Ezgi Çağlar

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Ezgi Çağlar
Ezgi Çağlar (November 2014)
Personal information
Date of birth (1991-07-03) July 3, 1991 (age 32)
Place of birth Konak, İzmir, Turkey
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
Beşiktaş
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–09 Bucaspor 17 (0)
2009–11 Düvenciler Lisesispor 36 (2)
2011–15 Ataşehir Belediyespor 38 (0)
2015–16 Kireçburnu Spor 18 (0)
2017 Ataşehir Belediyespor 10 (0)
2017–2018 Amed SFK 18 (0)
2018–19 Kireçburnu Spor 16 (0)
2019–20 ALG Spor 9 (0)
2020–21 Fatih Vatan Spor 6 (0)
2021–23 Fenerbahçe 34 (0)
2023– Beşiktaş 6 (0)
International career
2006–2007 Turkey U-17 10 (0)
2007–2010 Turkey U-19 20 (0)
2014– Turkey 15 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 December 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 24 December 2023

Ezgi Çağlar (born July 3, 1991) is a Turkish women's football goalkeeper who plays for Beşiktaş. She was member of the Turkey women's national team.[1][2]

Playing career[edit]

Club[edit]

Ezgi Çağlar playing for Ataşehir Belediyespor in the 2014–15 season.
Ezgi Çağlar saving the ball for Kireçburnu Spor in the 2015–16 season.

Ezgi Çağlar began playing football at Bucaspor after obtaining her license on April 28, 2006. Three years later, she moved to the high school girls' club Düvenciler Lisesispor in Lüleburgaz for the 2009–10 season. She played two seasons there, capped 36 times and scored also two goals.[1]

On August 5, 2011, Çağlar was transferred by the Istanbul-based club Ataşehir Belediyespor, which had become newly league champion. During the 2011–12 UEFA Women's Champions League – Group 4 matches, which started one week later of joining her new club, she had to sit on the reserve bench.[3][4][5] At the end of the next season, she enjoyed her first championship. Çağlar debuted in the UEFA Women's Champions League on August 11, 2012, playing at the 2012–13 UEFA Women's Champions League – Group 1 match against the Lithuanian side Gintra Universitetas.[6] She took part also in the following two matches of the tournament.[2][7][8]

For the 2015–16 season, she signed with Kireçburnu Spor, which was recently promoted to the Women's First League.[9] In the second half of the 2016–17 season, Çağlar returned to her former club Ataşehir Belediyespor.[1] In October 2017, Çağlar was transferred by the Diyarbakır-based club Amed SFK, which were recently promoted to play in the 2017-18 Turkish Women's First Football League.[1] In the 2018–19 First League season, Çağlar returned to her former club Kireçburnu Spor.[1]

Ezgi currently plays for Beşiktaş.

International[edit]

Ezgi Çağlar playing for Turkey in the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 6 home match against Belarus.

Çağlar was called up to the Turkey girls' U-17 national team to play at the 2008 UEFA Women's U-17 Championship – Group 6 matches. She debuted in the match against the Irish girls on October 19, 2007.[10] She capped three times in total for the girls' youth nationals.

She made her first appearance in the Turkey women's U-19 national team on September 27, 2007, playing at the 2008 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship qualifying round match against Poland.[11] She further took part in the qualifying round matches of the 2009 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship and the 2010 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship.[12][13] She capped 9 times for the junior women national team.

Çağlar debuted in the national team in the friendly match against Bulgaria on May 5, 2007.[14] As of end 2013, she capped 29 times, mostly in friendly games. She is held as a reserve goalkeeper.

