Safa Merve Nalçacı (born 28 July 1993) is a Turkish former women's football defender. She was part of the Turkey women's national team. After ending her football career, she became a skateboarder. She represents Turkey in women's street event at international competitions.
Personal life life Safa Merve Nalçcacı was born in Ankara, Turkey on 28 July 1993. Her birth plac is officially given as Van, eastern Turkey due to her family's registration. Her father was a school teacher. The family had to relocate through the country and abroad due to his appoinments. She lived in Germany awhile, and then returned to Turkey to move to İzmir. She settled in Istanbul with her family when her father, after retiremwnt, entered a car wash business with his brother.
Club career
Nalçacı obtained her license from Karşıyaka BESEM Spor in İzmir on 16 November 2007. She then played in the team between 2008 and 2012. During this time, she appeared the |Women's Regional and |Second League, scoring 15 goals in 33 matches. In the |2012–13 season, she transferred to the Istanbul-based club Çamlıcaspor to play in the |Women's First League. After playing 18 matches, she moved to Karşıyaka Koleji Spor in İzmit in the second half of the 2013–14 Second League season. The next season, she joined the new established team Beşiktaş in Istanbul, which played in the |Third League. At the end of that season, she enjoyed her team's promotion to the Second League, and after one season to the First League. She capped in 58 matches and scored two goals in three seasons with Beşiktaş J.K. For the 2017–18 First League season, she went to the newly promoted Fatih Vatan, where she played 17 matches.
In July 2018, Nalçacı joined the league champion Ataşehir Belediyespor before the 2018–19 UEFA Women's Champions League qualifying round. She played in all three matches of the qualifying round. In October 2018, she returned to Fatih Vatan Spor for the 2018–19 Women's First League season. The next season, she moved to Kireçburnu Spor.
In the 2021–22 Super League season, she was with Fenerbahçe The next season, she transferred to Pendik Çamlıkspor in the First League, shich was promoted to the Sıper League at the end of the season, and was renamed to Beylerbeyi S.K. in the|2023–24 Super League season. She ended her football career after the end of the league season.
International career Nalçacı was admitted to the Turkey women's national football team, debuting in the UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying Group 5 match against Russia on 2 June 2016.
Career statistics .
ClubSeasonLeagueContinentalNationalTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsKarşıyaka BESEM Spor2008–09Second League8 0 – – 0 0 8 02009–10Regional League8 0 – – 0 0 8 02010–11Regional League9 12 – – 0 0 9 122011–12Second League8 3 – – 0 0 8 3Total33 15 – – 0 0 33 15Çamlıcaspor2012–13First League18 0 – – 0 0 18 0Karşıyaka Koleji Spor2013–14Second League7 0 – – 0 0 7 0Beşiktaş2014–15Third League16 1 – – 0 0 16 12015–16Second League19 1 – – 1 0 20 12016–17First League23 0 – – 0 0 23 0Total58 2 – – 1 0 59 2Fatih Vatan2017–18First League17 0 – – 0 0 17 0Ataşehir Belediyespor2018–19First League0 0 3 0 0 0 3 0Fatih Vatan2018–19First League10 0 – – 0 0 10 0Kireçburnu Spor2019–20First League13 0 – – 0 0 13 02020–21First League3 0 – – 0 0 3 0Total16 0 – – 0 0 16 0Fenerbahçe2021–22Super League17 0 – – 0 0 17 0Pendik Çamlıkspor2022–23 First League9 3 – – 0 0 9 3 Beylerbeyi2023–24 Super League10 3 – – 0 0 10 0Career total195 20 3 0 1 0 199 20
Skateboarding career Nalçacı learned to skateboard at the age of four when she was living in Germany with her family. She kept her skateboard, however, she was focused on football playing professionally, and skateboarded as hobby. Her football club Beşiktaş forbade her skoatboarding four years long due to the risk of injury. She continued skateboarding secretly after traning sessions. Her football club Fenerbahçe allowed her officially because, by this time, she became part of the national skateboarding team. After leaving football, she fully devotet herself to skateboarding, competing in women's street event. She represented Turkey at the 2026 Mediterranean Ganes in Taranto, Italy.
Honours Turkish Women's First Football League Beşiktaş Runners-up (1): 2016–17
Pendik Çamlıkspor Winners (1): 2022–23
Turkish Women's Second Football League Beşiktaş J.K. Winners (1): 2015–16
Turkish Women's Third Football League Beşiktaş J.K. Winners (1): 2014–15
Turkish Women's Regional Football League Karşıyaka BESEM Spor Runners-up (2): 2009–10, 2010–11
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