Kübra Sarıkaya (born 14 October 1996) is a Turkish

handball Handball (also known as team handball, European handball, Olympic handball or indoor handball) is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each (six outcourt players and a goalkeeper) pass a ball using their hands with the aim of thr ...

er, who plays as left wing for Kastamonu Bld. GSK in the

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and the Turkey national team.

Personal life

Kübra Sarıkaya was born in

Istanbul Istanbul is the List of largest cities and towns in Turkey, largest city in Turkey, constituting the country's economic, cultural, and historical heart. With Demographics of Istanbul, a population over , it is home to 18% of the Demographics ...

, Turkey on 14 October 1996.

Club career

Sarıkaya is tall at . She plays in the left wing position.

Polatlı Bld. SK

She started her handball career at Polatlı Bld. SK in

Ankara Province Ankara Province (, ) is a province and metropolitan municipality of Turkey with the capital city Ankara. Its area is 25,632 km2, and its population is 5,782,285 (2022). History The site of the modern city has been home to settlements ...

in 2018. She played in the 2018–19 EHF Challenge Cup.

Muratpaşa Bld. SK

In 2019, she moved to

Antalya Antalya is the fifth-most populous city in Turkey and the capital of Antalya Province. Recognized as the "capital of tourism" in Turkey and a pivotal part of the Turkish Riviera, Antalya sits on Anatolia's southwest coast, flanked by the Tau ...

to join Muratpaşa Bld. SK, where she played two seasons in the

Turkish Women's Handball Super League The Turkish Women's Handball Super League () is the top professional league for Turkish women's handball clubs. It is administered by the Turkey Handball Federation, and the winners are recognized as Turkish champions. Established in the 1978– ...

. She took part in the 2019–20 EHF Cup.

Kastamonu Bld. GSK

In June 2020, she signed a deal with Kastamonu Bld. GSK. She was named ''Golden Seven'' () member of the 2022–23 Super League season by the

Turkey Handball Federation Turkish Handball Federation () is the governing body of handball and beach handball sports in Turkey. It was formed on February 4, 1976. The headquarters is located in Çankaya district of Ankara. It is a member of the European Handball Federati ...

. She participated in the

2020–21 EHF European League The 2020–21 EHF European League was the 1st edition of the EHF European League, replacing the EHF Cup as the second most important European handball club competition organised by the European Handball Federation (EHF), which had been in existen ...

. She won the 2022–23 Turkish Super League with her team.

International career

She was part of the national team at the

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held in

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, Spain. In 2022, she played in the national team, which became champion at the 5th Islamic Solidarity Games in

Konya Konya is a major city in central Turkey, on the southwestern edge of the Central Anatolian Plateau, and is the capital of Konya Province. During antiquity and into Seljuk times it was known as Iconium. In 19th-century accounts of the city in En ...

, Turkey.

Honours

Individual

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: ''Golden Seven'' member (1): 2022–223 (Kastamonu Bld. GSK)

Club

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:; Kastamonu Bld. GSK :: ''Champions'' (3): 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23.

International

; Turkey women's national handball team :

Islamic Solidarity Games The Islamic Solidarity Games () is a multinational, multi-sport event. Managed jointly by the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) and Islamic Solidarity Sports Association (ISSA), the Games involve elite athletes of the OIC competing in a ...

:: ''Champions'' (1):

2021 Like the year 2020, 2021 was also heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, due to the emergence of multiple Variants of SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19 variants. The major global rollout of COVID-19 vaccines, which began at the end of 2020, continued ...

References

1996 births Living people Sportspeople from Istanbul 21st-century Turkish sportswomen Turkish female handball players Turkey women's national handball players Handball players at the 2018 Mediterranean Games Islamic Solidarity Games medalists in handball Muratpaşa Bld. SK (women's handball) players Kastamonu Bld. SK (women's handball) players Islamic Solidarity Games gold medalists for Turkey Medalists at the 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games Yalıkavak SK players {{Turkey-handball-bio-stub