Bilgesu Aydın

Bilgesu Aydın — Biography

Bilgesu Aydın, born on 8 June 1994 in Denizli, is a women's footballer who plays as a goalkeeper. After the family moved to İzmir, her mother, who bought the goalkeeper gloves and boots her daughter wanted, registered her at a local club, and that support started her in football. She studied physical education and sports at Ege University.

She received her licence for Bucaspor on 29 May 2009 and played 19 games in two seasons. In 2011-12 she moved to Gazi Üniversitesispor in Ankara, appearing in 16 matches in one season. On 22 October 2012 she signed with Ataşehir Belediyespor in Istanbul, finishing league runner-up with them in 2012-13, 2013-14 and 2014-15. In the second half of 2015-16 she transferred to the İzmir club Konak Belediyespor, won the title that season and again in 2016-17. With the same club she played in the 2016-17 UEFA Women's Champions League qualifying round.

She first wore the national shirt at youth level: called up to the Turkey women's under-19 team in December 2011, she debuted in a friendly against Russia on 18 February 2012 and played three matches in the first qualifying round of the 2013 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship. Her senior national team debut came against Kosovo at the 2017 Goldcity Women's Cup.