Fatma Şakar
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 26 March 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Karlsruhe, Germany | ||
| Height | 1.64 m (5 ft 4+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Union Berlin | ||
| Number | 24 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| SpVgg Durlach-Aue | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2020 | 1899 Hoffenheim II | 69 | (2) |
| 2020–2022 | Sand | 19 | (0) |
| 2022–2024 | Leipzig | 28 | (0) |
| 2024– | Union Berlin | 24 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2013–2014 | Germany U15 | 3 | (1) |
| 2014–2015 | Germany U16 | 9 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Germany U17 | 5 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Germany U19 | 8 | (0) |
| 2024– | Turkey | 4 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 29 March 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 3 June 2025 | |||
Fatma Şakar (born 26 March 1999) is a Germany-born Turkish women's football defender who plays for Union Berlin and the Turkey national team.[1]
Fatma Şakar was born in Karlsruhe, Germany on 26 March 1999.[1]
She studied Sociology with minor in Psychology at the University of Mannheim, and graduated with a title Bachelor in March 2022.
Club career
Şakar is 1.64 m (5 ft 4+1⁄2 in) tall and plays as defender.[2]
Şakar started her career at the local club SpVgg Durlach-Aue in her hometown Karlsruhe. She then transferred to 1899 Hoffenheim II, where she played from 2016 to 2020, and scored two goals in 69 matches. For the 2020–21 Frauen-Bundesliga season, she moved to Sand in Willstätt. She played also the next season, and capped in 19 games. After two seasons, she joined Leipzig to play in the 2022–23 2. Frauen-Bundesliga season. At the end of the season, her team was promoted to the Frauen Bundesliga. She appeared in 28 matches. In the second half of the 2023–24 Frauen-Bundesliga season, she terminated her contract prematurely and transferred to the Union Berlin in the Frauen-Regionalliga.[2][3] The team made it to the 2. Frauen-Bundesliga at the end of the season.[2][4]