Çağla Akın

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

Çağla Akın
Personal information
Born (1995-01-19) 19 January 1995
Istanbul, Turkey
Height1.77 m (5 ft 9 12 in)
Weight70 kg (154 lb)
Spike285 cm (112 in)
Block275 cm (108 in)
Volleyball information
PositionSetter
Current clubVakıfbank Istanbul
Number7
Career
YearsTeams
  • 2009-12
  • 2012-13
  • VakıfBank Türk Telekom
  • Beşiktaş
National team
  • 2011
  • 2012-present
  • Girls' youth
  • Women's junior
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-)

Awards

National team

Clubs

  • 2013 Club World Championship - Champion, with Vakıfbank Istanbul

See also

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.


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