Serra Çağan (born February 17, 1997) is a Turkish women's football defender, who plays in the Turkish Women's Football Super League for 1207 Anyalya Spor with jersey number 8. She is a member of the Turkey women's national team.[1]

Serra Çağan
Serra Çağan for 1207 Antalyaspor (December 2017)
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-02-17) February 17, 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth İzmit, Turkey
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
1207 Antalya Spor
Number 8
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2009 İzmit Saraybahçe Belediye S 8 (0)
2009–2012 İzmit Belediyespor 50 (21)
2012–2013 İzmit Çenesuyu Plajyoluspor 14 (14)
2013–2015 Karşıyaka Koleji Spor 33 (19)
2015–2018 1207 Antalyaspor 49 (6)
2018–2019 Kdz. Ereğli Belediye Spor 7 (0)
2020– 1207 Antalya Spor 3 (0)
International career
2010 Turkey U-15 2 (0)
2012–2014 Turkey U-17 17 (0)
2013–2015 Turkey U-19 27 (3)
2014 Turkey U-21 1 (0)
2015–2017 Turkey 7 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 December 2021
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 8 April 2017

Career

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Club

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Serra Çağan of Kdz. Ereğlispor in the 2018–19 Women's First League season.
 
Serra Çağan driving the ball for 1207 Antalya Muratpaşa Belediye Spor in the 2015–16 season's away match against Kireçburnu Spor.
 
Serra Çağan (white/orange) of 1207 Antakya Döşemealtı Belediye Spor challenging Nagihan Avanaş (green/yellow) of Kireçburnu Spor in the 2017–18 First League.

Serra Çağan obtained her license on June 10, 2008, for her hometown club İzmit Saraybahçe Belediyespor.[1] After appearing in eight matches in one season of the Turkish Women's Second League, she transferred to İzmit Belediyespor, which was in the Regional League. At the end of the 2009–10 season, her team was promoted to the Second League, and the next season to the First League. She capped in 50 matches scoring 21 goals in three seasons. In the 2012–13 season, she was with İzmit Çenesuyu Plajyoluspor in the Second League again, where she netted 14 goals in 14 matches. For the next season, she signed with Karşıyaka Koleji Spor, another İzmit-based club.[2][3][4] Çağan played in 33 games and scored 19 goals in two seasons between 2013 and 2015.[1]

The newly to the First League promoted club 1207 Antalya Muratpaşa Belediye Spor transferred her for the 2015–16 season.[4]

In October 2018, she transferred to Kdz. Ereğlispor.[1]

She transferred again to 1207 Antalya Spor in the 2020–21 Turkcell Women's Football League season.[5]

International

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Çağan was admitted to the Turkey girls' U-15 team and debuted in the friendly match against Russia on November 23, 2010. She capped twice for the youth nationals.[1]

On April 19, 2012, she appeared for the first time for the Turkey girls' U-17 team in the UEFA Development Tournament against Azerbaijan.[6] She took part at the UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship qualification matches of 2013 and 2014. She capped 17 times in total.[1]

Çağan was called up to the Turkey women's U-19 team debuting in the friendly match against Azerbaijan on November 26, 2013. She participated at the UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship qualification matches of 2014 Elite round, 2015, 2015 Elite round,[2] and 2016.[3] She netted three goals in 27 appearances so far.[1] Currently, she serves as the captain.[4]

On November 26, 2014, Çağan appeared in the women's national U-21 team in the match against Belgium.[1]

Çağan was called up to the Turkey women's national team to play at the UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying Group 5 matches.[7]

She took part in three matches of the Goldcity Women's Cup 2017 held in Antalya, Turkey.[1] She played against Montenegro and Luxembourg in two matches of the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification – UEFA preliminary round – Group 4.[8][9]

Career statistics

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As of 25 December 2021
Club Season League Continental National Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
İzmit Saraybahçe Belediyespor 2008–09 Second 8 0 0 0 8 0
Total 8 0 0 0 8 0
İzmit Belediyespor 2009–10 Regional 10 0 0 0 10 0
2010–11 Second 21 11 2 0 23 11
2011–12 First 19 10 2 0 21 10
Total 50 21 4 0 54 21
İzmit Çenesuyu Plajyoluspor 2012–13 Second 14 14 9 0 23 14
Total 14 14 9 0 23 14
Karşıyaka Koleji Spor 2013–14 Second 11 12 15 2 26 14
2014–15 Second 22 7 14 0 36 7
Total 33 19 29 2 62 21
1207 Antalyaspor 2015–16 First 12 4 7 1 19 5
2016–17 First 20 1 5 0 25 1
2017–18 First 17 1 0 0 17 1
Total 49 6 12 1 61 7
Kdz. Ereğli Belediye Spor 2018–19 First 7 0 0 0 7 0
Total 7 0 0 0 7 0
1207 Antalya Spor 2020–21 First League 1 0 0 0 1 0
2021–22 Super League 2 0 0 0 2 0
Total 3 0 0 0 3 0
Career total 164 60 54 3 218 63

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Oyuncu Bilgileri – Serra Çağan" (in Turkish). Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu. Retrieved 2015-11-17.
  2. ^ a b "Serra Çağan'a Milli davet". Demokrat Gebze (in Turkish). 2015-09-03. Retrieved 2015-11-17.
  3. ^ a b "Milliler ABD karşısına çıkıyor". Fanatik (in Turkish). 2014-03-17. Retrieved 2015-11-18.
  4. ^ a b c "Serra Çağan Antalya'da". Antalya'da Spor (in Turkish). 2015-10-24. Retrieved 2015-11-18.
  5. ^ "Turkcell Kadın Futbol Ligi - Ataşehşr Belediye Spor 1-1 1207 Antalya Spor Kadın Futbol Kulübü" (in Turkish). Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
  6. ^ "Serra ve Beyza milli takımda". Bizim Kocaeli Gazetesi (in Turkish). 2013-06-15. Retrieved 2015-11-17.
  7. ^ "2017 Kadınlar Avrupa Şampiyonası Elemeleri". TRT Spor (in Turkish). 2015-11-16. Retrieved 2015-11-18.
  8. ^ "FIFA Women's World Cup – Turkey 3–0 Montenegro". UEFA. Retrieved 2017-06-21.
  9. ^ "FIFA Women's World Cup – Turkey 9–1 Luxembourgro". UEFA. Retrieved 2017-06-21.
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