Selen Akalın (born 25 August 1998) 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 goalkeeper for Adasokağı in the

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and the Turkey national team.

Personal life

Selen Akalın was born in

Ankara Ankara is the capital city of Turkey and List of national capitals by area, the largest capital by area in the world. Located in the Central Anatolia Region, central part of Anatolia, the city has a population of 5,290,822 in its urban center ( ...

, Turkey on 25 August 1998. Her twin sister,

Cansu Akalın 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 sist ...

, is a handball pivot and national team member.

Club career

Akalın is tall, and plays as goalkeeper.

Muratpaşa Bld.

Between 2016 and 2019, she played for Muratpaşa Bld. in

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 ...

. During this time, she took part at the qualification matches of the

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

and

EHF Women's 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 ...

Yenimahalle Bld.

In 2019, she transferred to Yenimahalle Bld. in her hometown

, where she was until the end of the 2023–24 Super League season. In April 2021, she underwent a surgey following a

meniscus tear A tear of a meniscus is a rupturing of one or more of the fibrocartilage strips in the knee called menisci. When doctors and patients refer to "torn cartilage" in the knee, they actually may be referring to an injury to a meniscus at the top of ...

Iuventa Michalovce

In June 2024, it was announced that she signed a deal with the Slovak club MSK Iuventa Michalovce.

Adasokağı

She joined the

Adana Adana is a large city in southern Turkey. The city is situated on the Seyhan River, inland from the northeastern shores of the Mediterranean Sea. It is the administrative seat of the Adana Province, Adana province, and has a population of 1 81 ...

-based club Adasokağı for the 2024–25 Super League season. Her team became runner-up defeated by the defending champion Yalaıkavak in the play-off finals by 3-1.

International career

Akalın is a member of the Turkey national team.

Honours

;

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– ...

:: ''Champions'' (1): 2017–18 ( Muratpaşa Bld.) :: ''Runners-up'' (3): 2018–19 ( Muratpaşa Bld.), 2023–24 ( Yenimahalle Bld.), 2024–25 ( Adasokağı) :: ''Third places'' (1): 2020–21 ( Yenimahalle Bld.) ;

Turkish Women's Handball Cup The Turkish Women's Handball Cup ( or ''HDI Sigorta Kadınlar Hentbol Kupa'') for sponsorship reasons, is a second-level women's handball cup competition organized by the Turkişsh Handball Federation (THF) in Turkey. The cup is played between th ...

:: ''Winners'' (1): 2018–19 ( Muratpaşa Bld.) :: ''Runners-up'' (1): 2016–17 ( Muratpaşa Bld.)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Akalin, CanSelen 1998 births Living people Handball players from Ankara 21st-century Turkish sportswomen Turkish female handball players Turkey women's national handball players Muratpaşa Bld. SK (women's handball) players Yenimahalle Bld. SK (women's handball) players Adasokağı SK players