Selin Kuralay
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Selin Kuralay is an Australia
n football (soccer)
player of Turkish ancestry.
She played for Australian W-League
team Melbourne Victory.
She currently plays for currently for Australian W-League
team .
. She later played with Ringwood City
and Box Hill United
. In 2001 she was jointly awarded (with Spase Dilevski
) the Weinstein Medal as Victoria
n Junior Player of the Year. She is the only female footballer to have won the medal.
. She won the Rising Star award for the league in the 2000-01 season.
In 2004 Kuralay played for the Queensland Academy of Sport in the WNSL, scoring two goals.
in the American W-League
.
in the Atlantic Coast Conference. In 2005, her first season for FSU, she scored 16 goals and made nine assists
both of which were records for a first year player. Kuralay was a first team National Soccer Coaches Association of America All-America team member. She was a semifinalist in the 2005 Hermann Trophy
. She was one of 11 Soccer America Magazine
MVPs for 2005.
In 2006, her second season, she tied the FSU record for game winning goals. She was also selected in Soccer Buzz Magazine's All-America team
in the The Sun Conference. In her only season at SCAD she scored 10 goals and laid off five assists in 15 matches. She was named in the 2008 National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics
All-America team.
. She scored two goals on her debut to help Victory defeat Adelaide United.
.
She was selected for her second U-19 World Championship
in 2004, which was held in Thailand.
.
Kuralay played three matches for the Australian women's football team at the Athens Olympics
and also represented Australia at the 2002
and 2004
FIFA Under-19 Women's World Championship finals.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n football (soccer)
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
player of Turkish ancestry.
She played for Australian W-League
W-League (Australia)
The W-League is the preeminent women's semi-professional football league in Australia. Established in 2008, it is composed of eight teams - seven of them are affiliated with seven of the Australian clubs currently in the A-League, with the eighth team based in Canberra...
team Melbourne Victory.
She currently plays for currently for Australian W-League
W-League (Australia)
The W-League is the preeminent women's semi-professional football league in Australia. Established in 2008, it is composed of eight teams - seven of them are affiliated with seven of the Australian clubs currently in the A-League, with the eighth team based in Canberra...
team .
Junior football
Kuralay took up football as a six year old, playing for North CoburgHume City FC
Hume City Football Club is a football club based in Broadmeadows the suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.- History :Hume City are the most successful Turkish backed football club in Australia...
. She later played with Ringwood City
Ringwood City
Ringwood City Soccer Club is an Australian association football club from Ringwood, Victoria, a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria. The club was formed in 1953, as Wilhelmina by Dutch Australians. It took the club only 4 years to get promoted into the Victorian State League. In 1966 they were...
and Box Hill United
Box Hill Inter
Box Hill United Football Club is an Australian association football club based in the Melbourne suburb of Box Hill.- History :Box Hill entered the Victorian Division 4 in 1925. In their first season they lost one game and drew once to became champion and win promotion to division 3 for the 1926...
. In 2001 she was jointly awarded (with Spase Dilevski
Spase Dilevski
Spase Dilevski is an Australian football player of ethnic Macedonian origin whose adaptability means he can play as a defender , right wing-back or a right winger...
) the Weinstein Medal as Victoria
Victoria (Australia)
Victoria is the second most populous state in Australia. Geographically the smallest mainland state, Victoria is bordered by New South Wales, South Australia, and Tasmania on Boundary Islet to the north, west and south respectively....
n Junior Player of the Year. She is the only female footballer to have won the medal.
WNSL
Kuralay made her debut at national league level in 1999 when she played for Victoria Vision in the Australian Women's National Soccer LeagueWomen's National Soccer League
The Women’s National Soccer League was Australia's top women's football league and was the breeding ground of many of Australia's world-class players....
. She won the Rising Star award for the league in the 2000-01 season.
In 2004 Kuralay played for the Queensland Academy of Sport in the WNSL, scoring two goals.
W-League (USA)
In 2005 Kuralay played 12 matches for the Hampton Roads PiranhasHampton Roads Piranhas
Hampton Roads Piranhas is an American women’s soccer team, founded in 1995. The team is a member of the United Soccer Leagues W-League, the second tier of women’s soccer in the United States and Canada...
in the American W-League
W-League
The USL W-League is a national women's soccer league in the United States on the 2nd level of women's soccer in the United States soccer pyramid, alongside the Women's Premier Soccer League and below Women's Professional Soccer....
.
