Kader Hançar

Kader Hançar — Biography

Kader Hançar is a striker who reached the league stage at a young age and is now one of the forwards of the Turkey women's national team. In June 2025 she moved to Liga MX Femenil side Tijuana in Mexico, joining the Turkish women footballers who play abroad. In October 2025 she stood out in Turkey's 4-0 away win over Kosovo.

She received her licence in 2011 and made her Women's First League debut on 3 November 2013, aged only 13. She finished runner-up three times with Ataşehir Belediyespor. In 2014 she won the World Schools Futsal Championship with her school team and, with 15 goals, was the tournament's second-highest scorer. In 2017 she moved to Konak Belediyespor and, in the Champions League qualifying round, scored twice against Martve and three times against Partizán Bardejov. At Beşiktaş she scored against Górnik Łęczna and Alashkert in the 2019-20 Champions League and won the league with the team in 2020-21. In between she joined Spain's Segunda División Pro side Osasuna in January 2020, and in 2022-23 she played for Fatih Vatanspor.

She has worn the national shirt at U-15, U-17 and U-19 level; she made her U-19 debut at 14. Her move to Mexico was presented in the press as the overseas step of a player known since her school years for dribbling past opponents.