Hasret Kayikçi
 Kayikçi in 2016 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Hasret Kayikçi[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 6 November 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Heidelberg, Germany | ||
| Height | 1.61 m (5 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | SC Freiburg | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2007–2008 | TSG Rohrbach | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2011 | FCR 2001 Duisburg | 19 | (4) |
| 2008–2011 | FCR 2001 Duisburg II | 16 | (11) |
| 2011–2025 | SC Freiburg | 195 | (61) |
| International career | |||
| 2008 | Germany U17 | 3 | (0) |
| 2009 | Germany U19 | 11 | (3) |
| 2016–2018 | Germany | 11 | (6) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Hasret Kayikçi (born 6 November 1991) is a German-Turkish former footballer who played as a striker for SC Freiburg and the Germany national team.
Club career
Kayikçi grew up in Heidelberg-Rohrbach and started her career at TSG Rohrbach. After a year in the federation league team (with 30 goals), she joined as a 16-year-old in the summer of 2008 to Bundesliga team FCR 2001 Duisburg and she debuted on 7 September 2008 against Herforder SV. A week later they scored a 4–3 away win against Hamburger SV; her first Bundesliga goal.
In May 2011, Kayikçi moved to SC Freiburg.[2] In April 2012, she sustained a new cruciate ligament injury, which initially remained undetected.[3] After a long break, she participated in their first Bundesliga game in the 2012–13 season and scored a goal.[4] After three games, Kayikçi was again kept out of action by a knee injury. She could attend a game in the 2013–14 season. After a long pause and rehab, she celebrated her comeback in the Bundesliga at start of the 2014–15 season on 30 August 2014.[5]
Kayikçi became an important key player for the club and became team captain in 2021. In the 2022-23 season, she led her team to the cup final, which was lost to Wolfsburg. In the semi-final she scored 1-0 to advance.
In January 2025, Kayikçi announced she would retire at the end of the 2024–25 season[6] after suffering another cruciate ligament injury in August 2024. She celebrated her comeback in the last game of the season in May 2025, being the last game in her career.[7]
Kayikçi is Freiburg's all-time Bundesliga top goalscorer.[8] She holds the record for the club's most Bundesliga appearences.[9] With 14 years at the club, she is one of Freiburg's most loyal players.
In the summer of 2025, she continued her career at the Sport-Club in the management and scouting department.[10]
International career
Kayikçi adopted German citizenship and was part of the squad of the U-17 national team for the World Cup in New Zealand.[11] She also belonged to the squad of the U-19 national team for the European Championship in Macedonia. She suffered a cruciate ligament injury in the final group game.
She was part of the German squad for the UEFA Women's Euro 2017 and took part in the SheBelieves Cup twice.
Career statistics
- Scores and results list Germany's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Kayikçi goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 July 2017 | Sandhausen, Germany |  Brazil |
2–1 | 3–1 | Friendly |
| 2 | 24 October 2017 | Großaspach, Germany |  Faroe Islands |
8–0 | 11–0 | 2019 FIFA World Cup qualifying |
| 3 | 9–0 | |||||
| 4 | 10–0 | |||||
| 5 | 11–0 | |||||
| 6 | 4 March 2018 | Harrison, United States |  England |
1–0 | 2–2 | Friendly |
Honours
FCR 2001 Duisburg
References
- ^ "FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup New Zealand 2008 – List of Players: Germany" (PDF). FIFA. 27 October 2008. p. 8. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 October 2019. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
- ^ "SC Freiburg brings Hasret Kayikci". Archived from the original on 21 December 2016. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
- ^ Second cruciate ligament in Kayikci Archived 8 May 2016 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Freiburg wins against Gütersloh". Archived from the original on 18 October 2016. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
- ^ "The battle for the championship trophy begins". Archived from the original on 22 February 2016. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
- ^ "SC Freiburg: Kapitänin Hasret Kayikci hört im Sommer auf" [SC Freiburg: Captain Hasret Kayikci to retire in the summer]. Kicker (in German). 29 January 2025. Retrieved 31 January 2025.
- ^ "Freiburgs Rekordspielerin Kayikci: Comeback und Abschied" [Freiburg's recordplayer Kayikci: Comeback and Farewell]. DFB (in German). 11 May 2025. Retrieved 1 August 2025.
- ^ SC Freiburg women Bundesliga top goalscorer
- ^ SC Freiburg women most Bundesliga appearences
- ^ "Hasret Kayikci bleibt Sport-Club treu" [Hasret Kayikci remains loyal to the Sport-Club]. SC Freiburg (in German). 1 July 2025. Retrieved 1 August 2025.
- ^ "Hasret Kayikci to World Cup squad". Archived from the original on 18 September 2016. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
- ^ "Players Info Goals". DFB. Retrieved 9 April 2017.
External links
- Hasret Kayikci at DFB (also available in German)
- Hasret Kayikci at Soccerway
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