Fanuza Kadirova
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| Fanuza Kadirova Фануза Кадирова | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Kadirova in 2025 | |||
| Born |
6 April 1998 | ||
| 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 professional ice hockey player for the Ottawa Charge of the Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL) and member of the Russian national team.
Kadirova debuted in the Russian Women's Hockey League (RWHL) with Arktik-Universitet Ukhta during the 2013–14 season. She remained with the team as the league was reconfigured into the Zhenskaya Hockey League (ZhHL) from the 2015–16 season and the team became SK Gorny in 2018.
Ahead of the 2020–21 ZhHL season, she signed with Dynamo-Neva Saint Petersburg.[1]
Kadirova was drafted in the sixth round, 45th overall, by the Ottawa Charge in the 2025 PWHL Draft.[2] On 14 July 2025, both Kadirova and compatriot Anna Shokhina signed one-year contracts with the Charge for the 2025–26 season, becoming the first Russian players to sign in the PWHL.[3][4]
