Feride Akalan

Feride Akalan
Nesibe Aydın GSK
PositionSmall forward
LeagueSuper League
Personal information
Born (2001-10-14) 14 October 2001 (age 23)
Istanbul, Turkey
Listed height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Career information
Playing career2014–present
Career history
2014–2019Istanbul University
2019–2022Çukurova Basketbol
2019–2020→Mersşn University
2022–Nesibe Aydın GSK

Feride Şevval Akalan (born 14 October 2001) is a Turkish female basketball player. The 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) tall national plays small forward.[1][2][3]

Akalan was a member of Istanbul University and Çukurova Basketbol, which loaned out her to Mersin University. Currently, she plays in the Super League for the Ankara-based club Nesibe Aydın GSK.[4]

She was part of the national U-16 team at the 2017 European Youth Summer Olympic Festival in Győr, Hungary that won the bronze medal.[5]

In January 2022, she was admitted to the national team.[3] She took part at the 2022 Mediterranean Games in Oran, Algeria.[5] She played at the EuroBasket Women 2023 qualification.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Sevval Akalan". FIBA. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
  2. ^ "Feride Şevval Akalan" (in Turkish). Maçkolik. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
  3. ^ a b "Şevval Akalan A Milli Takım'da!". otomaç (in Turkish). 28 January 2022. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
  4. ^ "Feride Şevval Akalan" (in Turkish). Sahadan. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
  5. ^ a b "Feride Şevval Akalan". olimpiyatkomitesi.org.tr (in Turkish). Türkiye Milli Olimpiyat Komitesi. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
  6. ^ "Albania 48-98 Turkey". Women's EuroBasket Qualifiers. Retrieved 23 December 2023.