Şeyma Ercan

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Şeyma Ercan
Personal information
Born (1994-07-05) July 5, 1994
Ankara, Turkey
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight 69 kg (152 lb)
Spike 296 cm (117 in)
Block 290 cm (110 in)
Volleyball information
Position Wing spiker
Current club Eczacıbaşı VitrA (loaned out to Bursa B.B.)
Number 5
Career
Years Clubs
  • 2009-2011
  • 2011-2012
  • 2012-2013
National team
  • 2011
  • 2012-present
Honours
Women’s Volleyball
Competitor for  Turkey
Women's Junior European Championship
Gold 2012 Ankara Team
Girls Youth World Championship
Gold 2011 Ankara Team
Girls Youth European Championship
Gold 2011 Ankara Team

Şeyma Ercan (born July 5, 1994 in Ankara, Turkey) is a Turkish female volleyball player. She is 186 cm (6.10 ft) tall at 69 kg (152 lb) and plays in the wing spiker position. She played for Gazi University before she transferred in 2011 to Beşiktaş Women's Volleyball Team. Ercan is a member of the Turkey women's youth national volleyball team, and wears number 5.[1]

Born on July 5, 1994 in Ankara, Şeyma began volleyball playing in 2005 at the Gazi University's Sport Club in her hometown, encouraged by coach Elif Öz. 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. Şeyma transferred to Beşiktaş Womens Volleyball Team in Istanbul in the 2011-2012 season.[1] In September 2012, she signed a three-year contract with Eczacıbaşı VitrA, which then loaned her out for one year to Bursa Büyükşehir Belediyespor.[2]

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.[3] She won the 2012 Women's Junior European Volleyball Championship with the national team.

Clubs

Awards

Individual

  • 2011 CEV Girls Youth Volleyball European Championship - Best Server[3]

National team

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Ekin, Recep (2012-07-27). "Şeyma Ercan’ı tanıyalım…" (in Turkish). Voleybolun Sesi. Retrieved 2012-11-03. 
  2. ↑ "Şeyma Eczacı’da!". Vatan Spor (in Turkish). 2012-09-21. Retrieved 2012-11-03. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Home party for Turkey's girls and more than 4,000 fans". CEV. Retrieved 2012-11-03. 
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