Faik Sakar
German footballer (born 2008)
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Faik Gazi Jonas Sakar (born 14 January 2008) is a German professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Bundesliga club RB Leipzig.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Faik Gazi Jonas Sakar | ||
| Date of birth | 14 January 2008 | ||
| Place of birth | Berlin, Germany[1] | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[2] | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | RB Leipzig | ||
| Number | 31 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2021–2022 | SF Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf | ||
| 2022– | RB Leipzig | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2024– | RB Leipzig | 1 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2023 | Germany U15 | 2 | (0) |
| 2023 | Germany U16 | 4 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:20, 7 December 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 17:20, 7 December 2024 (UTC) | |||
Career
A youth product of SF Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf, Sakar joined the youth academy of RB Leipzig in 2022 and started training with their senior team in 2024. He made his senior and professional debut with RB Leipzig as a substitute in a 2–0 Bundesliga win over Holstein Kiel on 7 December 2024.[3][4]
Personal life
Sakar was born in Germany to a German-born Turkish father and French-born Cameroonian mother. He is a youth international for Germany, having been called up to the Germany U16s for friendlies in 2023.
Career statistics
- As of match played 7 December 2024
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| RB Leipzig | 2024–25 | Bundesliga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Career total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||