Safa Merve Nalçacı
Safa Merve Nalçacı (born 28 July 1993) is a Turkish women's football defender currently playing in the Turkish Women's Football First League for Pendik Çamlıkspor in Istanbul with jersey number 2. She was part of the Turkey women's national team.[1]
.jpg.webp) Safa Merve Nalçacı for Fatih Vatan Spor in the 2017–18 season. | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 28 July 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Van, Turkey | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Pendik Çamlıkspor | ||
| Number | 2 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2012 | Karşıyaka BESEM Spor | 33 | (15) |
| 2012–2013 | Çamlıcaspor | 18 | (0) |
| 2014 | Karşıyaka Koleji Spor | 7 | (0) |
| 2014–2017 | Beşiktaş J.K. | 58 | (2) |
| 2017–2018 | Fatih Vatan Spor | 17 | (0) |
| 2018 | Ataşehir Belediyespor | 0 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Fatih Vatan Spor | 10 | (0) |
| 2019–2021 | Kireçburnu Spor | 16 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Fenerbahçe | 17 | (0) |
| 2022– | Pendik Çamlıkspor | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 2016 | Turkey | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 June 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 2 June 2016 | |||
Playing career
Club
Nalçacı obtained her license from Karşıyaka BESEM Spor in Izmir on 16 November 2007. She then played in the team between 2008 and 2012. During this time, she appeared the |Women's Regional and |Second League, scoring 15 goals in 33 matches. In the |2012–13 season, she transferred to the Istanbul-based club Çamlıcaspor to play in the |Women's First League. After playing 18 matches, she moved to Karşıyaka Koleji Spor in İzmit in the second half of the 2013–14 Second League season. The next season, she joined the new established team Beşiktaş J.K. in Istanbul, which played in the |Third League. At the end of that season, she enjoyed her team's promotion to the Second League, and after one season to the First League. She capped in 58 matches and scored two goals in three seasons with Beşiktaş J.K. For the 2017–18 First League season, she went to the newly promoted Fatih Vatan Spor, where she played 17 matches.[1][2]
In July 2018, Nalçacı joined the league champion Ataşehir Belediyespor before the 2018–19 UEFA Women's Champions League qualifying round.[2] She played in all three matches of the qualifying round.[3][4][5] In October 2018, she returned to Fatih Vatan Spor for the 2018–19 Women's First League season. The next season, she moved to Kireçburnu Spor[1]
International
Nalçacı was admitted to the Turkey women's national football team,[6] debuting in the UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying Group 5 match against Russia on 2 June 2016.[1]
Career statistics
- As of match played 5 June 2022.[1]
| Club | Season | League | Continental | National | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Karşıyaka BESEM Spor | 2008–09 | Second League | 8 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 2009–10 | Regional League | 8 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2010–11 | Regional League | 9 | 12 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 9 | 12 | |
| 2011–12 | Second League | 8 | 3 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | |
| Total | 33 | 15 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 33 | 15 | ||
| Çamlıcaspor | 2012–13 | First League | 18 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| Total | 18 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | ||
| Karşıyaka Koleji Spor | 2013–14 | Second League | 7 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Total | 7 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Beşiktaş J.K. | 2014–15 | Third League | 16 | 1 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1 |
| 2015–16 | Second League | 19 | 1 | – | – | 1 | 0 | 20 | 1 | |
| 2016–17 | First League | 23 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | |
| Total | 58 | 2 | – | – | 1 | 0 | 59 | 2 | ||
| Fatih Vatan Spor | 2017–18 | First League | 17 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| Total | 17 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | ||
| Ataşehir Belediyespor | 2018–19 | First League | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Fatih Vatan Spor | 2018–19 | First League | 10 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Total | 10 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Kireçburnu Spor | 2019–20 | First League | 13 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| 2020–21 | First League | 3 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 16 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | ||
| Fenerbahçe | 2021–22 | Super League | 17 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| Total | 17 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 176 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 180 | 17 | ||
Honours
- Turkish Women's First Football League
- Beşiktaş J.K.
- Runners-up (1): 2016–17
- Turkish Women's Second Football League
- Beşiktaş J.K.
- Winners (1): 2015–16
- Turkish Women's Third Football League
- Beşiktaş J.K.
- Winners (1): 2014–15
- Turkish Women's Regional Football League
- Karşıyaka BESEM Spor
- Runners-up (2): 2009–10, 2010–11
References
- "Safa Merve Nalçacı". Turkish Football federation. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
- "Merve Nalçacı'nın Yeni Takımı Ataşehir Belediyespor". Amatörün Dünyası (in Turkish). 3 July 2018. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
- "III. Kerületi TVE – Budapest 07/08/2018 Qualifying – Group 4 Slavia Praha 7–2 Ataşehir". UEFA. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
- "Hidegkúti Nándor – Budapest 10/08/2018 Qualifying – Group 4 Ataşehir (TUR) 2–2 MTK Hungária (HUN)". UEFA. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
- "III. Kerületi TVE – Budapest 13/08/2018 Qualifying – Group 4 – KFF Mitrovica (KOS) 1–6 Ataşehir (TUR)". UEFA. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
- "2017 Kadınlar Avrupa Şampiyonası Elemeleri kadrosu açıklandı". Habertürk (in Turkish). 28 March 2016. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
