Handan Kurğa (born 10 September 1993) is a Turkish footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Turkish Women's First Football League club Galatasaray. She made one appearance for the Turkey national team in 2017.
Club career Ataşehir Belediyespor Kurğa obtained her license during her high school education on 11 May 2007. She became part of her high school's team Düvenciler Lisesispor, which played in the Turkish Women's Second Football League. In the 2009–10 season, the team was renamed Ataşehir Belediyespor and was promoted to the First League. The next season, her team won the league.championship.
Lüleburgaz 39 Spor After capping 28 times for Ataşehir Belediyespor, Kurğa transferred to Lüleburgaz 39 Spor in the 2011–12 season, where she played one season only because the team folded.
Konak Belediyespor From 19 October 2012 she was the substitute goalkeeper at the Izmir-based Konak Belediyespor, where she enjoyed twice consecutive league champion titles. She spent the games of the 2013–14 UEFA Champions League on the bench. She appeared in two of the three matches of the 2014–15 UEFA Women's Champions League qualifying matches. She appeared twice at the 2015–16 UEFA Women's Champions League qualifying round.
Ataşehir Belediyespor In August 2017 she transferred to her former club Ataşehir Belediyespor. At the end of the 2016–17 season, she enjoyed her team's league champion title.
ALG Spor In the beginning of the 2018-19 First league season's second half, Kurğa joined the recently promoted Gaziantep-based club ALG Spor. Her team finished the season equal on points with the league leader. They lost the play-off match, and became runners-up.
Konak Belediyespor In the 2019-20 Turkish Women's First Football League season, she transferred to her former club Konak Belediyespor.
Galatasaray On 10 August 2022, the Turkish Women's Football Super League team was transferred to the Galatasaray club.
She signed a new 1-year contract with Galatasaray on July 31, 2025.
International career Kurğa became international with the Turkey girls' U-17 team in 2008. She was twice part of the Turkey women's U-19 team.
She debuted in the Turkey senior national team in the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification – UEFA preliminary round match against Luxembourg on 8 April 2017.
Career statistics
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupEuropeTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAtaşehir Belediyespor2008–09Second League8120–101 2009–10First League14100–1412010–11First League6000–60 Total2822000302 Lüleburgaz 39 Spor2011–12First League11020–130 Konak Belediyespor2012–13First11000–1102013–14First League3000–30 2014–15First League200020402015–16First League900020110 2016–17First League1001010120 Total3501050410Ataşehir Belediyespor2017–18First League10000–100 ALG Spor2018–19First League9100–91 Konak Belediyespor2019–20First League8000–80 2020–21First League Gr. D2000–20 2021–22 Super League Gr. B20000–200 Total3000000300Galatasaray2022–23 Super League8000–80 Career total131350501413
Honours Turkish Women's First League Ataşehir Belediyespor Winners (2): 2010–11, 2017–18
Konak Belediyespor Winners (5): 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17
ALG Spor Runners-up (1): 2018–19
Galatasaray Winners (1): 2023–24
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