Career statistics[edit]

As of match played June 25, 2022.[1]
Club Season League Continental National Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Bucaspor 2006–2008 First League 17 0 17 0
2008–09 First League 17 0 9 0 26 0
Total 17 0 26 0 43 0
Düvenciler Lisesispor 2009–10 Second League 16 2 4 0 20 2
2010–11 First League 20 0 0 0 20 0
Total 36 2 4 0 40 2
Ataşehir Belediyespor 2011–12 First League 6 0 0 0 6 0
2012–13 First League 8 0 3 0 0 0 11 0
2013–14 First League 9 0 4 0 13 0
2014–15 First League 15 0 3 0 18 0
Total 38 0 3 0 7 0 48 0
Kireçburnu Spor 2015–16 First League 12 0 6 0 18 0
2016–17 First League 6 0 0 0 6 0
Total 18 0 6 0 24 0
Ataşehir Belediyespor 2016–17 First League 10 0 0 0 10 0
Total 10 0 0 0 10 0
Amed SFK 2017–18 First League 18 0 0 0 18 0
Total 18 0 0 0 18 0
Kireçburnu Spor 2018–19 First League 16 0 0 0 16 0
Total 16 0 0 0 16 0
ALG Spor 2019–20 First League 8 0 0 0 8 0
Total 8 0 0 0 8 0
Fatih Vatan Spor 2020–21 First League 6 0 0 0 6 0
Total 6 0 0 0 6 0
Fenerbahçe 2021–22 Super League 23 0 1 0 24 0
Total 23 0 1 0 24 0
Career total 190 2 3 0 44 0 237 2

Honours[edit]

Turkish Women's First League

Bucaspor
Runners-up (2): 2007–08, 2008–09
Ataşehir Belediyespor
Winners (1): 2011–12
Runners-up (3): 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15
Fatih Vatan Spor
Runners-up (1): 2020–21

Turkish Women's Second League

Düvenciler Lisesispor
Winners (1): 2009–10

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Player Details-Ezgi Çağlar". Turkish Football Federation. Retrieved 2014-01-15.
  2. ^ a b "Ezgi Çağlar". UEFA. Retrieved 2014-01-15.
  3. ^ "Gintra-Universitetas vs Ataşehir Belediyesi 1–1". Euro 2012. Archived from the original on 2014-11-02. Retrieved 2014-01-15.
  4. ^ "SFK 2000 vs Ataşehir Belediyesi 4–1". Euro 2012. Archived from the original on 2015-12-20. Retrieved 2014-01-15.
  5. ^ "Ataşehir Belediyesi : Olimpia Universitatea 1–4" (in German). Spox. Archived from the original on 2014-10-25. Retrieved 2014-01-15.
  6. ^ "UEFA Women's Champions League – Gintra-Universitetas vs Ataşehir Belediyesi". Opera Sports. Retrieved 2014-01-15.
  7. ^ "UEFA Women's Champions League – Zürich vs Ataşehir Belediyesi". Opera Sports. Retrieved 2014-01-15.
  8. ^ "UEFA Women's Champions League – Ataşehir Belediyesi vs Pomurje". Opera Sports. Archived from the original on 2014-01-16. Retrieved 2014-01-15.
  9. ^ "Kireçburnu yine gururlandırdı". Sarıyer Posta (in Turkish). 2015-09-04. Retrieved 2015-10-18.
  10. ^ "European Championship Qualifying Group 2008 (Women's U-17 Team) Ireland 5–0 Turkey". Turkish Football Federation. Retrieved 2014-01-15.
  11. ^ "European Championship Qualifying Group 2008 (Women's National Team)". Turkish Football Federation. Retrieved 2014-01-15.
  12. ^ "European Championship Qualifying Group 2008 – 2009 (Women's National Team) Turkey 0–5 Austria". Turkish Football Federation. Retrieved 2014-01-15.
  13. ^ "European Championship Qualifying Group 2009 – 2010 (Elite Tour) Turkey 0–3 Sweden". Turkish Football Federation. Retrieved 2014-01-15.
  14. ^ "Friendly Match (Women's National Team) Turkey 3–0 Bulgaria". Turkish Football Federation. Retrieved 2014-01-15.