Derya Arhan
_(cropped).jpg) Arhan with Beylerbeyi in 2024 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | January 25, 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Bayrampaşa, Istanbul, Turkey | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Pogoń Szczecin | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2018 | Kdz. Ereğlispor | 80 | (16) |
| 2018–2019 | Beşiktaş | 17 | (1) |
| 2019 | Santa Teresa | 2 | (0) |
| 2019–2021 | ALG Spor | 21 | (6) |
| 2021 | Zhytlobud-2 | 1 | (0) |
| 2021 | ALG | 1 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Fatih Karagümrük | 20 | (5) |
| 2022–2023 | Galatasaray | 22 | (1) |
| 2023–2024 | Beylerbeyi | 13 | (9) |
| 2024–2025 | Fenerbahçe | 28 | (1) |
| 2025–2026 | Yüksekova | 21 | (1) |
| 2026 | Neftçi | 0 | (0) |
| 2026– | Pogoń Szczecin | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2013 | Turkey U15 | 2 | (1) |
| 2014–2015 | Turkey U17 | 18 | (2) |
| 2015–2018 | Turkey U19 | 24 | (2) |
| 2018– | Turkey | 19 | (3) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19:18, 31 July 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 12 July 2024 | |||
Derya Arhan (born January 25, 1999) is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as a defender for Ekstraliga club Pogoń Szczecin. She is a member of the Turkey women's national team. She was part of the Turkey national women's U-15, women's U-17 and women's U-19 teams.[1]
Club career
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Derya Arhan was registered to her first youth club, the Küçükyalı, Istanbul-based Sosyal Hizmetler Gençlik ve Spor, on 25 May 2011.[1]
Kdz. Ereğli
[edit]On 22 November 2012, she transferred to Kdz. Ereğlispor, and played in their newly established youth team for girls. She enjoyed Turkish Girls' Football Championship with her team in September 2013.[2] Beginning with the 2013–14 season, she started playing in the senior team in the Turkish Women's First League.[1]
Beşiktaş
[edit]She moved to Beşiktaş for the 2018–19 League season.[3] She won the league title with the club the 2018–19 season.[1]
By July 2019, Arhan was transferred by the Spanish club Santa Teresa CD in Badajoz, playing in the Primera División B.[4]
ALG
[edit]By October 2019, she returned home and signed with the Gaziantep-based club ALG Spor.[1] She debuted in the UEFA Women's Champions League in a 2020–21 UEFA Women's Champions League qualifying match against Albanian team KFF Vllaznia Shkodër in Shkodër, Albania on 3 November 2020, and scored a goal.[5][6]
Zhytlobud-2
[edit]On 22 March 2021, she moved to Ukraine and joined Ukrainian Women's League club Zhytlobud-2.[1][7]
Return to ALG
[edit]After returning home, she rejoined her club ALG Spor. She appeared for ALG Spor only in the first match of the 2021–22 Women's Super League season.[8]
Fatih Karagümrük
[edit]For the 2021–22 Women's Super League season, she moved to the newly established Fatih Karagümrük.[9]
Galatasaray
[edit]On 9 August 2022, Arhan moved to fellow Turkish Super League club Galatasaray.[10]
Beylerbeyi
[edit]In August 2023, she signed for newly promoted top-tier side Beylerbeyi.[11]
Fenerbahçe
[edit]Ahead of the 2024–25 Super League season, Arhan moved to Fenerbahçe.[1]
Yükeskova
[edit]After one season, she transferred to the Hakkari-based club Yüksekova, which was recently promoted to the top division.[1]
Neftçi & Pogoń Szczecin
[edit]Arhan moved to Azerbaijani club Neftçi in the summer of 2026, where she appeared in two UEFA Women's Champions League qualifying matches. On 30 July 2026, she moved to Polish club Pogoń Szczecin on a one-year deal, with an option for another year.[12]
International career
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Turkey U17
[edit]She was called up to the Turkey women's national under-15 team, and debuted in the friendly match against Azerbaijan on 2 October 2013. She capped twice and scored one goal for the Turkey U15 team.[1]
Arhan played her first game for the Turkey U17 team in a friendly against Greece on 2 March 2014. She later took part in the 2014 UEFA Development Tournament and 2015 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship qualification matches.[1][13][14]
Turkey U19
[edit]Between 2015 and 2018, Arhan played for the national under-19 team. She was part of the team that won the 2016 UEFA Development Tournament.[15] She played in two matches of the 2017 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship qualification, all games of the Elite round, and the 2018 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship qualification. She scored two goals in 24 matches for the under-19s.[1]
Turkey
[edit]On 8 November 2018, Arhan debuted in the senior team in a friendly match against Georgia.[1]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of 5 October 2025[1]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Kdz. Ereğli | 2013–14 | Turkish First League | 8 | 0 | 7 | 1 | — | 15 | 1 | |
| 2014–15 | Turkish First League | 17 | 2 | 10 | 2 | — | 27 | 4 | ||
| 2015–16 | Turkish First League | 18 | 7 | 8 | 0 | — | 26 | 7 | ||
| 2016–17 | Turkish First League | 22 | 4 | 7 | 0 | — | 29 | 4 | ||
| 2017–18 | Turkish First League | 15 | 3 | 12 | 2 | — | 27 | 5 | ||
| Total | 80 | 16 | 44 | 5 | — | 124 | 21 | |||
| Beşiktaş | 2018–19 | Turkish First League | 17 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | 21 | 2 | |
| Santa Teresa | 2019–20 | Primera Div. B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
