Cansu Akalın

Cansu Akalın (born 1998) is a Turkish handballer, who plays as pivot for Konyaaltı Bld. SK in the Turkish Super League and the Turkey national team.

Personal life
Cansu Akalın was born in Ankara, Turkey in 1998. She has a twin sister Selen.

Club career
Akalın is 1.82m tall at 73 kg. She plays in the pivot position.

Çankaya Bld. Anka GSK
Cansu played seven seasons in her hometown club Çankaya Anka Bld. GSK together with her twin sister Selen, who is a goalkeeper. She took part in the 2013–14 EHF Cup.

Muratpaşa Bld. SK
For the 2016–17 Turkish Super League season, she went together with her sister to Antalya to join Muratpaşa Bld. SK. She was with Muratpaşa Bld. SK including the 2020–21 season. She played in the 2016–17 EHF Cup, 2018–19 EHF Champions League, 2018–19 EHF Cup, 2019–20 EHF Cup, and 2020–21 EHF European Cup.

Kastamonu Bld. GSK
In the 2021–22 season, she transferred to Kastamonu Bld. GSK. She played in the 2021–22 EHF Champions League.

Konyaaltı Bld. SK
In 2022, she signed a deal with the Antalya-based club Konyaaltı Bld. SK, played in the 2022–23 EHF European Cup, and experienced her team's champion title of the cup. She was named Golden Seven (Altın Yedi) member of the 2022–23 Super League season by the Turkey Handball Federation.

International career
Akalın is a member of the Turkey national team. She took part in the 2022 European Women's Handball Championship qualification matches. In 2022, she played in the national team, which became champion at the 5th Islamic Solidarity Games in Konya, Turkey.

Individual

 * Turkish Women's Handball Super League
 * Golden Seven member (1): 2022–223 (Konyaaltı Bld. SK)

Club

 * Turkish Women's Handball Super League
 * Muratpaşa Bld. SK
 * Champion (1): 2017–18
 * Runner-up (1): 2018–19


 * Kastamonu Bld. SK
 * Champion (1): 2021–22


 * Women's EHF European Cup
 * Konyaaltı Bld. S
 * Champion (1): 2022–23

International

 * Turkey women's national handball team
 * Islamic Solidarity Games
 * Champion (1): 2021.