Nurceren Akgün (born 20 June 1992), also known as Nurceren Akgün Göktepe, is a Turkish women's

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 pivot for Kastamonu Bld. GSK in the Turkish Super League9, and the Turkey national team.

Personal life

Nurceren Akgün was born in

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, Turkey on 20 June 1992. Following her marriage to the handball goalkeeper Coşkun Göktepe in 2017, she added "Göktepe", the surname of her spouse, to her family name.

Club career

Akgün Göktepe is tall at . In the beginning of her career, she played in the left wing position. With her transfer to Yenimahalle Bld. SK, she started to play as a pivot.

Muratpaşa Bld. SK

Akgün started her handball career at her hometown club Muratpaşa Bld. SK, playing in the 2010–11 season. She experienced her team's third-place finish in the league in the 2010–11 season, champions title in the 2011–12, 2012–13 and 2013–14 seasons as well as the runner-up position in the 2014–15 season. She took part in the

Women's EHF European Cup The Women's EHF European Cup is an annual team handball competition for women's clubs of Europe. It was known as the EHF City Cup until the 1999–2000 season and the EHF Challenge Cup until the 2019–20 season. It is currently the third-tier co ...

in 2010–1, and 2011–12, in the

Women's EHF Cup Winners' Cup The Women's EHF Cup Winners' Cup was the official competition for women's handball clubs of Europe that won their national cup, and took place every year from 1976 to 2016 (until 1993 organized by IHF instead of EHF). From the 2016–17 season, t ...

in 2012/13, and 2013/14, in the Women's EHF Champions League qualification tournament in

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, and 2013–14, as well as in the

Women's EHF Cup The Women's EHF European League is an annual competition for women's handball clubs of Europe. It is organized by the European Handball Federation, EHF. It is currently the second-tier competition of European club handball, ranking only below the ...

in 2014–15.

Yenimahalle Bld. SK

In the 2015–16 season, she moved to

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to join Yenimahalle Bld. SK. She played ın Yenimahalle Bld. SK including the 2020–21 season. She scored in total 62 goals in 22 matches played in the 2020–21 season. She participated in the

in 2015/16, in the Women's EHF Champions League qualifying in 2015–16, 2016–17, and 2017–18, the

in 2016–17, as well as in the

in 2018–19, and 2019–20.

A.B.B. EGO SK

In May 2021, she transferred to the newly formed club Ankara Büyükşehir Belediyesi EGO SK. She appeared in only three matches of her new club in September of the 2021–22 Super League season.

Kastamonu Bld. GSK

In October 2021, Akgün Göktepe moved to Kastamonu Bld. GSK to play in the remaining 2021–22 season. She played two seasons there until the 2022–23 season. Her team was the runner-up in the 2022–23 Women's Handball Turkish Cup ("2022–23 Kadınlar Hentbol Türkiye Kupası"). She took part in the

Women's EHF Champions League The EHF Women's Champions League is the competition for the top women's handball clubs in Europe, organised annually by the European Handball Federation (EHF). It is the most prestigious tournament for clubs, with the champions of Europe's top na ...

in 2021–22, and

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

Yenimahalle Bld. SK

In April 2023, she signed a deal with her former club Yenimahalle Bld. SK for the 2023–24 Super League season.

International career

Akgün Göktepe is a member of the Turkey national team. She captained the team in 2021. She played in the

2015 World Women's Handball Championship – European qualification The European qualification for the 2015 World Women's Handball Championship, in Denmark was played over two rounds. The 2015 hosts Denmark women's national handball team, Denmark were qualified automatically for the World Championship. In the first ...

. In 2017, she won the silver medal with the national team at the

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 ...

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, Azerbaycan. She took part in the

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, Spain, and

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, Algeria, in the European Women's Handball Championship qualifying in

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, and

. She played in the 2023 World Championship – European qualification matches.

Honours

Individual

In August 2021, she was honored by the ''Hentbol Haber'' with the ''Bests of Handball'' award for her successful appearance as pivot in the 2020–21 Turkish Super League.

Club

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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– ...

:; Muratpaşa Bld. SK :: ''Champions'' (3): 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14. :: ''Runner-up'' (1): 2014–15. :: ''Third place'' (1): 2010–11. :; Yenimahalle Bld. SK ::''Runner-up'' (1): 2016–17. :; Kastamonu Bld. GSK ::''Champions'' (1): 2022–23. ; Women's Handball Turkish Cup :; Kastamonu Bld. GSK :: ''Runner-up'' (1): 2022–23

International

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Turkey women's national handball team The Turkey women's national handball team is the national handball team of Turkey for women and is managed by the Turkey Handball Federation. The team achieved second place in Mediterranean Games in 2009 and championship in Islamic Solidari ...

: :;

:: ''Silver medal'' (1):

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Akgun, Nurceren 1992 births Living people Sportspeople from Antalya Turkish female handball players 21st-century Turkish sportswomen Turkey women's national handball players Mediterranean Games competitors for Turkey Handball players at the 2018 Mediterranean Games Handball players at the 2022 Mediterranean Games Islamic Solidarity Games medalists in handball Competitors at the 2017 Islamic Solidarity Games Muratpaşa Bld. SK (women's handball) players Yenimahalle Bld. SK (women's handball) players Kastamonu Bld. SK (women's handball) players Islamic Solidarity Games silver medalists for Turkey