaşam Göksu (left) of Konak Belediyespor challenging an attack of Ataşehir Belediyespor in the 2014–15 season.

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]

In the 2015–16 season, she transferred to 1207 Antalya Muratpaşa Belediye Spor.[1]

After two seasons with 1207 Antayaspor, Göksu returned to her gormer club Konak Belediyespor in the 2017–18 season.[1]

In October 2018, she joined the Gaziantep-based club ALG Spor, which were promoted to the Women's First League in the 2018–19 season.[1] The next season, she returned to her hometown club Konak Belediyespor.[1]

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 played 8 March 2020.[1]
Club Season League Continental National Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Konak Belediyespor 2008–09First League 170––00170
2009–10First League 180––40220
2010–11First League 225––112337
2011–12First League 201––90291
2012–13First League 162––123285
2013–14First League 17270162404
2014–15First League 1623030222
Total 1261210055719119
1207 Antalyaspor 2015–16First League 153––00153
2016–17First League 233––00233
Total 386––00386
Konak Belediyespor 2017–18First League 192––00192
Total 192––00192
ALG Spor 2018–19First League 171––00171
Total 171––00171
Konak Belediyespor 2019–20First League 144––00144
Total 144––00144
Career total 2142510055727932

Honours
Turkish Women's First League
Konak Belediyespor
Winners (3): 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15
Runners-up (1): 2010–11
Third places (2): 2009–10, 2017–18
ALG Spor
Runners-up (1): 2018–19

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