Derya Arhan


Derya Arhan is a Turkish footballer who plays as a defender for Turkish Women's First Football League club ALG Spor and the Turkey women's national team. She was part of the Turkey national girls' U-15, girls' U-17 and women's U-19 teams.

Playing career

Club

Derta Arhan obtained her license for the Küçükyalı, Istanbul-based club Sosyal Hizmetler Gençlik ve Spor on May 25, 2011. Effective November 22, 2012, she transferred to Kdz Ereğlispor, and played in its newly established youth team for girls. She enjoyed Turkish Girls' Football Championship with her team in September 1913. Beginning with the 2013–14 season, she started to play in the women's team of her club as defender in the Turkish Women's First League.
In the 2018–19 league season, she transferred to Beşiktaş J.K.. She enjoyed the champion title of her team in the 2018-19 season.
By July 2019, Arhan was transferred by the Spanish club Santa Teresa CD in Badajoz to play in the Primera División B.
By October 2019, she returned home and signed with the Gaziantep-based club ALG Spor.

International

She was admitted to the Turkey girl' national U-15 team, and debuted in the friendly match against Azerbaijan on October 2, 2013. She capped twice and scored one goal for the Turkey U-15 team.
Arhan played first time for the Turkey girls' national U-17 team in the friendly game against the team from Greece on March 2, 2104. She later took part in the 2014 UEFA Development Tournament and 2015 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship qualification – Group 8 matches.
Between 2015 and 2018, Arhan played for the women's national U-19 team. She was part of the team, which became champion of the 2016 UEFA Development Tournament. She played in two matches of the 2017 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship qualification - Group 10 and in every three games of the 2017 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship qualification - Elite round Group 2 as well as 2018 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship qualification - Group 10. She scored two goals in 24 matches for the national U-19 team.
On November 8, 2018, Arhan debuted in the Turkey women's national football team playing in the friendly match against Georgia.

Honours

Club

Turkish Women's First Football League

International

;UEFA Development Tournament