Shirley Kocaçınar


Shirley Kocaçınar, full name Shirley Hubertina Maria Adriana Kocaçınar, is a Turkish-Dutch women's football forward currently playing for Fortuna Sittard. In 2011, Kocaçınar debuted in the Turkey women's national football team.

Playing career

Clubs

Kocaçınar played in the first season of the BeNe League, Premier Women's League, at Willem II. After one year, she moved to Roda JC, where she scored four golas in eleven league games. As her club folded due to financial problems, she transferred to RKTSV Kerkrade in the 2009–10 season. She returned to the Premier League with VVV-Venlo in the 2010–11 season. After the termination of her contract, she returned to her former club RKTSV Kerkrade, where she scored 15 goals in 12 matches becoming topscorer. In the 2012–13 season, Kocaçınar transferred to Fortuna Sittard.
In January 2013, she tried to transfer to the Turkish team Trabzon İdmanocağı without success due to problems with documentation.
Kocaçınar plays also futsal for the Sittard-based club FSG Gezien.nl.

International

In the possession of a Turkish passport, she was called up to the Turkey team. She took part in friendly international matches in 2011. In the match against Greece on April 29, 2011, she scored two goals. She capped four times for the Turkey women's national team.

Honors

Individual