Fatma Kara

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Fatma Kara
File:FatmaKara03.jpg
Fatma Kara for Ataşehir Belediyespor (March 2014)
Personal information
Date of birth (1991-06-15) June 15, 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth Herten, Recklinghausen, NRW, Germany
Position(s) Midfielder
Team 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 40 (10)
2014– Ataşehir Belediyespor 39 (24)
Total 101 (43)
International career‡
2006–2007 Turkey U-17 10 (0)
2007–2010 Turkey U-19 32 (18)
2009– Turkey 29 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of February 28, 2016
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of September 17, 2015

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

File:AtaşehirBelediyespor vs Marmara ÜniversitesiSpor 1 20140119.JPG
Fatma Kara taking a direct free kick in the home match against Marmara Üniversitesi Spor (January 2014)
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Fatma Kara(white/red) driving the ball for Ataşehir Belediyespor in the 2014–15 season's home match against Kdz. Ereğlispor.

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

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Fatma Kara for Turkey women's national team in the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 6 match against Belarus.

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 February 28, 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
Total 40 10 – – 8 0 48 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
Total 39 24 – – 12 3 51 27
Career total 101 43 – – 71 22 172 65

Honors

German Regionalliga West
1. FFC Recklinghausen 2003
Winners' (1): 2009–10[3]
Turkish Women's First Football League
Ataşehir Belediyespor
Runners-up (2): 2013–14, 2014–15

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