Rojin Polat

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Rojin Polat
Personal information
Date of birth (2004-08-20) 20 August 2004 (age 19)
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
YearsTeamApps(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

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]

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Club career

SD Raiders FC

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

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

Polat also plays futsal as a member of the team SD Raiders Futsal in the Futsal Premier League 2 Open Womens. [2]

International career

Turkey U-19

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

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

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]

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