Pınar Yalçın | |
Birth Date: | 1988 11, df=yes |
Birth Place: | Rosengård, Malmö, Sweden |
Youthyears1: | 1993–2005 |
Youthclubs1: | Malmö FF Dam |
Youthyears2: | 2005–2006 |
Youthclubs2: | Malmö Anadolu BI |
Years1: | 2007–2010 |
Clubs1: | BK Olympic |
Caps1: | 112 |
Goals1: | 217 |
Years2: | 2010–2011 |
Clubs2: | BK Kick |
Years3: | 2011–2012 |
Clubs3: | Kvarnby IK |
Years4: | 2012–2013 |
Clubs4: | 1. Dalby GIF |
Years5: | 2013–2016 |
Clubs5: | Husie IF |
Years6: | 2017-2018 |
Clubs6: | IFK Trelleborg |
Nationalteam1: | Turkey |
Nationalyears1: | 2013–2015 |
Nationalcaps1: | 5 |
Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
Nationalteam-Update: | 13 February 2014 |
Pınar Yalçın (born 7 November 1988) is a Turkish-Swedish women's football forward who played in the Swedish Women's Football Division 2 between 2013 and 2017.[1] She also played for the Turkey women's national football team in 2015. She is nicknamed "Pinnen" (Swedish for "the stick") by her fans.
Yalçın was born in Rosengård district of Malmö in Sweden. Her parents immigrated to Sweden from Turkey. She has one sister and two brothers.
She began playing in the youth team of Malmö FF Dam, which was renamed to LdB FC Malmö in 2007, and then to FC Rosengård in 2013. Yalçın was transferred by the Turkish community club Malmö Anadolu BI.
After playing briefly for BK Kick, BK Olympic, Kvarnby IK and 1. Dalby GIF, she signed with Husie IF for the 2013–14 season.
In 2013, she also officiated at women's football matches in other league divisions.
Yalçın was called up to take part in the Turkey national team for the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification round matches. In a newspaper interview, she emphasized that she preferred to play for the Turkey national team. She added that she is happy to make her debut in the match against England women's national football team.
Yalçın was capped four times in the Turkey national team competing in the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification (UEFA) matches.