| ALG | 2019–20 | Turkish First League | 15 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | 16 | 5 | |
| 2020–21 | Turkish First League | 6 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1[b] | 1 | 11 | 4 | |
| Total | 21 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 9 | ||
| Zhytlobud-2 | 2021–22 | Ukrainian Higher League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| ALG | 2021–22 | Turkish Super League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| Fatih Karagümrük | 2021–22 | Turkish Super League | 20 | 5 | 5 | 0 | — | 25 | 5 | |
| Galatasaray | 2022–23 | Turkish Super League | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 22 | 1 | |
| Beylerbeyi | 2023–24 | Turkish Super League | 13 | 9 | 4 | 0 | — | 17 | 9 | |
| Fenerbahçe | 2024–25 | Turkish Super League | 28 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 29 | 1 | |
| Yüksekova | 2025–26 | Turkish Super League | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |
| Career total | 208 | 39 | 63 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 272 | 48 | ||
- ↑ Includes Turkish Women's Cup
- ↑ Appearance in UEFA Women's Champions League
International
[edit]- Scores and results list Turkey's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Arhan goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 27 October 2020 | Sapsan Arena, Moscow, Russia |  Russia | 1–4 | 2–4 | UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualifying | [16] |
| 2 | 1 December 2020 | Arslan Zeki Demirci Sports Complex, Antalya, Turkey | Russia | 1–2 | 1–2 | UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualifying | [17] |
Honours
[edit]Beşiktaş
ALG
- Turkish First League: 2019–20
Turkey U19
- UEFA Women's Under-19 Development Tournament: 2016
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 "Player Details – Derya Arhan". Turkish Football Federation. Retrieved 2015-04-07.
- ↑ "Ereğli Yıldız Kızlar Futbol Takımı Türkiye Şampiyonu". Haberciniz (in Turkish). 2013-09-30. Retrieved 2015-04-08.
- ↑ "Ataşehir Belediyespor 0–2 Beşiktaş A.Ş." (in Turkish). Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu. Retrieved 24 October 2018.
- ↑ "Derya Arhan, İspanya'ya transfer oldu". Gündem Beşiktaş (in Turkish). 11 July 2019. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
- ↑ "Vllaznia (ALB) 3–3 (3–2 p) ALG Spor (TUR)". UEFA Women's Champions League. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
- ↑ "ALG Spor ilk turda elendi". TRT Spor (in Turkish). 3 November 2020. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
- ↑ "Kadın Milli Takımların kampı sona erdi" (in Turkish). Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu. 11 April 2021. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
- ↑ "Turkcell Kadın Futbol Süper Ligi" (in Turkish). Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
- ↑ "Turkcell Kadınlar Süper Ligi – Konak Beşediyespor 1–1 Fatih Karagümrük" (in Turkish). Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
- ↑ "Galatasaray Kadın Futbol Takımımızda 4 imza birden!". Galatasaray.org. Galatasaray Official Website. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
- ↑ Kenmer, Tahsin (15 August 2023). "Beylerbeyi Spor Kulübü Kadın Futbol Takımı Yeni Sezonda İddialı". BHA Birlik News Agency (in Turkish). Retrieved 1 September 2023.
- ↑ "Derya Arhan w kobiecej Dumie Pomorza" (in Polish). asd. 30 July 2026. Retrieved 31 July 2026.
- ↑ "Futbol: 2015 17 Yaş Altı Kızlar Avrupa Şampiyonası". Bugün (in Turkish). 2014-10-15. Retrieved 2015-04-08.
- ↑ "U17 Kadın Milli Futbol Takımı Adana'da Kampa Girecek". Şanlıurfa (in Turkish). 2015-04-01. Retrieved 2015-04-08.
- ↑ "U19 Kadın Milliler şampiyon oldu" (in Turkish). Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu. 12 June 2016. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
- ↑ "Avrupa Şampiyonası 2021 Grup Eeleme – Rusya 4–2 Türkiye" (in Turkish). Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
- ↑ "Avrupa Şampiyonası 2021 Grup Eleme – Türkiye 1–2 Rusya" (in Turkish). Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
External links
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- Derya Arhan at Soccerway.com
- Derya Arhan at FBref.com
- Derya Arhan at Kicker (in German)
- Derya Arhan – UEFA competition record (archive)
- 1999 births
- Living people
- People from Bayrampaşa
- Footballers from Istanbul
- Women's association football defenders
- Women's association football midfielders
- Turkish women's footballers
- 21st-century Turkish sportswomen
- Turkey women's youth international footballers
- Turkey women's international footballers
- Turkish Women's Football Super League players
- Segunda Federación (women) players
- Karadeniz Ereğlispor players
- Beşiktaş J.K. (women's football) players
- Santa Teresa CD players
- ALG Spor players
- WFC Zhytlobud-2 Kharkiv players
- Fatih Karagümrük S.K. (women's football) players
- Galatasaray S.K. (women's football) players
- Beylerbeyi S.K. (women's football) players
- Fenerbahçe S.K. (women's football) players
- Yüksekova S.K. players
- Pogoń Szczecin (women) players
- Turkish expatriate women's footballers
- Turkish expatriate sportspeople in Spain
- Expatriate women's footballers in Spain
- Turkish expatriate sportspeople in Ukraine
- Expatriate women's footballers in Ukraine
- Turkish expatriate sportspeople in Azerbaijan
- Expatriate women's footballers in Azerbaijan
- Turkish expatriate sportspeople in Poland
- Expatriate women's footballers in Poland
