Efecan Karaca

Efecan Karaca

Personal information
Full name	Efecan Karaca [1]
Date of birth	(1989-11-16) 16 November 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth	Fatih, Turkey
Height	1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Alanyaspor
Number	7
Youth career
2001–2010	Galatasaray
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2007–2009	Galatasaray	15	(1)
2008–2009	→ Gaziantepspor (loan)	38	(2)
2009–2010	Kartalspor	29	(2)
2010–2011	Adanaspor	14	(2)
2011	Adana Demirspor	12	(1)
2011–2012	Sarıyer	25	(6)
2012–2013	Kartalspor	26	(2)
2013–	Alanyaspor	382	(42)
International career‡
2006	Turkey U18	2	(0)
2007	Turkey U19	3	(0)
2019–2021	Turkey	8	(1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16 June 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 26 March 2019

Efecan Karaca (born 16 November 1989) is a Turkish footballer who plays for Alanyaspor. He is a product of the Galatasaray youth academy. ^[2]

Efecan has represented the Turkish Football Federation at the U18 and U19 levels. ^[3] On 25 March 2019, he made a debut in the national senior team in a 4–0 home win against Moldova. ^[4]

Career statistics

As of match played 24 May 2024 ^[5]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		Europe		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Gaziantepspor (loan) (loan)	2008–09	1. Lig	31	2	6	0	—		—		37	2
Kartalspor	2009–10	1. Lig	29	2	0	0	—		—		29	2
Adanaspor	2010–11	1. Lig	14	0	0	0	—		—		14	0
Adana Demirspor	2012–13	2. Lig	12	1	—		—		0	0	12	1
Sarıyer	2011–12	2. Lig	24	6	0	0	—		—		24	6
Kartalspor	2012–13	1. Lig	26	2	1	0	—		—		27	2
Alanyaspor	2013–14	2. Lig	33	5	1	0	—		5	0	39	5
	2014–15	1. Lig	29	6	0	0	—		2	0	31	6
	2015–16		29	2	0	0	—		0	0	29	2
	2016–17	Süper Lig	24	1	1	0	—		—		25	1
	2017–18		34	5	1	0	—		—		35	5
	2018–19		34	2	3	0	—		—		37	2
	2019–20		33	2	8	0	—		—		41	2
	2020–21		29	2	2	0	1	0	—		32	2
	2021–22		34	5	5	1	—		—		39	6
	2022–23		28	5	3	0	—		—		31	5
	2023–24		37	2	1	0	—		—		38	2
	Total		344	37	25	1	1	0	7	0	377	38
Career total			487	50	32	1	1	0	7	0	527	51

International goals

Scores and results list Turkey's goal tally first.

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	7 October 2020	RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne, Germany	Germany	2–2	3–3	Friendly

References

1. "Efecan Karaca". Turkish Football Federation. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
2. "Antalya bölge haberleri (17.07.2013) - DHA Doğan Haber Ajansı". 12 October 2013. Archived from the original on 12 October 2013.
3. "TÜRKİYE ALMANYA - Maç Detayları TFF".
4. "Türkiye 4-0 Moldova". cnnturk.com (in Turkish). CNN Türk. 25 March 2019. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
5. Efecan Karaca at Soccerway

External links

• Efecan Karaca at the Turkish Football Federation
• Efecan Karaca at www.mackolik.com (in Turkish)