Büşra Kuru

Büşra Kuru (born 24 October 2001) is a footballer who plays as a midfielder for 2. Frauen-Bundesliga club, SC Sand, and the Turkey women's national team.

Büşra Kuru
Personal information
Date of birth (2001-10-24) 24 October 2001
Place of birth Weinheim, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 SC Sand
Number 7
Youth career
2014–2015 SG Hohensachsen
2015–2017 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim
2017–2019 FC Speyer
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2022 1. FFC 08 Niederkirchen 11 (1)
2022– SC Sand 26 (0)
International career‡
2017–2018 Turkey U17 21 (1)
2018–2019 Turkey U19 15 (0)
2020– Turkey 14 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 May 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 April 2023

Born in Germany, she represents Turkey at international level.

Early life

Büşra Kuru was born to Turkish parents in Weinheim, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, on 24 October 2001.[1] She studied at Wirtschaftsgymnasium (Johann-Philipp-Reis Schule) in Weinheim.[2]

Club career

Kuru began playing football at age six.[2] She was encouraged by her footballer brother, who took her to the sports field every day.[2] Before she started playing, she pursued the hobbies of swimming and judo. She was part of the Baden selection team from 2011–12 to 2014–15, and in the Southwest selection team since the 2017–18 season.[2]

Kuru played for her hometown club SG Hohensachsen, where she scored 20 goals in the league and cup matches of the 2014–15 season. The following season, she moved to TSG 1899 Hoffenheim.[3] She plays for 1. FFC 08 Niederkirchen in the 2. Frauen-Bundesliga. In the next season, she transferred to 2. Frauen-Bundesliga–South.[2]

International career

Kuru became a member of the Turkey girls' national under-17 team, debuting in the friendly match against Russia on 25 January 2017. She took part at the 2017 UEFA Development Tournament in three of the 2018 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship qualification – Group 7 matches and three games at the Elite round – Group 6. She was capped 21 times and scored one goal in total for the Turkey girls' under-17 team between 2017 and 2018.[1][4]

In 2018, Kuru was called up to the Turkey women's under-19 team,[2] and played for the first time in a friendly game against Poland on 28 August.[1] She took part in three matches of the 2019 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship qualification – Group 2 and Elite round – Group 6 each. She played in 15 matches between 2018 and 2019.[1]

Kuru was selected for the Turkey women's team in 2020.[5] She made her debut in the UEFA Women's Euro 2021 qualifying Group A match against Slovenia on 18 September 2020.[6][7]

References
  1. "Oyuncular – Futbolcular Büşra Kuru" (in Turkish). Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
  2. "Unsere 'Neuen' – Büsra Kuru" (in German). 27 June 2019. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
  3. Kloskalla, Patrick (12 June 2015). "Abschluss der Runde – Abschied von Torjägerin" (in German). Sportgemeinde Hohensachsen. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
  4. "UEFA Gelişim Turnuvası – Letonya 0–7 Türkiye" (in Turkish). Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
  5. "Kadın A Milli Takımı, Slovenya maçı hazırlıklarına devam ediyor" (in Turkish). Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu. 18 September 2020. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
  6. "Slovenia 3–1 Turkey". UEFA Women's Euro 2022 England. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
  7. "Kadın A Milli Takımı, Slovenya'ya 3–1 yenildi" (in Turkish). Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu. 18 September 2020. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
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