Rojin Polat (born 20 August 2004) is an Australian-born Turkish footballer, who plays as a midfielder for Sydney Uni SFC in the NSW League Two, and the Turkey women's national team. She was a member of the Turkey women's U-19 team.[1] She also plays futsal for SD Raiders Futsal.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 20 August 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Sydney Uni SFC | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2018–2022 | SD Raiders FC | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023– | Sydney Uni SFC | 17 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022–2023 | Turkey U-19 | 7 | (2) |
| 2023– | Turkey | 1 | (0) |
| ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 October 2023 | |||
Club career edit
SD Raiders FC edit
Polat started her football career at SD Raiders FC in Moorebank, New South Wales. In 2018, she played 23 matches and scored five goals in the U14 team. In 2020, she appeared with the U17 team in 21 games scoring one goal in three different competitions in total. The next year, she scored two goals in twelve matches in the National Premier Leagues 2 NSW Women's.[3] That year, she was named member of the 2021 All Schools Merit Girls Team in New South Wales.[4] In 2022, she played in the Open Girls NSW Combined Independent Schools team at the NSW All Schools Football Championships.[5]
Sydney Uni SFC edit
In the 2023 season, Polat joined Sydney Uni SFC in the National Premier Leagues NSW Women's.[1] That season, she scored two goals in 17 league matches.[6]
Futsal edit
Polat also plays futsal as a member of the team SD Raiders Futsal in the Futsal Premier League 2 Open Womens.[2]
International career edit
Turkey U-19 edit
In 2022, Polat became a member of the Turkey women's U-19 team, and debuted in the friendly match against Azerbaijan on 14 September 2022. She played in five matches of the 2023 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship qualification, and scored two goals.[1][7][8][9][10]
Turkey edit
Polat was admitted to the Turkey women's national team,[11] and played her first match against Luxembourg on 27 October 2023.[12]
Personal life edit
Rojin Polat was born in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, on 20 August 2004. She is of Turkish descent, and holds Turkish citizenship.[1]
She is a student at Sydney University.[1]
References edit
- ^ a b c d e "Rojin Polat" (in Turkish). Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
- ^ a b "Futsal Premier League 2 Open Women's Round 9 Review". Football NSW. 12 November 2023. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
- ^ "Rojin Polat". SD Raiders FC. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
- ^ Stavroulakis, Mark (16 June 2021). "NSW All Schools Takes Centre Stage At Valentine Sports Patk". Football NSW. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
- ^ "2022 NSW All Schools Football Championships" (PDF). NSW Schools Football. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
- ^ "Rojin Polat" (in Turkish). Mackolik. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
- ^ "U19 Kadın Milli Takımı'nın U19 Avrupa Şampiyonası 1.Tur aday kadrosu açıklandı" (in Turkish). Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu. 27 September 2022. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
- ^ "Türkiye 0–3 Andorra". UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship. 1 April 2023. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
- ^ "Moldova 0–5 Türkiye". UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship. 7 April 2023. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
- ^ "Luxembourg 0–4 Türkiye". UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship. 27 October 2023. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
- ^ "A Milli Kadın Futbol Takımı'nın aday kadrosu belli oldu!". beIN Sports (in Turkish). 19 October 2023. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
- ^ "Lüksemburg 0-4 Türkiye" (in Turkish). Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu. 27 October 2023. Retrieved 25 November 2023.