Fanuza Kadirova

Career notes

• Two-time Olympian with Russia in 2018 and 2022. Placed in 4th position at the 2018 at Pyeongchang Olympics and the Beijing Olympics. Collected 3 points in 11 games.
• Participated five times in the IIHF Women’s World Championships, winning a bronze medal in 2016.
• Won two gold medals for Russia at the Universiade in 2016 and 2018.
• Has played 12 seasons in the Zhenskaya Hockey League (ZhHL) from 2013 to 2025. Scored 183 goals, assisted on 210 goals and totaled 393 points in 319 career games since league started compiling stats.
• Played in 6 All-Star Games in the ZhHL.
• Champion of the ZhHL with Dynamo-Neva St. Petersburg in 2023-24.
• Led the ZhHL in the 2023 and 2025 playoffs with 10 goals and 8 assists.
• Second in scoring to Ottawa teammate Anna Shokhina with Dynamo-Neva St. Petersburg in 2024-25. She collected 26 goals and 57 points in 42 regular season games, followed by 13 points in nine games in Dynamo’s drive to the finals.
• Two-time All-Star Team honouree at the Women’s U18 World Championships in 2013 and 2014. Won a bronze medal in 2014. Three-time Top-3 Player of Russia’s team at the same tournament.
• Loves sports and enjoys playing all of them.
• Likes to read biographies of successful people to develop her own self-improvement.
• Whole Entire family is involved in sports. Dad was an elite wrestler and is now a hockey coach. Older brother (Bulat) played hockey and now coaches. Younger sister (Aizilya) is also a hockey player. Younger brother (Samat) is a soccer player.
• Interested in acting and would like to try to go that route in the future.