İpek Kaya (born 28 October 1994) is a

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defender who plays for Fenerbahçe and the

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. Born in France, she represents

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at international level.

Early years

She was born to Turkish immigrant parents in L'Aigle, Orne in France on 28 October 1994. She is a student of law.

Club career

FCF Condé

She began her football career at her hometown club FC du Pays Aiglon in October 2004, where she was until June 2010. The next month, Kaya was transferred to FCF Condé, then competing in the French top women's league of

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Soyaux

For the 2015–16 season, the defender signed for ASJ Soyaux-Charente, another club of

. She made her league debut against

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on 13 December 2015.

First spell at Stade Brestois 29

She then went to

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, where she played the 2016–17 season.

FC Metz

Kaya transferred in the 2017–18 season to

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, where she played three seasons and served as the captain.

Stade Brestois 29

In June 2020, she returned to her former club Stade Brestois 29.

Second spell at Soyaux

Kaya made her league debut for the club against PSG on 9 September 2022. She scored her first league goal against Fleury on 1 October 2022, scoring in the 54th minute.

Fenerbahçe

On 4 August 2023, Kaya was announced at Fenerbahçe.

International career

İpek Kaya was selected twice to the France women's national under-19 football team. However, she switched to play for Turkey. She debuted in the Turkey women's national team in the friendly match against

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on 24 February 2015. She took part at the

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for Turkey. She played in three games of the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification – UEFA preliminary round – Group 4. She took part in five matches of the UEFA Women's Euro 2021 qualifying Group A.

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