Safa Merve Nalçacı (born 28 July 1993) is a Turkish women's football defender currently playing in the Turkish Women's Football Super League for Beylerbeyi S.K. with jersey number 2. She was part of the Turkey women's national team.[2]

Safa Merve Nalçacı
Safa Merve Nalçacı for Beylerbeyi in the 2023–24 season.
Personal information
Date of birth (1993-07-28) 28 July 1993 (age 30)
Place of birth Van, Turkey
Height 1.58 m (5 ft 2 in)[1]
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
Beylerbeyi
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)
2022–2023 Pendik Çamlıkspor 9 (3)
2023– Beylerbeyi 1 (0)
International career
2016 Turkey 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 November 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 2 June 2016

Private life edit

Safa Merve Nalçcacı was born in Van, eastern Turkey on 28 July 1993.[2][3]

Club career edit

 
Safa Merve Nalçacı (right) for Fatih Vatan Spor defending an attack of Kireçburnu Spor in the 2017–18 season.

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.[2][3]

In July 2018, Nalçacı joined the league champion Ataşehir Belediyespor before the 2018–19 UEFA Women's Champions League qualifying round.[3] She played in all three matches of the qualifying round.[4][5][6] 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.[2]

In the 2021–22 Super League season, she was with Fenerbahçe S.K.. The next season, she transferred to Pendik Çamlıkspor in the First League, shich was promoted to the Sıper League at the end of the season, and was renamed to Beylerbeyi S.K. in the|2023–24 Super League season.[2]

International career edit

Nalçacı was admitted to the Turkey women's national football team,[7] debuting in the UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying Group 5 match against Russia on 2 June 2016.[2]

Career statistics edit

As of match played 25 November 2023.[2]
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
Pendik Çamlıkspor 2022–23 First League 9 3 0 0 9 3
Total 9 3 0 0 9 3
Beylerbeyi 2023–24 Super League 1 0 0 0 1 0
Total 1 3 0 0 1 0
Career total 186 20 3 0 1 0 190 20

Honours edit

Turkish Women's First Football League
Beşiktaş J.K.
Runners-up (1): 2016–17
Pendik Çamlıkspor
Winers (1): 2022–23
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 edit

  1. ^ "Safa Merve Nalçacı" (in German). soccerdonna.de. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g "Safa Merve Nalçacı". Turkish Football federation. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
  3. ^ a b c "Merve Nalçacı'nın Yeni Takımı Ataşehir Belediyespor". Amatörün Dünyası (in Turkish). 3 July 2018. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
  4. ^ "III. Kerületi TVE – Budapest 07/08/2018 Qualifying – Group 4 Slavia Praha 7–2 Ataşehir". UEFA. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
  5. ^ "Hidegkúti Nándor – Budapest 10/08/2018 Qualifying – Group 4 Ataşehir (TUR) 2–2 MTK Hungária (HUN)". UEFA. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
  6. ^ "III. Kerületi TVE – Budapest 13/08/2018 Qualifying – Group 4 – KFF Mitrovica (KOS) 1–6 Ataşehir (TUR)". UEFA. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
  7. ^ "2017 Kadınlar Avrupa Şampiyonası Elemeleri kadrosu açıklandı". Habertürk (in Turkish). 28 March 2016. Retrieved 16 August 2018.