Efecan Karaca (born 16 November 1989) is a Turkish footballer who plays for Alanyaspor. He is a product of the Galatasaray youth academy.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Efecan Karaca[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 16 November 1989 | ||
| 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) |
| 2008–2009 | → Gaziantepspor (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) |
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*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
edit- As of match played 24 May 2024[5]
| 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
editScores 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
edit- ^ "Efecan Karaca". Turkish Football Federation. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
- ^ "Antalya bölge haberleri (17.07.2013) - DHA Doğan Haber Ajansı". 12 October 2013. Archived from the original on 12 October 2013.
- ^ "TÜRKİYE ALMANYA - Maç Detayları TFF".
- ^ "Türkiye 4-0 Moldova". cnnturk.com (in Turkish). CNN Türk. 25 March 2019. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
- ^ Efecan Karaca at Soccerway
External links
edit- Efecan Karaca at the Turkish Football Federation
- Efecan Karaca at www.mackolik.com (in Turkish)