Yeliz Açar (born 19 December 1997) is a

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defender who plays for

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club Fatih Vatan. Born in Turkey, she represents

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internationally. She previously played for her country of birth women's national under-17 team.

Club career

Açar obtained her license from Zeytinburnu Spor on 19 March 2010. She made her debut in the 2011–12 Women's Second League season for Istanbul Nurçelik Spor, which was renamed the next season Akdeniz Nurçelik Spor. She then signed with Lüleburgaz 39 Spor in September 2013. However, her club withdrew from the league, and according to the

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's regulation, she was not allowed to transfer to any other club in the 2013–14 season. In the second half of that season, she moved to Kdz. Ereğlispor to play in the 2013–14 Women's First League. After a brief appearance in

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, she returned to

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and joined Beşiktaş J.K. in the Turkish Women's Third Football League. At the end of the 2014–15 season, she enjoyed her team's promotion to the Women's Second League, and the next season her team's promotion to the Women's First League. After three seasons, she signed with Fatih Vatan Spor to play in the 2017–18 Women's First league.

International career

Turkey

Açar was a member of the Turkey girls' U-17 team in a friendly match against

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in March 2013.

Azerbaijan

Açar became a member of the Azerbaijan women's national football team. Açar played in three matches of the UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualifying Group D, and three matches of the

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Career statistics

Honours

;Turkish Women's First Football League :; Beşiktaş J.K. :: ''Runners-up'' (1): 2016–17 :; Fatih Vatan Spor :: ''Runners-up'' /1): 2020–21 ;

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:; Beşiktaş J.K. :: ''Winners'' (1): 2015–16 ; Turkish Women's Third Football League :; Beşiktaş J.K. :: ''Winners'' (1): 2014–15

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Acar, Yeliz 1997 births Living people Azerbaijani women's footballers Women's association football defenders Azerbaijan women's international footballers Azerbaijani people of Turkish descent People from Fatih Turkish people of Azerbaijani descent Sportspeople of Azerbaijani descent Footballers from Istanbul 21st-century Turkish sportswomen 21st-century Azerbaijani sportswomen Turkish women's footballers Karadeniz Ereğlispor players Akdeniz Nurçelik Spor players Beşiktaş J.K. (women's football) players Fatih Vatan Spor players Turkish Women's Football Super League players