Ecem Alıcı (born January 1, 1994 in
Ankara
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, Turkey) is a Turkish
volleyball
Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules. It has been a part of the official program of the Summ ...
player. She is tall at and plays in the wing spiker position. She plays in the
Aydın Büyükşehir Belediyespor, which competes in the
Turkish Women's Volleyball League
The Turkish Women's Volleyball League ( tr, Türkiye Kadınlar Voleybol 1. Ligi) officially called the Sultans League (Turkish: Sultanlar Ligi), is the highest professional women's volleyball league in Turkey. It is run by the Turkish Volleyball Fe ...
. Alıcı is a member of the
Turkey women's youth national volleyball team
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, and wears number 14.
A native of Ankara, she began with volleyball sport in 2004 at Türk Telekom Ankara Sport Club, where she was coached by Mehmet Akın Akyıldız and Güzin Teksoy. During her two-year educating at the TVF Sport High School in her hometown, she played for the high school's team. After graduating from the high school, she enrolled at
Yeditepe University
Yeditepe University is a private foundation university situated in Istanbul, Turkey. Established by the Istanbul Education and Culture Foundation ( tr, İstanbul Eğitim ve Kültür Vakfı, İSTEK Vakfı) in 1996, Yeditepe University now claims t ...
in
Istanbul
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to study
industrial engineering
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. Alıcı was transferred in July 2011 by the Istanbul-based Galatasaray Volleyball.
Clubs
* Türk Telekom Ankara (2004-2009)
* TVF Sport High School (2009-2011)
*
Galatasaray
Galatasaray Spor Kulübü (, ''Galatasaray Sports Club'') is a Turkish sports club based on the European side of the city of Istanbul in Turkey. Most notable for its association football department, the club also consists of various other de ...
(2011-2012)
* Çanakkale Belediye (2013-2014)
* Maltepe Yalı Spor (2014-2015)
*
Galatasaray
Galatasaray Spor Kulübü (, ''Galatasaray Sports Club'') is a Turkish sports club based on the European side of the city of Istanbul in Turkey. Most notable for its association football department, the club also consists of various other de ...
(2015-2016)
* Bolu Belediyespor (2016-2017)
* Balıkesir BBSK (2017-2018)
*
Aydın Büyükşehir Belediyespor (2018-)
Awards
National team
*
2011 FIVB Girls Youth World Championship -
*
2011 European Youth Summer Olympic Festival -
*
2012 Women's Junior European Volleyball Championship
The 2012 Women's Junior European Volleyball Championship was played in Ankara, Turkey from August 18 to 26, 2012. Turkey won the championship before Serbia and Italy, and qualified to the 2013 Women's Junior World Championship.
Participating tea ...
-
Club
*
2011-12 Turkish Cup -
Runner-up, with
Galatasaray Daikin
Galatasaray HDI Sigorta is the women's volleyball section of Galatasaray SK, a major sports club in Istanbul, Turkey. Galatasaray play their matches in the 7000-seat arena TVF Burhan Felek Sport Hall.
Previous names
Due to sponsorship, the club ...
*
2011-12 CEV Cup -
Runner-up, with
Galatasaray Daikin
Galatasaray HDI Sigorta is the women's volleyball section of Galatasaray SK, a major sports club in Istanbul, Turkey. Galatasaray play their matches in the 7000-seat arena TVF Burhan Felek Sport Hall.
Previous names
Due to sponsorship, the club ...
* 2012 Turkish Volleyball Super Cup -
Runner-Up, with
Galatasaray Daikin
Galatasaray HDI Sigorta is the women's volleyball section of Galatasaray SK, a major sports club in Istanbul, Turkey. Galatasaray play their matches in the 7000-seat arena TVF Burhan Felek Sport Hall.
Previous names
Due to sponsorship, the club ...
*
2012-2013 Turkish Women's Volleyball Cup - Bronze Medal with
Galatasaray Daikin
Galatasaray HDI Sigorta is the women's volleyball section of Galatasaray SK, a major sports club in Istanbul, Turkey. Galatasaray play their matches in the 7000-seat arena TVF Burhan Felek Sport Hall.
Previous names
Due to sponsorship, the club ...
See also
*
Turkish women in sports
Turkish women have an active participation in many sports branches and have several important trophies, especially in athletics, weightlifting, combat sports, volleyball and basketball.
Participation in Olympics Pioneers
The first Turkish ...
References
1994 births
Sportspeople from Ankara
Living people
Turkish women's volleyball players
Galatasaray S.K. (women's volleyball) players
Aydın Büyükşehir Belediyespor volleyballers
21st-century Turkish sportswomen
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