Fatma Şakar

Fatma Şakar is a Germany-born Turkish women's football defender who plays for Union Berlin and the Turkey national team.

Personal life

Fatma Şakar was born in Karlsruhe, Germany on 26 March 1999.
She studied Sociology with minor in Psychology at the University of Mannheim, and graduated with a title Bachelor in March 2022.

Şakar is tall and plays as defender.
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. The team made it to the 2. Frauen-Bundesliga at the end of the season.

Şakar played for the German national youth teams U15, U16, U17 and U19. She capped in total 25 times.

Şakar was called up to the Turkey national team end June 2024, and attended the national team's training camp in July 2024 for preparations to the European Championship qualifying. She debuted in the UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying play-offs match against Ukraine on 29 October 2024. In 2025, she took part at the UEFA Women's Nations League B2 tournament.