Çağla Akın

Çağla Akın (born 19 January 1995 in Istanbul, Turkey) is a Turkish volleyball player who won the gold medal at the 2013 Club World Championship and now playing with Türk Hava Yolları.

Çağla Akın
Personal information
Born	(1995-01-19) 19 January 1995 (age 29) Istanbul, Turkey
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Weight	70 kg (154 lb)
Spike	285 cm (112 in)
Block	275 cm (108 in)
Volleyball information
Position	Setter
Current club	Türk Hava Yolları
Number	7
Career
Years Teams 2009–2012 2012–2013 2013–2016 2016–2017 2017–2018 2018–2021 2021–2022 2024– VakıfBank Türk Telekom Beşiktaş VakıfBank Türk Telekom Beşiktaş Fenerbahçe Galatasaray Nilüfer Belediyespor Türk Hava Yolları
National team
2011 2012-present Girls' youth Women's junior
Honours Women's Volleyball Representing  Turkey Women's European Volleyball League 2014 Germany/Turkey Team European Games 2015 Baku Team Montreux Volley Masters 2015 Montreux Team Women's U23 World Championship 2017 Ljubljana Team 2015 Ankara Team Women's Junior European Championship 2012 Ankara Team Girls Youth World Championship 2011 Ankara Team European Youth Olympic Festival 2011 Trabzon Team
Last updated: 13 October 2013

Personal information

She is 178 cm (5.84 ft) tall at 60 kg (130 lb). Her parents were national handball players.^[1]

Career

She played for the VakıfBank Türk Telekom^[2][1] before she transferred in 2012 to Beşiktaş.^[3] Akın was a member of the girls' youth national team and the women's junior national team.

Akın won the gold medal at the 2013 Club World Championship playing with Vakıfbank Istanbul.^[4]

Clubs

• VakıfBank Türk Telekom Junior (2009–2011)
• VakıfBank Türk Telekom (2011–2012)
• Beşiktaş Junior (2012–2013)
• Vakıfbank Istanbul (2013–2014)
• Beşiktaş (2014–2017)
• Fenerbahçe (2017–2018)
• Galatasaray (2018–2021)

Awards

National team

• 2011 FIVB Girls Youth World Championship –  Gold
• 2011 European Youth Summer Olympic Festival –  Bronze
• 2012 Women's Junior European Volleyball Championship –  Gold
• 2014 Women's European Volleyball League –  Gold
• 2015 FIVB Volleyball Women's U23 World Championship –  Silver

Clubs

• 2013 Club World Championship – Champion, with Vakıfbank Istanbul

See also

• Turkish women in sports

References

1. "Milli pasör Çağla Akın çok mutlu". NTV Spor (in Turkish). 2011-08-23. Retrieved 2012-11-02.
2. "Gençler Ligi Kadrosu" (in Turkish). Vakıfbank Spor Kulübü. Retrieved 2012-11-02.
3. "Çağla Akın" (in Turkish). Beşiktaş J.K. Retrieved 2012-11-02.
4. "Vakifbank Istanbul fly to first Women's Club World Champs title, China claim bronze". Zurich, Switzerland: FIVB. 2013-10-13. Retrieved 2013-10-13.