Gülcan Koca

Gülcan Koca — Biography

Gülcan Koca is a retired Turkish-Australian women's footballer who was born in Australia and played for the Turkey women's national team. Most of her career was spent at Melbourne Victory, and she was part of the side that won the W-League championship in the 2013-14 season.

Born in Melbourne to Turkish parents, Koca was called up to the Turkish national squad in June 2010, after a worldwide search for players of Turkish heritage. She made her debut on June 23, 2010, in a 2011 World Cup qualifying match against Austria, also featured in qualifying for Euro 2013, and was capped 16 times up to 2013.

At club level she played nine W-League seasons for Melbourne Victory between 2010 and 2018, and was regarded as one of the most versatile players in the squad, able to play both in attack and in defense. She announced her retirement from professional football on September 13, 2018, and continued to play semi-professionally for Calder United SC in Victoria's NPLW.