Şeyma Ercan

Şeyma Ercan (born 5 July 1994 in Ankara, Turkey) is a Turkish volleyball player who plays for Türk Hava Yolları SK. She is 186 cm (6.10 ft) tall at 69 kg (152 lb) and plays in the wing spiker position. Şeyma began playing volleyball in 2005 at Gazi University's Sport Club in her hometown. She was encouraged by coach Elif Öz. She is a member of the Turkey women's youth national volleyball team, and wears number 5.[1] In 2009, at the age of only 15, she became a member of the A-team, which played in the Turkish Women's Volleyball Second League. She transferred to Beşiktaş Women's Volleyball Team in Istanbul in the 2011-2012 season.[1] In September 2012, she signed a three-year contract with Eczacıbaşı VitrA, which then loaned her out for one year to Bursa Büyükşehir Belediyespor. She spent next two years at Eczacıbaşı VitrA. In 2015, she transferred to Fenerbahçe Grundig Women's Volleyball Team. [2] Şeyma Ercan debuted in the girls' youth national team in 2011 playing at the 2011 CEV Girls Youth Volleyball European Championship, where her team won the gold medal and she was honored with the Best Server title.[3] She won the 2012 Women's Junior European Volleyball Championship with the national team.

Şeyma Ercan
Personal information
Born (1994-07-05) 5 July 1994
Ankara, Turkey
Height1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight69 kg (152 lb)
Spike296 cm (117 in)
Block290 cm (110 in)
Volleyball information
PositionWing spiker
Current clubTurkeyTürk Hava Yolları SK
Number5
Career
YearsTeams
2009-2011Gazi University
2011-2012Beşiktaş
2012-2013Bursa B.B.
2013-2015Eczacıbaşı VitrA
2015-2017Fenerbahçe Grundig
2017-2018Beşiktaş
2018-PresentTurk Hava Yollari Spor Kulubu
National team
2011Turkey Girls' youth
2012-2013Turkey Women's junior
2014-2021Turkey Women's senior
Honours
Women’s Volleyball
Representing  Turkey
European Championship
Silver medal – second place2019 TurkeyTeam
FIVB Nations League
Silver medal – second place2018 NanjingTeam
Bronze medal – third place2021 RiminiTeam
Women's U23 World Championship
Silver medal – second place 2015 AnkaraTeam
Women's Junior European Championship
Gold medal – first place 2012 AnkaraTeam
Girls Youth World Championship
Gold medal – first place 2011 Ankara Team
Girls Youth European Championship
Gold medal – first place 2011 Ankara Team

Clubs

Awards

Individual

  • 2011 CEV Girls Youth Volleyball European Championship - Best Server[3]

National team

See also

References

  1. Ekin, Recep (27 July 2012). "Şeyma Ercan'ı tanıyalım..." (in Turkish). Voleybolun Sesi. Retrieved 3 November 2012.
  2. "Şeyma Eczacı'da!". Vatan Spor (in Turkish). 21 September 2012. Retrieved 3 November 2012.
  3. "Home party for Turkey's girls and more than 4,000 fans". CEV. Retrieved 3 November 2012.


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