Efecan Karaca (born 16 November 1989) is a Turkish footballer who plays for Alanyaspor. He is a product of the Galatasaray youth academy.[2]

Efecan Karaca
Personal information
Full name Efecan Karaca[1]
Date of birth (1989-11-16) 16 November 1989 (age 34)
Place of birth Fatih, Turkey
Height 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Alanyaspor
Number 7
Youth career
2001–2010 Galatasaray
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2009 Galatasaray 15 (1)
2008–2009Gaziantepspor (loan) 38 (2)
2009–2010 Kartalspor 29 (2)
2010–2011 Adanaspor 14 (2)
2011 Adana Demirspor 12 (1)
2011–2012 Sarıyer 25 (6)
2012–2013 Kartalspor 26 (2)
2013– Alanyaspor 351 (42)
International career
2006 Turkey U18 2 (0)
2007 Turkey U19 3 (0)
2019– Turkey 3 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 June 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 March 2019

Efecan has represented the Turkish Football Federation at the U18 and U19 levels.[3] On 25 March 2019, he made a debut in the national senior team in a 4–0 home win against Moldova.[4]

Career statistics

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As of match played 24 May 2024[5]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Gaziantepspor (loan) (loan) 2008–09 1. Lig 31 2 6 0 37 2
Kartalspor 2009–10 1. Lig 29 2 0 0 29 2
Adanaspor 2010–11 1. Lig 14 0 0 0 14 0
Adana Demirspor 2012–13 2. Lig 12 1 0 0 12 1
Sarıyer 2011–12 2. Lig 24 6 0 0 24 6
Kartalspor 2012–13 1. Lig 26 2 1 0 27 2
Alanyaspor 2013–14 2. Lig 33 5 1 0 5 0 39 5
2014–15 1. Lig 29 6 0 0 2 0 31 6
2015–16 29 2 0 0 0 0 29 2
2016–17 Süper Lig 24 1 1 0 25 1
2017–18 34 5 1 0 35 5
2018–19 34 2 3 0 37 2
2019–20 33 2 8 0 41 2
2020–21 29 2 2 0 1 0 32 2
2021–22 34 5 5 1 39 6
2022–23 28 5 3 0 31 5
2023–24 37 2 1 0 38 2
Total 344 37 25 1 1 0 7 0 377 38
Career total 487 50 32 1 1 0 7 0 527 51

International goals

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Scores and results list Turkey's goal tally first.

No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 7 October 2020 RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne, Germany   Germany 2–2 3–3 Friendly

References

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  1. ^ "Efecan Karaca". Turkish Football Federation. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
  2. ^ "Antalya bölge haberleri (17.07.2013) - DHA Doğan Haber Ajansı". 12 October 2013. Archived from the original on 12 October 2013.
  3. ^ "TÜRKİYE ALMANYA - Maç Detayları TFF".
  4. ^ "Türkiye 4-0 Moldova". cnnturk.com (in Turkish). CNN Türk. 25 March 2019. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
  5. ^ Efecan Karaca at Soccerway
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