Pınar Yalçın

Pınar Yalçın
Personal information
Date of birth (1988-11-07) 7 November 1988 (age 36)
Place of birth Rosengård, Malmö, Sweden
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
1993–2005 Malmö FF Dam
2005–2006 Malmö Anadolu BI
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2010 BK Olympic 112 (217)
2010–2011 BK Kick
2011–2012 Kvarnby IK
2012–2013 1. Dalby GIF
2013–2016 Husie IF
2017-2018 IFK Trelleborg
International career‡
2013–2015 Turkey 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13 February 2014

Pınar Yalçın (born 7 November 1988) is a Turkish-Swedish women's football forward who played in the Swedish Women's Football Division 2 between 2013 and 2017.[1] She also played for the Turkey women's national football team in 2015.[2][3][4] She is nicknamed "Pinnen" (Swedish for "the stick") by her fans.[5]

Personal life

Yalçın was born in Rosengård district of Malmö in Sweden. Her parents immigrated to Sweden from Turkey. She has one sister and two brothers.[6]

Playing career

Club

She began playing in the youth team of Malmö FF Dam, which was renamed to LdB FC Malmö in 2007, and then to FC Rosengård in 2013.[7][8] Yalçın was transferred by the Turkish community club Malmö Anadolu BI.[9]

After playing briefly for BK Kick,[10][11] BK Olympic,[12][13] Kvarnby IK[14] and 1. Dalby GIF,[4] she signed with Husie IF for the 2013–14 season.[5][15]

In 2013, she also officiated at women's football matches in other league divisions.[16]

International

Yalçın was called up to take part in the Turkey national team for the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification round matches. In a newspaper interview, she emphasized that she preferred to play for the Turkey national team.[17] She added that she is happy to make her debut in the match against England women's national football team.[4][18]

Yalçın was capped four times in the Turkey national team competing in the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification (UEFA) matches.[4][18][19][20][21][22]

References

  1. ^ "Pinar Yalcin". Lagstatistik (in Swedish). Henrik Lukkarila. Retrieved 11 October 2024.
  2. ^ "Kadın A Milli Takımı'nın hazırlık kampı aday kadrosu" (in Turkish). Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu. 13 August 2013. Retrieved 21 December 2013.
  3. ^ "2015 FIFA Kadınlar Dünya Kupası elemeleri". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 21 October 2013. Retrieved 21 December 2013.
  4. ^ a b c d "Pinar spelar VM kval nere i Turkiet". Laget (in Swedish). 31 October 2013. Retrieved 21 December 2013.
  5. ^ a b "Pinar Yalcin från Dalby" (in Swedish). Husie IF Dam. Retrieved 22 December 2013.
  6. ^ "Yalcin samlad i IFK". Skånskan (in Swedish). 31 March 2010. Archived from the original on 24 December 2013. Retrieved 22 December 2013.
  7. ^ "Malmö FF dubbla svenska mästare i inomhus-SM i 5-mannafotboll 2003!!" (in Swedish). Malmö FF. 23 February 2003. Retrieved 22 December 2013.
  8. ^ "Resultaten från Skånecupens finaler" (in Swedish). Malmö FF. 6 January 2004. Retrieved 22 December 2013.
  9. ^ "Fotboll – Division 5 – Skåne sydvästra A – Dam – Malmö Anadolu BI 6–2 (2–1) IFK Klagshamn" (in Swedish). Every Sport. 26 June 2006. Retrieved 22 December 2013.
  10. ^ "Fotboll – Division 3 – Skåne södra – Dam – BK Kick 1–3 (1–1) Sjöbo IF" (in Swedish). Every Sport. 18 September 2010. Retrieved 22 December 2013.
  11. ^ "Fotboll – Division 3 – Skåne södra – Dam – BK Kick 10–2 (1–2) Team Sandby IF" (in Swedish). Every Sport. 2 October 2010. Retrieved 22 December 2013.
  12. ^ "DA Div.3 Södra Matchinformation: BK Olympic – Sjöbo IF" (in Swedish). Svensk Fotbol. Retrieved 22 December 2013.
  13. ^ "Smålands FF — Matchinformation: BK Olympic – Hammenhögs IF" (in Swedish). Smalandsfotbollen. Retrieved 22 December 2013.
  14. ^ "Fotboll – Division 3 – Skåne södra – Dam – Kvarnby IK 2–1 (2–0) Skillinge IF" (in Swedish). Every Sport. 29 September 2012. Retrieved 22 December 2013.
  15. ^ "Silly Season 2013/2014" (in Swedish). Fotbollskåne. 15 December 2013. Archived from the original on 24 December 2013. Retrieved 22 December 2013.
  16. ^ "Spjutstorps – IFK Malmö – Visanyhet" (in Swedish). IFK Malmö. Retrieved 22 December 2013.
  17. ^ "DN: "Skånetjej med i turkiskt landslag"". Exponerat (in Swedish). Retrieved 21 December 2013.
  18. ^ a b "Pinar yalcin-Skånetjej med i turkiskt landslag". Nyhetsdatabasen (in Swedish). 3 September 2013. Retrieved 21 December 2013.
  19. ^ "2015 FIFA Dünya Kadınlar Kupası Elemeleri (Kadınlar Milli) İngiltere 8–0 Türkiye" (in Turkish). Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu. Retrieved 22 December 2013.
  20. ^ "2015 FIFA Dünya Kadınlar Kupası Elemeleri (Kadınlar Milli) Türkiye 0–4 İngiltere" (in Turkish). Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu. Retrieved 22 December 2013.
  21. ^ "2015 FIFA Dünya Kadınlar Kupası Elemeleri (Kadınlar Milli) Türkiye 3–1 Karadağ" (in Turkish). Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu. Retrieved 22 December 2013.
  22. ^ "Women's World Cup Qualifying round – Turkey-Ukraine". UEFA. Retrieved 11 July 2014.


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