Açelya Kaya
| Açelya Kaya | |||||||||||||||||
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| Born |
10 June 2003 Kırşehir, Turkey | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Center back | ||||||||||||||||
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| Current club | Yenimahalle Bld. | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 84 | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior clubs | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||
2022– | Yenimahalle Bld. | ||||||||||||||||
| National team | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||
2025– | Turkey | ||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Açelya Kaya (born 10 June 2003) is a Turkish women's handballer, who plays as center back in the Turkish Women's Handball Super League for Yenimahalle Bld. and the Turkey national team.
Club career
Kaya is a member of Yenimahalle Bld. in Ankara.[1][2][3] Her team finished the 2023–24 Super League season as runners-up.[4] She played at the 2023–24 Women's EHF European Cup and 2024–25 Women's EHF European League.[2]
She is 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) tall and plays in the center back position.[1][2]
International career
Kaya was part of the national team, which won the gold medal at the 2025 Islamic Solidarity Games in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.[5]
Personal life
Açelya Kaya was born in Kırşehir, Turkey,[1] on 10 Juney 2003.[2][6]
Honours
Club
- Turkish Women's Handball Super League
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- Yenimahalle Bld.
- Runners-up (1): 2023–24
International
- Turkey women's national handball team
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- Islamic Solidarity Games
- Champions (1): 2025
References
- ^ a b c "Kaya, Açelya". European Handball Federation. Retrieved 14 December 2025.
- ^ a b c d "Acelya Kaya". Handball Base. Retrieved 13 December 2025.
- ^ "Sultanlarımız, sezona puansız başladı: 28-31". Kırşehir Çiğdem (in Turkish). 2 September 2024. Retrieved 14 December 2025.
- ^ "Şampiyon Armada Praxis Yalıkavak". TRT Spor (in Turkish). 26 May 2024. Retrieved 13 December 2025.
- ^ "Kadın Hentbol A Milli Takımı, İslami Dayanışma Oyunları'nda altın madalyanın sahibi oldu". Fanatik (in Turkish). 21 November 2025. Retrieved 13 December 2025.
- ^ "Athletes - Handball - Türkiye - Acelya Kaya". Islamic Solidarity Games. Retrieved 14 December 2025.