Şeyma Ercan (born 5 July 1994 in

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, Turkey) is a Turkish

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player who plays for Türk Hava Yolları. She is tall at and plays in the wing spiker position. Şeyma began playing volleyball in 2005 at

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's Sport Club in her hometown. She was encouraged by coach Elif Öz. She is a member of the Turkey women's youth national volleyball team, and wears number 5. In 2009, at the age of only 15, she became a member of the A-team, which played in the Turkish Women's Volleyball Second League. She transferred to Beşiktaş Women's Volleyball Team in

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in the 2011-2012 season. In September 2012, she signed a three-year contract with Eczacıbaşı VitrA, which then loaned her out for one year to Bursa Büyükşehir Belediyespor. She spent next two years at Eczacıbaşı VitrA. In 2015, she transferred to Fenerbahçe Grundig Women's Volleyball Team. Şeyma Ercan debuted in the girls' youth national team in 2011 playing at the 2011 CEV Girls Youth Volleyball European Championship, where her team won the gold medal and she was honored with the ''Best Server'' title. She won the 2012 Women's Junior European Volleyball Championship with the

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Clubs

(2009-2011) *

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(2011-2012) * Bursa Büyükşehir Belediyespor (2012-2013) * Eczacıbaşı VitrA (2013-2015) * Fenerbahçe Grundig (2015-2017) *

(2017-2018) * Türk Hava Yolları (2018-...)

Awards

Individual

* '' 2011 CEV Girls Youth Volleyball European Championship - Best Server''

National team

* 2011 CEV Girls Youth Volleyball European Championship - * 2011 FIVB Girls Youth World Championship - * 2012 Women's Junior European Volleyball Championship - * 2015 FIVB Volleyball Women's U23 World Championship - * 2018 Nations League - Silver Medal * 2019 European Championship - Silver Medal * 2021 Nations League - Bronze Medal

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