Florida State University
Kuralay began her college soccer career for Florida State UniversityFlorida State Seminoles
The Florida State Seminoles are the men's and women's sports teams of Florida State University in Tallahassee, Florida. Florida State participates in the NCAA's Division I . FSU joined the Atlantic Coast Conference in 1991, and competes in the Atlantic Division in any sports split into a...
in the Atlantic Coast Conference. In 2005, her first season for FSU, she scored 16 goals and made nine assists
Assist (football)
In association football, an assist is a contribution by a player which helps to score a goal. Statistics for assists made by players may be kept officially by the organisers of a competition, or unofficially by, for example, journalists or organisers of fantasy football competitions...
both of which were records for a first year player. Kuralay was a first team National Soccer Coaches Association of America All-America team member. She was a semifinalist in the 2005 Hermann Trophy
Hermann Trophy
The Hermann Trophy is awarded annually by the Missouri Athletic Club to the United States's top male and female college soccer players.-History:...
. She was one of 11 Soccer America Magazine
Soccer America Magazine
Soccer America Magazine is a national American magazine devoted to soccer founded in the early 1970s and is still being published. Its primary focus is soccer in the United States, but it also covers the international game extensively. It was begun by publisher Clay Berling during a period of...
MVPs for 2005.
In 2006, her second season, she tied the FSU record for game winning goals. She was also selected in Soccer Buzz Magazine's All-America team
Savannah College of Art and Design
Kuralay played in 2008 for Savannah College of Art and DesignSavannah College of Art and Design
SCAD, the Savannah College of Art and Design, is a private, accredited and degree-granting university with locations in Savannah and Atlanta, Georgia, Hong Kong, and Lacoste, France.-History:...
in the The Sun Conference. In her only season at SCAD she scored 10 goals and laid off five assists in 15 matches. She was named in the 2008 National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics
National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics
The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics is an athletic association that organizes college and university-level athletic programs. Membership in the NAIA consists of smaller colleges and universities across the United States. The NAIA allows colleges and universities outside the USA...
All-America team.
W-League (Australia)
In 2008 Kuralay joined the Melbourne VictoryMelbourne Victory FC W-League
The Melbourne Victory Womens Football Club are an Australian women's association football club affiliated with Melbourne Victory FC. Founded in 2008 this team represents Melbourne in the Australian Women's National football League, the W-League....
. She scored two goals on her debut to help Victory defeat Adelaide United.
Under 19
In 2002 Kuralay played for the Australian team at the FIFA U-19 Women's World Championship in Canada. In May 2002 she scored five goals in Australia's 13-0 win in a World Cup Qualifying match against SamoaSamoa women's national football team
The Samoa women's national football team represents Samoa in international women's football. The team is controlled by the Samoa Football Federation.-OFC Women's Championship:...
.
She was selected for her second U-19 World Championship
2004 FIFA U-19 Women's World Championship
-Group B:---------------------Group C:--------------------- Knockout Map :-Quarterfinals:-------------Semifinals:-----Third place play-off:-Final:-Awards:-All star team:-Goalscorers:...
in 2004, which was held in Thailand.
Senior women's team
Since making her debut against New Zealand in February 2004, Kuralay has played 22 times for the Australia women's national football (soccer) team and scored two goalsGoal (sport)
Goal refers to a method of scoring in many sports. It can also refer to the physical structure or area of the playing surface where scoring occurs....
.
Kuralay played three matches for the Australian women's football team at the Athens Olympics
Football at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Women's tournament
-Seeding:-Group E:---------Group F:---------Group G:---------------------Knockout stage:-Quarter finals:-------------Semi finals:-----Bronze medal match:-Final:-Medalists:...
and also represented Australia at the 2002
2002 FIFA U-19 Women's World Championship
The 2002 FIFA U-19 Women's World Championship was held from August 17 to September 1. It was the first sanctioned youth tournament for women put together by FIFA. The tournament was hosted by Canada. FIFA granted the tournament to Canada in March 2001. Three cities hosted the tournament,...
and 2004
2004 FIFA U-19 Women's World Championship
-Group B:---------------------Group C:--------------------- Knockout Map :-Quarterfinals:-------------Semifinals:-----Third place play-off:-Final:-Awards:-All star team:-Goalscorers:...
FIFA Under-19 Women's World Championship finals.
Individual
- Weinstein Medal - Joint Winner - 2001
- Women's National Soccer LeagueWomen's National Soccer LeagueThe Women’s National Soccer League was Australia's top women's football league and was the breeding ground of many of Australia's world-class players....
Rising Star - Winner - 2001 - National Soccer Coaches Association of America All-America team member
- Hermann TrophyHermann TrophyThe Hermann Trophy is awarded annually by the Missouri Athletic Club to the United States's top male and female college soccer players.-History:...
Semifinalist - 2005. - Soccer America Magazine MVP - 2005
- Soccer Buzz Magazine - All-America team - 2006
- National Association of Intercollegiate AthleticsNational Association of Intercollegiate AthleticsThe National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics is an athletic association that organizes college and university-level athletic programs. Membership in the NAIA consists of smaller colleges and universities across the United States. The NAIA allows colleges and universities outside the USA...
All-America team - 2008