Arslan Ekşi (born 17 July 1985) 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 for

Ziraat Bankası S.K. Ziraat Bankası SK () is a Turkish professional volleyball club established in 1981 and based in Ankara, Turkey. It is sponsored by the state-owned Ziraat Bankası. Competing in the Turkish Men's Volleyball League, the top league in Turkey, its h ...

who plays as setter. He has been the team's

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. He has played 80 games for the national team and also played for Arçelik.

Club career

On August 8, 2024, he signed a 2-year contract with

Galatasaray Galatasaray Spor Kulübü (, ''Galatasaray Sports Club''), more commonly referred to as simply Galatasaray and familiarly as Cimbom, is a Turkish sports club based on the European side of the city of Istanbul including basketball, wheelchair ...

Honours and awards

Personal

* 2005 Best setter of the Turkish Men's Volleyball League * 2007 Best setter of the Turkish Men's Volleyball League * 2008 Best setter of the Turkish Men's Volleyball League * 2009 Best setter of Balkan CupFenerbahçe won the Balkan Cup
/ref> * 2010 Best setter of the Turkish Men's Volleyball League * 2010 Best Turkish Player of the Turkish Men's Volleyball League * 2011 Best setter of the Turkish Men's Volleyball League * 2019 Most Valuable Player of

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Club

* 2002–03 Turkish Men's Volleyball League Champion with

Arçelik Arçelik A.Ş. () is a Turkish multinational household appliances manufacturer. The company engages in the production, marketing and after-sale services of durable goods and their components. Its products include white goods (such as refrigerat ...

* 2005

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Champion with

Turkey Turkey, officially the Republic of Türkiye, is a country mainly located in Anatolia in West Asia, with a relatively small part called East Thrace in Southeast Europe. It borders the Black Sea to the north; Georgia (country), Georgia, Armen ...

* 2005–06 Turkish Men's Volleyball League runner-up with Fenerbahçe SK * 2007–08 Turkish Cup Champion with Fenerbahçe SK * 2007–08 Turkish Men's Volleyball League Champion with Fenerbahçe SK * 2008–09 Turkish Men's Volleyball League runner-up with Fenerbahçe SK * 2008–09

CEV Champions League The CEV Champions League is the top official competition for men's volleyball clubs from the whole of Europe. The competition is organised every year by the European Volleyball Confederation. Formula (2018–19 to present) Qualification A tota ...

Top 16 with Fenerbahçe SK * 2009–10 Balkan Cup Champion with Fenerbahçe SK * 2009–10 Turkish Men's Volleyball League Champion with Fenerbahçe SK * 2010–11 Turkish Volleyball Super Cup runner-up with Fenerbahçe * 2010–11 Turkish Volleyball Cup runner-up with Fenerbahçe * 2010–11 Turkish Men's Volleyball League Champion with Fenerbahçe SK * 2011–12 Turkish Men's Volleyball League Champion with Fenerbahçe * 2011–12 Turkish Volleyball Cup Champion with Fenerbahçe * 2011–12 Turkish Volleyball Super Cup Champion with Fenerbahçe * 2012–13 Turkish Volleyball Super Cup Champion with Fenerbahçe * 2013–14 Balkan Cup Champion with Fenerbahçe SK * 2013–14 Turkish Volleyball Cup runner-up with Fenerbahçe * 2013–14 Turkish Men's Volleyball League runner-up with Fenerbahçe SK * 2013–14

CEV Challenge Cup The CEV Challenge Cup is the third tier official competition for men's volleyball clubs from the whole of Europe. The competition started in the 1980–81 season under the name CEV Cup. In 2007 it was renamed to CEV Challenge Cup. History * # ...

Champion with Fenerbahçe * 2014–15 Turkish Volleyball Super Cup runner-up with Fenerbahçe * 2020–21 Turkish Men's Volleyball League Champion with

Ziraat Bankası Ziraat Bankası () is a Turkish state-owned bank founded in 1863. The bank provides commercial loan support to companies and tradesmen, as well as personal loans such as consumer loans, vehicle loans and housing loans. History During the firs ...

* 2021–22 Turkish Men's Volleyball League Champion with

* 2022–23 Turkish Men's Volleyball League Champion with

References

External links

Player profile at fenerbahce.orgPersonal web–page
{{DEFAULTSORT:Eksi, Arslan 1985 births Living people Volleyball players from Istanbul Turkish men's volleyball players Fenerbahçe S.K. (men's volleyball) players Arçelik volleyballers Turkish expatriate sportspeople in Germany Expatriate volleyball players in Germany Turkish expatriate volleyball players Summer World University Games medalists in volleyball FISU World University Games gold medalists for Turkey Medalists at the 2005 Summer Universiade 21st-century Turkish sportsmen Setters (volleyball) Galatasaray S.K. (men's volleyball) players