Seval Kıraç

Seval Kıraç — Biography

Seval Kıraç was born on 28 April 1988 in Gebze. A forward, she began playing at Yalıspor in the Maltepe district of Istanbul, receiving her licence on 5 May 2000 and coming up through the youth teams. She moved to Kartalspor in 2006 and returned to Yalıspor in 2009.

She signed for Ataşehir Belediyespor on 5 August 2011. On 11 August 2011 she made her UEFA Women's Champions League debut against the Lithuanian champions Gintra Universitetas, and in the same season won the Women's First League title with the club. In the following years Ataşehir finished runners-up four times and third once. In October 2018 she joined ALG Spor in Gaziantep, newly promoted to the top flight, and finished second in her first season; for 2019-20 she moved to Konak Belediyespor, finishing third.

She made her Turkey under-19 debut on 26 September 2006 against Switzerland, and was first picked for the senior national team on 23 November 2006 against Georgia, scoring in a match Turkey won by nine goals. At a UEFA-backed international tournament in 2008 she scored once each against Croatia and Latvia. In a 2019 interview she urged young athletes not to fear discrimination and to build their own futures.