Aylin Uysalcan

Aylin Uysalcan
Aylin Uysalcan (#10) of VakıfBank
Personal information
Nationality Turkey
 Moldova
Born (2009-07-13) 13 July 2009
Çorlu, Tekirdağ, Turkey
Height196 cm (6 ft 5 in)
Weight82 kg (181 lb)
Spike320 cm (130 in)
Block305 cm (120 in)
Volleyball information
PositionOpposite/Outside Hitter
Current clubVakıfBank
Number10
Career
YearsTeams
  • 2017–2021
  • 2021–
National team
  • 2023
  • 2024–2025
  • 2025
  • 2026
Honours
Women's volleyball
Representing  Turkey
FIVB Nations League
Gold medal – first place2026 MacauTeam
Balkan U19 Championships
Silver medal – second place2025 FarkëU19 Team
European Youth Olympic Festival
Gold medal – first place2025 SkopjeU18 Team
Balkan U18 Championships
Gold medal – first place2024 TiranaU18 Team
CEV European U16 Championship
Silver medal – second place2023 Vrnjačka BanjaU17 Team
Balkan U17 Championships
Silver medal – second place2023 Vrnjačka BanjaU17 Team

Aylin Uysalcan (born 13 July 2009) is a Turkish volleyball player. She is 196 cm (6 ft 5 in) tall at 82 kg (181 lb) and plays in the outside hitter position. She is right-handed, has 320 cm (130 in) spike height and 305 cm (120 in) block height.[1] She plays for VakıfBank. Utsalcan played first in the girls' youth national team in 2023, and debuted in the women's national team in 2026.[2] She has also Moldovan citizenship.[3]

Club career

Uysalcan developed interest in sports at an early age. She performed gymnastics for four years and played tennis for two years before she switched over to volleyball playing.[2] She entered her hometown club Çorlu Bld. in 2017, and played in the 2020–21 Turkish Volleyball Regional League season.[1][2][4] In 2021, she joined the youth team of VakıfBank. With the teams of different age groups, she enjoyed four times Turkish champions and twice Turkish runners-up titles.[2][3]

Her team won the 2025–26 Turkish Women's Volleyball Cup,[5] became champion of the 2025–26 Turkish Women's Volleyball League,[6] and the 2025–26 CEV Women's Champions League.[7]

International career

Turkey U17

Uysalcan won the silver medal with the Turkey women's U17 team at the 2023 Women's U17 Balkan Volleyball Championships in Vrnjačka Banja, Serbia.[8][9] She took another silver medal at the 2023 Women's U17 European Volleyball Championship in Serbia.[2][9]

Turkey U18

In 2024, she became champion with the national U18 team at the 2024 Women's U18 Balkan Volleyball Championships in Tirana, Albania.[2][10][11][9] She was named the "Most Valuable Player" and the "Best Opposite Hitter" of the championships.[9] At the 2025 European Youth Summer Olympic Festival in Skopje, North Macedonia, she captured thr gold medal.[2][9]

Turkey U19

As part of the national U19 team, she took the silver medal at the Women's U19 Balkan Volleyball Championships in Farkë, Albania,[12] and was named the "Best Opposite Hitter".[9] She placed fourth at the 2025 FIVB Volleyball Girls' U19 World Championship in Osijek, Croatia.[2][9]

Turkey

In 2025, Uysalcan was selected to the Turkey women's national volleyball team's broad squad.[2][9] She is part of the national team at the 2026 FIVB Women's Volleyball Nations League in Brasília, Brazil.[13]

Personal life

Aylin Uysalcan was born in Çorlu District of Tekirdağ Province, northwestern Turkey on 13 July 2009.[1][2] She also has Moldovan citizenship.[3]

Honours

Club

VakıfBank
Turkish Women's Volleyball League
1st place, gold medalist(s) (1): 2025–26
Turkish Women's Volleyball Cup
1st place, gold medalist(s) (1): 2025–26
CEV Women's Champions League
1st place, gold medalist(s) (1): 2025–26

International

Turkey U17
Balkan Women's U17 Volleyball Championships
2nd place, silver medalist(s) (1): 2023
CEV Women's U16 Volleyball European Championship
2nd place, silver medalist(s) (1): 2023
Turkey U18
Balkan Women's U18 Volleyball Championships
1st place, gold medalist(s) (1): 2024
European Youth Olympic Festival
1st place, gold medalist(s) (1): 2025
Turkey U19
Balkan Women's U19 Volleyball Championships
1st place, gold medalist(s) (1): 2025

Individual

Most Valuable Player (1)
2024 Women's U18 Balkan Volleyball Championships
Best Opposite Hitter (2)
2024 Women's U18 Balkan Volleyball Championships
2025 Women's U19 Balkan Volleyball Championships

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Aylin Uysalcan" (in Turkish). Women Volleybox. Retrieved 6 June 2026.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "Aylin Uysalcan" (in Turkish). VakıfBank Spor Kulübü. Retrieved 5 June 2026.
  3. 1 2 3 "Aylin Uysalcan Kimdir? Boyu, Yaşı, Takımı ve Kariyeri". BBEY (in Turkish). 21 March 2026. Retrieved 6 June 2026.
  4. ↑ "Çorlu Belediyesi Spor Kulübü - 2020/21" (in Turkish). Women Volleybox. Retrieved 6 June 2026.
  5. ↑ "Kupa Voley'de şampiyon Vakıfbank". TRT Spor (in Turkish). 25 March 2026. Retrieved 6 June 2026.
  6. ↑ "Sultanlar Ligi'nde şampiyon VakıfBank". TRT Spor (in Turkish). 13 April 2026. Retrieved 6 June 2026.
  7. ↑ "Avrupa Şampiyonu Vakıfbank! CEV Şampiyonlar Ligi'nde Türk finali nefes kesti... Eczacıbaşı VitrA - VakıfBank maç sonucu 1-3". Fanatik (in Turkish). 3 May 2026. Retrieved 6 June 2026.
  8. ↑ "Balkan Şampiyonası U17 2023" (in Turkish). Women Volleybox. Retrieved 5 June 2026.
  9. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Aylin Uysalcan" (in Turkish). VakıfBank Spor Kulübü. Retrieved 7 June 2026.
  10. ↑ "U18 Women Balkan Championship 2024". Balkan Volleyball Association. Retrieved 5 June 2026.
  11. ↑ "Türk Milli Takımı, Balkan Şampiyonu" (in Turkish). Türk Spor Vakfı. 22 June 2024. Retrieved 6 June 2026.
  12. ↑ "U19 Women Balkan Championship 2025". Balkan Volleyball Association. Retrieved 5 June 2026.
  13. ↑ "Filenin Sultanları'nın Milletler Ligi kadrosu belli oldu!". Habertürk (in Turkish). 1 June 2026. Retrieved 6 June 2026.
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