Sevgi Çınar

Sevgi Çınar

Sevgi Çınar for Konak Belediyespor (January 2014)
Personal information
Date of birth	(1994-01-15) January 15, 1994 (age 23)
Place of birth	Seyhan, Adana, Turkey
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current team	Konak Belediyespor
Number	77
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2008–2011	Adana İdmanyurduspor	51	(55)
2012–present	Konak Belediyespor	73	(51)
Total		124	(106)
National team‡
2009–2010	Turkey U-17	16	(18)
2010–2012	Turkey U-19	25	(7)
2012–	Turkey	8	(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of March 29, 2017. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of March 1, 2017

Sevgi Çınar (born January 15, 1994) is a Turkish female footballer who plays for Konak Belediyespor of the Turkish Women's First Football League. She is part of the Turkey women's U-19 national football team since 2011. Currently, she is a student of physical education and sports at the Dokuz Eylül University in İzmir.

Çınar was born on January 15, 1994 in Seyhan district of Adana Province to Murat Çınar, who played football in Adana Demirspor. She became interested in football as she accompanied her father to futsal games. At the age of 13, she was discovered by Tevfik Işık, coach of Adana İdmanyurduspor, while she was playing football in the school. In the beginning, her father complied with Sevgi's devotion to footbal, but her mother objected. She was persuaded by coach Işık. Following her achievements, the parents supported her more and more.

In January 2012, Çınar left Adana İdmanyurduspor, where she began her football career, and accepted an offer of Konak Belediyespor. She joined the team in Izmir, and appeared in her new team's play-off matches already in the 2012–13 season of Women's First League. She played in three matches of the 2015–16 UEFA Women's Champions League qualifying round, and scored one goal.

At the end of the 2015–16 season, she enjoyed her team's champion title. She played in three matches of the Group 9 of the 2016–17 UEFA Women's Champions League qualifying round.

She debuted in the Turkey Girls' U-17 national team playing in the friendly match against Bulgaria on July 1, 2009. Çınar scored a total of five goals in two friendly matches against Moldova in August 2009. At the 2011 UEFA Women's U-17 Championship – Group 6 matches in Belgium, she scored three goals in the match against the Armenian nationals that ended 7–0 for the Turkish side.