Efecan Karaca

Following his move to Sarıyer, Karaca's current-season form is level with last season (Season 3→2), while his Rating eased 9→7. His peak season for form remains 2021/22 (Season 38).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Sarıyer · 6th	4	0	1	6.63	7	2
2025/26	Alanyaspor · 11th	19	0	0	6.61	9	3
2024/25	Alanyaspor · 12th	31	0	0	6.62	14	10
2023/24	Alanyaspor · 8th	37	2	3	6.98	20	32
2022/23	Alanyaspor · 15th	28	5	6	7	23	32

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 14 earlier seasons in the full career.

Türkiye · international

Side	Apps	G
Türkiye	8	1

Career caps & goals — tournament breakdown in the full career.

Scout report

Experienced headCentral midfielder

E. Karaca is a 36-year-old central midfielder at Alanyaspor, rated 8.5 overall by Field Insider's model. A seasoned veteran, he has been a fringe squad member this season (17.8% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 1.49 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Karaca.

On the season, Karaca graded 3 for current form (age-blind), on 0 goals, 0 assists and 1.489 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 3 → 2). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2021/22.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 9. At 36 Karaca is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 0.6 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Past his 2021/22 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2021/22Trending down

8.5

Ratingi

below regular-starter level

2.6

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

17.8%

Minutes

limited game time

1.49

Def. actions / 90

light defensive volume

Output in context · Alanyaspor finished 11th of 18 · a mid-table side

Apps

1.49

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

1.49 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — light defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 19 appearances.

Watch points

Game time. Only 17.8% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Age curve. At 36, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 8.5 overall — below regular-starter level. Defensively he reads as light defensive volume (1.49 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.6× and falling).

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %17.8%

Available fixtures34 of 34

Goals / 900

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900

Defensive actions / 901.489

Player flow

Goal involvements0

Cards / 900.496

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~1), then tapers with age. At 36, Karaca sits on 0.6, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Karaca's projected Rating — 8.5 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among central midfielders in the 1. Lig with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0

Passing

Assists0

Defending

Tackles8

Interceptions1

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards3

Red cards0

Transfer history

SarıyerJun 2026 – nowFree

AlanyasporSept 2013 – Jun 2026Free

KKartalsporAug 2012 – Sept 2013Free

SarıyerSept 2011 – Aug 2012Free

Adana Demirsporuntil Sept 2011

KKartalsporSept 2009 – Sept 2011Free

Galatasaray(back from loan)Jun 2009 – Sept 2009

GGazişehir Gaziantep(on loan)Aug 2008 – Jun 2009

Galatasarayuntil Aug 2008

About E. Karaca

Efecan Karaca is a 36-year-old central midfielder who plays for Sarıyer, born on November 16, 1989 in İstanbul, standing 169 cm tall. He is from Türkiye. Sarıyer currently sit 6th of 20 in the 1. Lig.

This season

In the current season, E. Karaca has made 4 appearances with 0 goals and 1 assist across 268 minutes.

E. Karaca's next match is on September 5, 2026, when Sarıyer face Keçiörengücü away in the 1. Lig.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates E. Karaca at 8.5 with a Season form score of 2.6. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 4 career titles — among them the Super Cup and the Süper Lig. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 19 recorded seasons, E. Karaca has totalled 533 club appearances with 49 goals and 46 assists for 6 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2013/14, with 38 appearances for Alanyaspor.

E. Karaca's career has also included time at Alanyaspor, KKartalspor, Adana Demirspor, Galatasaray and GGazişehir Gaziantep.

On the international stage, E. Karaca has represented Türkiye — 8 caps and 1 goal in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.