Feride Akalan

Feride Şevval Akalan
No. 2 – Galatasaray
PositionSmall forward
LeagueTurkish Super League
EuroLeague Women
Personal information
Born (2001-10-14) 14 October 2001 (age 25)
Istanbul, Turkey
Listed height
1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Career information
Playing career
2014–present
Career history
2014–2019Istanbul University
2019–2022Çukurova Basketbol
2019–2020→Mersin University
2022–2024Nesibe Aydın GSK
2024–2026Çukurova Basketbol
2026–Galatasaray

Feride Şevval Akalan (born 14 October 2001) is a Turkish female basketball player. The 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) tall national plays small forward.

Career

Akalan was a member of Istanbul University and Çukurova Basketbol, which loaned out her to Mersin University. Currently, she plays in the Super League for the Ankara-based club Nesibe Aydın GSK.

On July 24, 2026, she signed a one-year contract with Galatasaray.

International

She was part of the national U-16 team at the 2017 European Youth Summer Olympic Festival in Győr, Hungary that won the bronze medal.

In January 2022, she was admitted to the national team. She took part at the 2022 Mediterranean Games in Oran, Algeria. She played at the EuroBasket Women 2023 qualification.

References

  1. ↑ "Sevval Akalan". FIBA. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
  2. ↑ "Feride Şevval Akalan" (in Turkish). Maçkolik. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
  3. 1 2 "Şevval Akalan A Milli Takım'da!". fotomaç (in Turkish). 28 January 2022. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
  4. ↑ "Feride Şevval Akalan" (in Turkish). Sahadan. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
  5. ↑ "Şevval Akalan Galatasaray Çağdaş Faktoring'de!". Galatasaray S.K. July 24, 2026. Retrieved July 24, 2026.
  6. 1 2 "Feride Şevval Akalan". olimpiyatkomitesi.org.tr (in Turkish). Türkiye Milli Olimpiyat Komitesi. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
  7. ↑ "Albania 48-98 Turkey". Women's EuroBasket Qualifiers. Retrieved 23 December 2023.