Zübeyde Kaya (born July 5, 1991) is a Turkish women's football defender, who most recently played in the Turkish Women's First League for Kdz. Ereğlispor. She was part of the Turkey girls' national U-17, Turkey women's U-19 and Turkey women's national teams.

Playing career

Club

Zübeyde Kaya obtained her license for Gazi Üniversitesispor in

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on May 31, 2004. She played until the end of the 2011–12 season capping 59 times and scoring four goals. In the 2009–10 season, she enjoyed her club's championship title in the Women's First League. She took part at three matches of the 2010–11 UEFA Champions League – Group 1 matches for Gazi Üniversitesispor. In October 2012, Kaya was transferred by Kdz. Ereğlispor, where she played two seasons appearing in 33 matches.

International

She was admitted to the Turkey girls' national U-17 team and debuted in the friendly match against Azerbaijan on May 27, 2007. She played in seven matches and scored one goal for the national U-17 team. Her first appearance in the Turkey women's U-19 team was in the friendly game against Bılgaria on May 5, 2007. She played in total 34 matches until 2010. Kaya was called up to the national team, and played in the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 5 matches debuting in the game against

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on July 29, 2010. She later participated at the

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matches, and also at a

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match. Zübeyde Kaya capped in seven matches for the Turkey women's national team. During the UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualifying home match against

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on February 15, 2012, she broke her

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Career statistics

Honors

; Turkish Women's First League :; Gazi Üniversitesispor :: ''Winners'' (1): 2009–10 :: ''Third places'' (1): 2008–09 :; Kdz. Ereğlispor :: ''Third places'' (1):

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kaya, Zubeyde Living people 1991 births People from Sungurlu Turkish women's footballers Women's association football defenders Turkey women's international footballers Gazi Üniversitesispor players Karadeniz Ereğlispor players