Şeyma Ercan

Şeyma Ercan (born 5 July 1994 in Ankara, Turkey) is a Turkish female volleyball player. 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 clubFenerbahçe Grundig
Number5
Career
YearsTeams
2009-2011Gazi University
2011-2012Beşiktaş
2012-2013Bursa B.B.
2013-2015Eczacıbaşı VitrA
2015-2017Fenerbahçe Grundig
2017-PresentBeşiktaş
National team
2011 Girls' youth
2012-present Women's junior
Honours
Women’s Volleyball
Representing  Turkey
European Championship
2019 TurkeyTeam
FIVB Nations League
2018 NanjingTeam
Women's U23 World Championship
2015 AnkaraTeam
Women's Junior European Championship
2012 AnkaraTeam
Girls Youth World Championship
2011 Ankara Team
Girls Youth European Championship
2011 Ankara Team

Clubs

Awards

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

National team

See also

References
  1. Ekin, Recep (2012-07-27). "Şeyma Ercan'ı tanıyalım..." (in Turkish). Voleybolun Sesi. Retrieved 2012-11-03.
  2. "Şeyma Eczacı'da!". Vatan Spor (in Turkish). 2012-09-21. Retrieved 2012-11-03.
  3. "Home party for Turkey's girls and more than 4,000 fans". CEV. Retrieved 2012-11-03.
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