Ezgi Çağlar (born July 3, 1991) is a Turkish women's football

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currently playing in the

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for Fenerbahçe in

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with jersey number 1. She is member of the Turkey women's national team since 2007.

Playing career

Club

Ezgi Çağlar began playing football at

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after obtaining her license on April 28, 2006. Three years later, she moved to the high school girls' club Düvenciler Lisesispor in

Lüleburgaz Lüleburgaz (, Modern Greek: Λουλέ Μπουργκάς ''Lule Burgas'', Bulgarian: Люлебургаз ''Lyuleburgaz''), Bergoulion (Ancient Greek: Βεργούλιον) or Arcadiopolis (Ancient Greek: Αρκαδιόυπολις ''Arkadiópoli ...

for the 2009–10 season. She played two seasons there, capped 36 times and scored also two goals. On August 5, 2011, Çağlar was transferred by the Istanbul-based club Ataşehir Belediyespor, which had become newly league champion. During the 2011–12 UEFA Women's Champions League – Group 4 matches, which started one week later of joining her new club, she had to sit on the reserve bench. At the end of the next season, she enjoyed her first championship. Çağlar debuted in the

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on August 11, 2012, playing at the 2012–13 UEFA Women's Champions League – Group 1 match against the

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n side

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. She took part also in the following two matches of the tournament. For the 2015–16 season, she signed with

Kireçburnu Spor Kireçburnu Spor Women's Football ( tr, Kireçburnu Spor Kulübü Bayan Futbol Takımı) is a women's football team based in Kireçburnu, Sarıyer, Istanbul playing in the Turkish Women's First Football League. It was formed in 2010 as part of t ...

, which was recently promoted to the Women's First League. In the second half of the 2016–17 season, Çağlar returned to her former club Ataşehir Belediyespor. In October 2017, Çağlar was transferred by the

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-based club Amed SFK, which were recently promoted to play in the 2017-18 Turkish Women's First Football League. In the 2018–19 First League season, Çağlar returned to her former club Kireçburnu Spor.

International

Çağlar was called up to the Turkey girls' U-17 national team to play at the 2008 UEFA Women's U-17 Championship – Group 6 matches. She debuted in the match against the

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girls on October 19, 2007. She capped three times in total for the girls' youth nationals. She made her first appearance in the Turkey women's U-19 national team on September 27, 2007, playing at the

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qualifying round match against

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. She further took part in the qualifying round matches of the

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and the

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. She capped 9 times for the junior women national team. Çağlar debuted in the national team in the friendly match against

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on May 5, 2007. As of end 2013, she capped 29 times, mostly in friendly games. She is held as a reserve goalkeeper.

Career statistics

Honours

Turkish Women's First League :;

:: ''Runners-up'' (2): 2007–08, 2008–09 :;

Ataşehir Belediyespor Ataşehir Belediyespor is a Turkish sports club based in the Ataşehir district of Istanbul. It is known for its women's football team that won the Turkish League championship in 2011, the fourth year of its existence. They defended thei ...

:: Winners (1): 2011–12 :: ''Runners-up'' (3):

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, 2013–14, 2014–15 :;

Fatih Vatan Spor Fatih Vatan Spor Kulübü is a women's football team based in Fatih, Istanbul. The team completed the 2016–17 season of Turkish Women's Second Football League as champion, and were promoted to the Turkish Women's First Football League. Histor ...

:: ''Runners-up'' (1):

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Turkish Women's Second League :; Düvenciler Lisesispor :: Winners (1): 2009–10

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Caglar, Ezgi Living people 1991 births People from Konak Footballers from İzmir Turkish women's footballers Turkey women's international footballers Women's association football goalkeepers Bucaspor women's players Lüleburgaz 39 Spor players Ataşehir Belediyespor players Kireçburnu Spor players Amed S.K. (women) players ALG Spor players Fatih Vatan Spor players Fenerbahçe S.K. women's football players Turkish Women's Football Super League players 21st-century Turkish sportswomen