Derya Arhan (born January 25, 1999) is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as a defender for Ekstraliga club Pogoń Szczecin. She is a member of the Turkey women's national team. She was part of the Turkey national women's U-15, women's U-17 and women's U-19 teams.
Club career
Derya Arhan was registered to her first youth club, the Küçükyalı, Istanbul-based Sosyal Hizmetler Gençlik ve Spor, on 25 May 2011.
Kdz. Ereğli On 22 November 2012, she transferred to Kdz. Ereğlispor, and played in their newly established youth team for girls. She enjoyed Turkish Girls' Football Championship with her team in September 2013. Beginning with the 2013–14 season, she started playing in the senior team in the Turkish Women's First League.
Beşiktaş She moved to Beşiktaş for the 2018–19 League season. She won the league title with the club the 2018–19 season.
By July 2019, Arhan was transferred by the Spanish club Santa Teresa CD in Badajoz, playing in the Primera División B.
ALG By October 2019, she returned home and signed with the Gaziantep-based club ALG Spor. She debuted in the UEFA Women's Champions League in a 2020–21 UEFA Women's Champions League qualifying match against Albanian team KFF Vllaznia Shkodër in Shkodër, Albania on 3 November 2020, and scored a goal.
Zhytlobud-2 On 22 March 2021, she moved to Ukraine and joined Ukrainian Women's League club Zhytlobud-2.
Return to ALG After returning home, she rejoined her club ALG Spor. She appeared for ALG Spor only in the first match of the 2021–22 Women's Super League season.
Fatih Karagümrük For the 2021–22 Women's Super League season, she moved to the newly established Fatih Karagümrük.
Galatasaray On 9 August 2022, Arhan moved to fellow Turkish Super League club Galatasaray.
Beylerbeyi In August 2023, she signed for newly promoted top-tier side Beylerbeyi.
Fenerbahçe Ahead of the 2024–25 Super League season, Arhan moved to Fenerbahçe.
Yükeskova After one season, she transferred to the Hakkari-based club Yüksekova, which was recently promoted to the top division.
Neftçi & Pogoń Szczecin Arhan moved to Azerbaijani club Neftçi in the summer of 2026, where she appeared in two UEFA Women's Champions League qualifying matches. On 30 July 2026, she moved to Polish club Pogoń Szczecin on a one-year deal, with an option for another year.
International career
Turkey U17 She was called up to the Turkey women's national under-15 team, and debuted in the friendly match against Azerbaijan on 2 October 2013. She capped twice and scored one goal for the Turkey U15 team.
Arhan played her first game for the Turkey U17 team in a friendly against Greece on 2 March 2014. She later took part in the 2014 UEFA Development Tournament and 2015 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship qualification matches.
Turkey U19 Between 2015 and 2018, Arhan played for the national under-19 team. She was part of the team that won the 2016 UEFA Development Tournament. She played in two matches of the 2017 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship qualification, all games of the Elite round, and the 2018 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship qualification. She scored two goals in 24 matches for the under-19s.
Turkey On 8 November 2018, Arhan debuted in the senior team in a friendly match against Georgia.
Career statistics Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupContinentalTotalDivision Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps GoalsKdz. Ereğli2013–14Turkish First League8071—1512014–15Turkish First League172102—2742015–16Turkish First League18780—2672016–17Turkish First League22470—2942017–18Turkish First League153122—275Total8016445—12421Beşiktaş2018–19Turkish First League17141—212 Santa Teresa2019–20Primera Div. B2000—20ALG2019–20Turkish First League15510—1652020–21Turkish First League614211114Total2165211279Zhytlobud-22021–22Ukrainian Higher League1000—10ALG2021–22Turkish Super League1000—10Fatih Karagümrük2021–22Turkish Super League20550—255Galatasaray2022–23Turkish Super League22100—221Beylerbeyi2023–24Turkish Super League13940—179Fenerbahçe2024–25Turkish Super League28110—291Yüksekova2025–26Turkish Super League3000—30Career total208396381127248
International Scores and results list Turkey's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Arhan goal.
+ List of international goals scored by Derya ArhanNo.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetitionRef 1 27 October 2020 Sapsan Arena, Moscow, Russia 1–4 2–4 UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualifying 2 1 December 2020 Arslan Zeki Demirci Sports Complex, Antalya, Turkey 1–2 1–2 UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualifying
Honours Beşiktaş Turkish First League: 2018–19
ALG Turkish First League: 2019–20
Turkey U19 UEFA Women's Under-19 Development Tournament: 2016
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