Gülsüm Güleçyüz (born November 16, 1993) is a Turkish women's

handballer Handball (also known as team handball, European handball, Olympic handball or indoor handball) is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each (six outcourt players and a goalkeeper) pass a ball using their hands with the aim of thro ...

, who plays in the

Turkish Women's Handball Super League The Turkish Women's Handball Super League () is the top professional league for Turkish women's handball clubs. It is administered by the Turkey Handball Federation, and the winners are recognized as Turkish champions. Established in the 1978– ...

for Muratpaşa Bld. SK, and the Turkey national team. She plays in the right back position.

Playing career

Club

Gülsüm Güleçyüz plays right back for Muratpaşa Bld. SK, which competes in the

. Her team became league champion for two consecutive seasons in 2012–13, 2013–14. In the 2014–15 season, her team lost the champion title in the play-offs. Güleçyüz played in the

Women's EHF Cup Winners' Cup The Women's EHF Cup Winners' Cup was the official competition for women's handball clubs of Europe that won their national cup, and took place every year from 1976 to 2016 (until 1993 organized by IHF instead of EHF). From the 2016–17 season, t ...

matches of the 2013–14 season, in the

Women's EHF Champions League The EHF Women's Champions League is the competition for the top women's handball clubs in Europe, organised annually by the European Handball Federation (EHF). It is the most prestigious tournament for clubs, with the champions of Europe's top na ...

of 2013–14 as well as in the

Women's EHF Cup The Women's EHF European League is an annual competition for women's handball clubs of Europe. It is organized by the European Handball Federation, EHF. It is currently the second-tier competition of European club handball, ranking only below the ...

games ( 2014–15 and 2015–16). In June 2015, she renewed her contract with Muratpaşa Bld. Sk for one year.

International

Gülsüm Güleçyüz is part of the

Turkey women's national handball team The Turkey women's national handball team is the national handball team of Turkey for women and is managed by the Turkey Handball Federation. The team achieved second place in Mediterranean Games in 2009 and championship in Islamic Solidari ...

. She played in the

2015 World Women's Handball Championship – European qualification The European qualification for the 2015 World Women's Handball Championship, in Denmark was played over two rounds. The 2015 hosts Denmark women's national handball team, Denmark were qualified automatically for the World Championship. In the first ...

, and

2016 European Women's Handball Championship qualification This article describes the qualification for the 2016 European Women's Handball Championship. Qualification system The draw was held in Vienna, Austria on 24 March 2015 at 11:30 local time. Sweden as host nation was directly qualified. 32 teams ha ...

matches.

Honours

;

* Winners (2): 2012–13, 2013–14. * Runner-up (1): 2014–15.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Gulecyuz, Gulsum 1993 births Sportspeople from Çorum Turkish female handball players Muratpaşa Bld. SK (women's handball) players Turkey women's national handball players Living people Handball players at the 2018 Mediterranean Games Mediterranean Games competitors for Turkey 21st-century Turkish sportswomen