Fatma Kara

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	40	(10)
2014–	Ataşehir Belediyespor	39	(24)
Total		101	(43)
National team^‡
2006–2007	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 February 28, 2016. † Appearances (goals) ‡ 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

Fatma Kara taking a direct free kick in the home match against Marmara Üniversitesi Spor (January 2014)

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

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

References

1. "Player Details-Fatma Kara". Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu. Retrieved 2014-01-02.
2. "Fatma Kara". UEFA. Retrieved 2014-01-02.
3. Backs, Thomas. "Kick it like Kara" (PDF). Herten Erleben (in German). Retrieved 2014-01-02.
4. "Genç bayanlar bugün kampta". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 2007-08-24. Retrieved 2014-01-02.
5. "U17 Bayanlarımız, Bulgaristan'ı 2–0 yendi" (in Turkish). Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu. 2007-08-29. Retrieved 2014-01-02.
6. "U19 Bayanlar, Avusturya'ya 3–2 yenildi" (in Turkish). Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu. 2007-09-29. Retrieved 2014-01-02.
7. "Ataşehir Belediye transferde hızlı". Yerel Futbol (in Turkish). 2014-01-10. Retrieved 2014-01-16.
8. "Özel Maç (Kızlar U-17 Milli) aZARBAYCAN 2–1 tÜRKİYE" (in Turkish). Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu. 2009-08-17. Retrieved 2014-01-02.
9. "Özel Maç (Kadınlar U-19 Milli)" (in Turkish). Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu. Retrieved 2014-01-02.
10. "Avrupa Şampiyonası 2008 Grup Eleme (Kadınlar U-19 Milli) Türkiye 1–7 Polonya" (in Turkish). Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu. Retrieved 2014-01-02.
11. "UEFA Support Uluslararası Turnuva (Kadınlar Milli) Türkiye 1–0 Azerbaycan" (in Turkish). Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu. Retrieved 2014-01-02.
12. "U19 Bayan Milliler, Moldova'yı 8–0 yendi" (in Turkish). Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu. 2009-08-17. Retrieved 2014-01-02.