Feride Akalan

Feride Şevval Akalan (born 14 October 2001) is a Turkish female basketball player. The 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) tall national plays small forward.[1][2][3]

Feride Akalan
Nesibe Aydın GSK
PositionSmall forward
LeagueSuper League
Personal information
Born (2001-10-14) 14 October 2001
Istanbul, Turkey
NationalityTurkish
Listed height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Career information
Playing career2014–present
Career history
2014–2019Istanbul University
2019–2022Çukurova Basketbol
2019–2020→Mersşn University
2022–Nesibe Aydın GSK

Akalan was a member of Istanbul University and Çukurova Basketbol, which loaned out her to Mersin University. Currently, she plays in the Super League for the Ankara-based club Nesibe Aydın GSK.[4]

She was part of the national U-16 team at the 2017 European Youth Summer Olympic Festival in Győr, Hungary that won the bronze medal.[5]

In January 2022, she was admitted to the national team.[3] She took part at the 2022 Mediterranean Games in Oran, Algeria.[5] She played at the EuroBasket Women 2023 qualification.[6]

References

  1. "Sevval Akalan". FIBA. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
  2. "Feride Şevval Akalan" (in Turkish). Maçkolik. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
  3. "Şevval Akalan A Milli Takım'da!". otomaç (in Turkish). 28 January 2022. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
  4. "Feride Şevval Akalan" (in Turkish). Sahadan. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
  5. "Feride Şevval Akalan". olimpiyatkomitesi.org.tr (in Turkish). Türkiye Milli Olimpiyat Komitesi. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
  6. "Albania 48-98 Turkey". Women's EuroBasket Qualifiers. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
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