Nazlıcan Parlak

Nazlıcan Parlak — Biography

Nazlıcan Parlak, also known by the nickname "Yellow Mamba", is a footballer who plays on the wings and as a playmaker. Born in Turkey, she represents the Azerbaijan women's national team; she has played her club football in Turkey and Romania, wearing the shirts of Fenerbahçe and Galatasaray Petrol Ofisi. Most recently she is listed with Çekmeköy BilgiDoğa Spor.

Before football she tried tennis, karate, athletics and basketball: she won a tennis scholarship at seven, trained in karate for five years and passed her black-belt exam. In high school she heard that Kireçburnu Spor Kulübü had formed a women's football team and went to a training session; in her first ten-minute match she scored six goals. As a fan of Kobe Bryant she chose number 24 in Turkey and number 8 in Romania. She entered the coaching department of the Sports Sciences Faculty at Istanbul University in 2012.

With Marmara Üniversitesi Spor she was a Women's Second League runner-up in 2013, and with Fatih Vatan Spor the Second League champion in 2016. From 2020 she played in Romania for Piroș Security, returned to the Süper Lig with Konak Belediyespor in 2021-22, and signed a one-year contract with Fenerbahçe in August 2022. On 14 September 2023 she moved to Galatasaray Petrol Ofisi and was part of the squad that opened the 2024-25 season with an 11-0 win; the club announced her departure in July 2025. Called up by Azerbaijan in 2019, she stood out against Moldova in UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualifying and helped the team to its only win in the group.