Şeyma Ercan (born 5 July 1994 in
Ankara
Ankara ( , ; ), historically known as Ancyra and Angora, is the capital of Turkey. Located in the central part of Anatolia, the city has a population of 5.1 million in its urban center and over 5.7 million in Ankara Province, maki ...
, 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 who plays for Türk Hava Yolları SK. She is tall at and plays in the wing spiker position. Şeyma began playing volleyball in 2005 at
Gazi University
Gazi University ( tr, Gazi Üniversitesi) is a public university primarily located in Ankara, Turkey.
It was established in 1926 by Mustafa Kemal Atatürk as Gazi Teacher Training Institute. In 1982, it was reorganized by merging with the Bolu ...
'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
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, and wears number 5.
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
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in
Istanbul
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in the 2011-2012 season.
In September 2012, she signed a three-year contract with
Eczacıbaşı VitrA
Eczacıbaşı Holding is a Turkish industrial group of companies founded in 1942. The group with 44 companies has 11,400 employees and a combined net turnover of TL 11.1 billion in 2020.
Group
Eczacıbaşı's core sectors are building products, ...
, 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.
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.
She won the
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 ...
with the
national team
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The term is most commonly associated with team sports, for exam ...
.
Clubs
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Gazi University
Gazi University ( tr, Gazi Üniversitesi) is a public university primarily located in Ankara, Turkey.
It was established in 1926 by Mustafa Kemal Atatürk as Gazi Teacher Training Institute. In 1982, it was reorganized by merging with the Bolu ...
(2009-2011)
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Beşiktaş
Beşiktaş () is a district and municipality of Istanbul, Turkey, located on the European shore of the Bosphorus strait. It is bordered on the north by Sarıyer and Şişli, on the west by Kağıthane and Şişli, on the south by Beyoğlu, and ...
(2011-2012)
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Bursa Büyükşehir Belediyespor (2012-2013)
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Eczacıbaşı VitrA
Eczacıbaşı Holding is a Turkish industrial group of companies founded in 1942. The group with 44 companies has 11,400 employees and a combined net turnover of TL 11.1 billion in 2020.
Group
Eczacıbaşı's core sectors are building products, ...
(2013-2015)
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Fenerbahçe Grundig (2015-2017)
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Beşiktaş
Beşiktaş () is a district and municipality of Istanbul, Turkey, located on the European shore of the Bosphorus strait. It is bordered on the north by Sarıyer and Şişli, on the west by Kağıthane and Şişli, on the south by Beyoğlu, and ...
(2017-)
Awards
Individual
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2011 CEV Girls Youth Volleyball European Championship - Best Server''
National team
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2011 CEV Girls Youth Volleyball European Championship -
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2011 FIVB Girls Youth World Championship -
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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 ...
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2015 FIVB Volleyball Women's U23 World Championship
The 2015 FIVB Volleyball Women's U23 World Championship was held in Ankara, Turkey, from 12 to 19 August 2015. This was the second edition of the tournament.
Competition formula
The competition format will see the 12 teams split into two pools o ...
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2018 Nations League - Silver Medal
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2019 European Championship - Silver Medal
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2021 Nations League - Bronze Medal
See also
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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
Volleyball players from Ankara
Living people
Turkish women's volleyball players
Beşiktaş volleyballers
Eczacıbaşı Dynavit players
Fenerbahçe S.K. (women's volleyball) players
Volleyball players at the 2020 Summer Olympics
Olympic volleyball players for Turkey
Türk Hava Yolları volleyballers
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