Cansu Akalın (born 25 August 1998) is a Turkish handballer, who plays as pivot for Adasokağı in the Turkish Super League and the Turkey national team.
Personal life Cansu Akalın was born in Ankara, Turkey on 125 August998.
Her twin sister, Selen Akalın, is a handball goalkeeper and national team member.
Club career Akalın is tall at . She plays in the pivot position.
Çankaya Bld. Anka Cansu played seven seasons in her hometown club Çankaya Anka Bld. GSK together with her twin sister Selen, who is a goalkeeper. She took part in the 2013–14 EHF Cup.
Muratpaşa Bld. For the 2016–17 Turkish Super League season, she went together with her sister to Antalya to join Muratpaşa Bld. SK. She was with Muratpaşa Bld. SK including the 2020–21 season. She played in the 2016–17 EHF Cup, 2018–19 EHF Champions League, 2018–19 EHF Cup, 2019–20 EHF Cup, and 2020–21 EHF European Cup.
Kastamonu Bld. In the 2021–22 season, she transferred to Kastamonu Bld.. She played in the 2021–22 EHF Champions League.
Konyaaltı Bld. In 2022, she signed a deal with the Antalya-based club Konyaaltı Bld., played in the 2022–23 EHF European Cup, and experienced her team's champion title of the cup. She was named Golden Seven () member of the 2022–23 Super League season by the Turkey Handball Federation.
Kastamonu Bld. After one season, she returned to her former club Kastamonu Bld. in the 2023–24 Super League season.
Adasokağı She transferred to the Adana-based club Adasokağı for the 2024–25 Super League season. Her team became runner-up defeated by defending champion Yalaıkavak in the play-off finals by 3-1.
International career Akalın is a member of the Turkey national team. She took part in the 2022 European Women's Handball Championship qualification matches . In 2022, she played in the national team, which became champion at the 5th Islamic Solidarity Games in Konya, Turkey.
Honours Individual Turkish Women's Handball Super League Golden Seven member (1): 2022–23 (Konyaaltı Bld.)
Club Turkish Women's Handball Super League Champions (2): 2017–18 (Muratpaşa Bld.), 2021–22 (Kastamonu Bld.) Runners-up (3): 2018–19 (Muratpaşa Bld.), 2022–23 (Konyaaltı Bld.), 2024–25 (Adasokağı)
Turkish Women's Handball Super Cup Winners (2): 2018 (Muratpaşa Bld.), 2021 (Kastamonu Bld.) Runners-up (3): 2019 (Muratpaşa Bld.), 2022 (Konyaaltı Bld.), 2023 (Kastamonu Bld.)
Turkish Women's Handball Cup Winners (1): 2021–22 (Kastamonu Bld.)
EHF Women's European Cup Winners (1): 2022–23 (Konyaaltı Bld.)
International Turkey women's national handball team Champions (1): 2021 (Islamic Solidarity Games)
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