Fatma Kara
Fatma Kara for Ataşehir Belediyespor (March 2014) | |||
Personal information | |||
---|---|---|---|
Date of birth | June 15, 1991 | ||
Place of birth | Herten, Recklinghausen, NRW, Germany | ||
Playing position | Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Ataşehir Belediyespor | ||
Number | 10 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2007–2008 | 1. FFC Recklinghausen 2003 | ||
2008–2009 | SG Lütgend Dortmund | ||
2009–2010 | 1. FFC Recklinghausen 2003 | ||
2010–2011 | Trabzonspor | 22 | (9) |
2011–2014 | Trabzon İdmanocağı | 48 | (10) |
2014– | Ataşehir Belediyespor | 40 | (25) |
Total | 110 | (44) | |
National team‡ | |||
2007 | Turkey U-17 | 10 | (0) |
2007–2010 | Turkey U-19 | 32 | (18) |
2009– | Turkey | 29 | (4) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of November 13, 2016. |
Fatma Kara (born June 15, 1991) is a Turkish women's football midfielder currently playing in the First League for Ataşehir Belediyespor with jersey number 10. She is a member of the Turkish national team since 2009.
Early life
Fatma was born in Herten district of Recklinghausen in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany on June 15, 1991.[1][2] Her father Hasan Kara is a Turkish immigrant. Her parents, initially, did not allow her to play football. The father of her German schoolmate, however, succeeded to convince the parents. At the age of nine, Kara entered the local football club JK SpVgg. Herten.[3]
Her three-year younger sister Ayşe Kara is also a footballer, who follows her footsteps.[3]
Playing career
Club
Fatma Kara played in Germany for the hometown club 1. FFC Recklinghausen 2003[4][5][6] in the German Regionalliga West. In the 2008–09 season, she moved to SG Lütgend Dortmund upon an offer to accomplish her high school education there. The next season, she returned to her previous club, and enjoyed league championship.[3]
After her graduation, she moved to Turkey, and signed for Trabzonspor. She scored nine goals in 22 matches she appeared with Trabzonspor. After playing one season, the women's side of the club dissolved, and she transferred to the rival club Trabzon İdmanocağı in the 2010–11 season. In the two seasons with Trabzon İdmanocağı, Kara netted 10 goals in 40 appearances.[1]
On January 10, 2014, Kara was transferred by the Istanbul-based club Ataşehir Belediyespor.[7]
International
In 2007 still living in Germany, she was called up for the Turkey girls' U-17 national team, and made her debut in the friendly match against the Azeri team on May 27.[8] Until October 2007, she capped ten times in the youth national team, and participated also at the 2008 UEFA Women's U-17 Championship qualification round matches.[1]
Fatma Kara debuted in the Turkey U-19 national team in the friendly match against Maceonian juniors on September 16, 2007.[9] She capped 32 times until April 2010, and played in the 2008, 2009 and 2010 qualification matches of UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship.[6][10][11][12]
Kara appeared for the first time in the women's national team playing against Azerbaijan team in the UEFA Support International Tournament on May 11, 2009.[11] She also took part in the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 5 and UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualifying – Group 2 matches. As of end September 2014, she capped 25 times in the national team scoring 4 goals.[1]
Career statistics
- As of November 13, 2016[1]
Club | Season | League | Continental | National | Total | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
2006–10 | – | – | – | – | 49 | 19 | 49 | 19 | ||
Total | – | – | – | – | 49 | 19 | 49 | 19 | ||
Trabzonspor | 2010–11 | First League | 22 | 9 | – | – | 2 | 0 | 24 | 9 |
Total | 22 | 9 | – | – | 2 | 0 | 24 | 9 | ||
Trabzon İdmanocağı | 2011–12 | First League | 22 | 6 | – | – | 8 | 0 | 30 | 6 |
2012–13 | First League | 18 | 4 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 18 | 4 | |
2013–14 | First League | 8 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
Total | 48 | 10 | – | – | 8 | 0 | 56 | 10 | ||
Ataşehir Belediyespor | 2013–14 | First League | 9 | 12 | – | – | 5 | 2 | 14 | 14 |
2014–15 | First League | 17 | 8 | – | – | 4 | 1 | 21 | 9 | |
2015–16 | First League | 13 | 4 | – | – | 3 | 0 | 16 | 4 | |
2016–17 | First League | 1 | 1 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | |
Total | 40 | 25 | – | – | 12 | 3 | 52 | 28 | ||
Career total | 110 | 44 | – | – | 71 | 22 | 173 | 66 |
Honors
- German Regionalliga West
- 1. FFC Recklinghausen 2003
- Winners' (1): 2009–10[3]
- Turkish Women's First Football League
- Ataşehir Belediyespor
- Runners-up (3): 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Player Details-Fatma Kara". Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu. Retrieved 2014-01-02.
- ↑ "Fatma Kara". UEFA. Retrieved 2014-01-02.
- 1 2 3 4 Backs, Thomas. "Kick it like Kara" (PDF). Herten Erleben (in German). Retrieved 2014-01-02.
- ↑ "Genç bayanlar bugün kampta". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 2007-08-24. Retrieved 2014-01-02.
- ↑ "U17 Bayanlarımız, Bulgaristan'ı 2–0 yendi" (in Turkish). Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu. 2007-08-29. Retrieved 2014-01-02.
- 1 2 "U19 Bayanlar, Avusturya'ya 3–2 yenildi" (in Turkish). Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu. 2007-09-29. Retrieved 2014-01-02.
- ↑ "Ataşehir Belediye transferde hızlı". Yerel Futbol (in Turkish). 2014-01-10. Retrieved 2014-01-16.
- ↑ "Özel Maç (Kızlar U-17 Milli) aZARBAYCAN 2–1 tÜRKİYE" (in Turkish). Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu. 2009-08-17. Retrieved 2014-01-02.
- ↑ "Özel Maç (Kadınlar U-19 Milli)" (in Turkish). Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu. Retrieved 2014-01-02.
- ↑ "Avrupa Şampiyonası 2008 Grup Eleme (Kadınlar U-19 Milli) Türkiye 1–7 Polonya" (in Turkish). Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu. Retrieved 2014-01-02.
- 1 2 "UEFA Support Uluslararası Turnuva (Kadınlar Milli) Türkiye 1–0 Azerbaycan" (in Turkish). Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu. Retrieved 2014-01-02.
- ↑ "U19 Bayan Milliler, Moldova'yı 8–0 yendi" (in Turkish). Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu. 2009-08-17. Retrieved 2014-01-02.
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Fatma Kara. |