Aylin Uysalcan (born 13 July 2009) is a Turkish volleyball player. She is tall at and plays in the outside hitter position. She is right-handed, has spike height and block height. She plays for VakıfBank. Uysalcan played first in the girls' youth national team in 2023, and debuted in the women's national team in 2026. She has also Moldovan citizenship.
Club career Uysalcan developed interest in sports at an early age. She performed gymnastics for four years and played tennis for two years before she switched over to volleyball playing. She entered her hometown club Çorlu Bld. in 2017, and played in the 2020–21 Turkish Volleyball Regional League season. In 2021, she joined the youth team of VakıfBank. With the teams of different age groups, she enjoyed four times Turkish champions and twice Turkish runners-up titles.
Her team won the 2025–26 Turkish Women's Volleyball Cup, became champion of the 2025–26 Turkish Women's Volleyball League, and the 2025–26 CEV Women's Champions League.
International career Turkey U17 Uysalcan won the silver medal with the Turkey women's U17 team at the 2023 Women's U17 Balkan Volleyball Championships in Vrnjačka Banja, Serbia. She took another silver medal at the 2023 Women's U17 European Volleyball Championship in Serbia.
Turkey U18 In 2024, she became champion with the national U18 team at the 2024 Women's U18 Balkan Volleyball Championships in Tirana, Albania. She was named the "Most Valuable Player" and the "Best Opposite Hitter" of the championships. At the 2025 European Youth Summer Olympic Festival in Skopje, North Macedonia, she captured thr gold medal.
Turkey U19 As part of the national U19 team, she took the silver medal at the Women's U19 Balkan Volleyball Championships in Farkë, Albania, and was named the "Best Opposite Hitter". She placed fourth at the 2025 FIVB Volleyball Girls' U19 World Championship in Osijek, Croatia.
Turkey In 2025, Uysalcan was selected to the Turkey women's national volleyball team's broad squad. She is part of the national team at the 2026 FIVB Women's Volleyball Nations League in Brasília, Brazil. She won the gold medal at the 2026 Mediterranean Games in Taranto, Italy.
Personal life Aylin Uysalcan was born in Çorlu District of Tekirdağ Province, northwestern Turkey on 13 July 2009. She also has Moldovan citizenship.
Honours Club VakıfBank Turkish Women's Volleyball League (1): 2025–26
Turkish Women's Volleyball Cup (1): 2025–26
CEV Women's Champions League (1): 2025–26
International Turkey U17 Balkan Women's U17 Volleyball Championships (1): 2023 CEV Women's U16 Volleyball European Championship (1): 2023
Turkey U18 Balkan Women's U18 Volleyball Championships (1): 2024
European Youth Olympic Festival (1): 2025
Turkey U19 Balkan Women's U19 Volleyball Championships (1): 2025
Turkey Mediterranean Games (1): 2026
Individual Most Valuable Player (1) 2024 Women's U18 Balkan Volleyball Championships
Best Opposite Hitter (2) 2024 Women's U18 Balkan Volleyball Championships 2025 Women's U19 Balkan Volleyball Championships
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