| Fanuza Kadirova Фануза Кадирова | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born | (1998-04-06)6 April 1998 (age 27) | ||
| Height | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) | ||
| Weight | 62 kg (137 lb; 9 st 11 lb) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| PWHL team Former teams | Ottawa Charge | ||
| National team |  Russia | ||
| Playing career | 2013–present | ||
Fanuza Fahimovna Kadirova (Russian:Фануза Фахимовна Кадирова; born 6 April 1998) is a Russian professionalice hockey player for theOttawa Charge of theProfessional Women's Hockey League (PWHL) and member of theRussian national team.
Kadirova debuted in the Russian Women's Hockey League (RWHL) withArktik-Universitet Ukhta during the 2013–14 season. She remained with the team as the league was reconfigured into theZhenskaya Hockey League (ZhHL) from the 2015–16 season and the team becameSK Gorny in 2018.
Ahead of the2020–21 ZhHL season, she signed withDynamo-Neva Saint Petersburg.[1]
Kadirova was drafted in the sixth round, 45th overall, by theOttawa Charge in the2025 PWHL Draft.[2] On 14 July 2025, both Kadirova and compatriotAnna Shokhina signed one-year contracts with the Charge for the2025–26 season, becoming the first Russian players to sign in the PWHL.[3][4]
Kadirova has represented Russia at fiveIIHF Women's World Championships (2015,2016,2017,2019,2021) and at twoUniversiades, winning gold in both2017 and2019.[5] At the2018 Winter Olympics, she participated in thewomen’s ice hockey tournament with theOlympic Athletes from Russia team.
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