Güzide Alçu

Güzide Alçu (born July 5, 1997) is a Turkish women's footballer currently playing in the Turkish Women's First Football League for Amed S.K.. She was part of the Turkey women's U-19 team.[1]

Güzide Alçu

Güzide Alçu of Amed S.K. (February 2018)
Personal information
Date of birth	July 5, 1997
Place of birth	Diyarbakır, Turkey
Club information
Current team	Amed S.K.
Number	7
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2011–	Amed S.K.	120	(118)
National team^‡
–	Turkey U-19	1	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of January 12, 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of February 24, 2014

Personal life

Güzide Alçu was born in Diyarbakır, southeastern Turkey on July 5, 1997.[1] After completing her secondary education at Diyarbakır Sport High School in the 2014–15 academic term, she was enrolled in the Physical Education and Sports College at Dicle University for the study of Physical Education and Sports Teaching.[2][3]

Sports career

Club

Güzide Alçu of Amed S.K. in the 2018-19 Women's First League.

Güzide Alçu (second from right), captain of Amed S.K. in the 2017–18 First League match against Beşiktaş J.K..

Güzide Alçu (left) performing an indirect free kick against Beşiktaş J.K. in the 2017–18 First League season.

Alçu played football with boys in the youth team of a Diyarbakır club.[4] She obtained her license on April 7, 2011, from her hometown club Diyarbakır B.B. Spor, which had recently formed their women's football team,[4] and was later renamed to Amed S.K.. She played for the first time in the 2011–12 Women's Second League. At the end of the 2013–14 season, her club was relegated to the Third League.[1] She enjoyed her team's promotion to the Second League at the end of the 2015–16 season,[5] and the next season's unbeaten champion title resulted in her promotion to the First League.[1][6] Alçu significantly contributes to her team's success by scoring goals.[5][7] She serves as the captain of her team.[8]

Discipline for displaying V sign

Alçu and two of her teammates of Diyarbakır B.B. Spor displayed V signs to the observers in the stadium at Erzincan after her team's win by an extraordinary score of 24–0 against the Samsun-based Gülizar Hasan Yılmaz Güz Vocational High School Spor in the playoff match of the Women's Third League on March 21, 2015. The Turkish Football Federation (TFF) interpreted the action as an insulting sign of ideological expression for Kurdish separatism of the team members from Diyarbakır and referred the case to the Disciplinary Board of the TFF.[9]

Upon reactions and public indignation, the TFF stepped back. It called the club officials in the late hours of March 26, 2015, and informed that the disciplinary inquiry launched against the four women footballers was lifted.[10]

International

In 2013, Alçu was called up to the camp of the Turkey girls' U-17 team to get prepared for the 2014 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship qualification – Group 4 matches. However, she was not selected.[11]

She was admitted to the Turkey women's U-19 team and played only in a friendly match against Azerbaijan on February 24, 2014.[1][12]

Career statistics

As of January 12, 2020.[1]

Club	Season	League			Continental		National		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Diyarbakır B.B. Spor	2011–12	Second League	7	3	–	–	0	0	7	3
	2012–13	Second League	13	17	–	–	0	0	13	17
	2013–14	Second League	14	14	–	–	1	0	15	14
	2014–15	Third League	12	12	–	–	0	0	12	12
	Amed S.K.	2015–16	Third League	21	41	–	–	0	0	21	41
2016–17		Second League	17	14	–	–	0	0	17	14
2017–18		First League	16	10	–	–	0	0	16	10
2018–19		First League	9	2	–	–	0	0	9	2
2019–20		First League	11	5	–	–	0	0	11	5
Total		120	118	–	–	1	0	121	118
Career total			120	118	–	–	1	0	121	118

References

1. "Futbolcular-Güzide Alçu" (in Turkish). Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu. Retrieved 2018-05-17.
2. "2014–2015 Yılı Okulumuz Spor BölümündenÜniversiteye Yerleşen Öğrencilerin Listesi" (in Turkish). MEB Diyarbakır – Yenişehir – Diyarbakır Spor Lisesi. Retrieved 2018-05-18.
3. "2017–2018 Eğitim-Öğretim Bahar YRY. 3.Sınıf Okul Deneyimi Öğrenci Uygulama Okulu ve Öğretim Elemanı Dağılımı" (in Turkish). Dicle Üniversitesi BESYÖ. Retrieved 2018-05-18.
4. "Diyarbakır hat jetzt seine erste Frauen-Fußballmannschaft". Deutsch Türkische Nachrichten (in German). 2011-12-28. Retrieved 2018-05-18.
5. "Şampiyonluğa koşuyorlar". Haber Diyarbakır (in Turkish). 2016-01-18. Retrieved 2018-05-18.
6. "Amedspor kadın futbol takımı namağlup şampiyon oldu". Diyarkapı (in Turkish). 2017-03-03. Retrieved 2018-05-18.
7. "Amedsporlu kadınlarda keyfiler yerinde". Habertürk (in Turkish). 2018-03-14. Retrieved 2018-05-18.
8. "Amedspor 3 puana uzanmayı bildi: 4–3". Yeni Gün (in Turkish). 2018-03-11. Retrieved 2018-05-18.
9. "Zafer işareti ilk kez suç sayıldı!". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 2015-03-27. Retrieved 2018-05-17.
10. "TFF,zafer işaretinde geri adım attı". Evrensel (in Turkish). 2015-03-27. Retrieved 2018-06-06.
11. "Diyarbakırlı Güzide milli takım kampındaKaynak: Diyarbakırlı Güzide milli takım kampında". Diyarın Sesi (in Turkish). Retrieved 2018-05-18.
12. Azbay, Saffet (2014-02-14). "Kadın futbolunda milli gurur". Tigris Haber (in Turkish). Retrieved 2018-05-18.

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