Abdulkerim Çakar (born 14 April 2001) is a German professional footballer who most recently played as a forward for TuS Mechtersheim.

Abdulkerim Çakar
Personal information
Date of birth (2001-04-14) 14 April 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth Germersheim, Germany[1]
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
FV Germersheim
2013–2018 1. FC Kaiserslautern
2018–2020 Eintracht Frankfurt
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2022 1899 Hoffenheim II 6 (1)
2021–2022Académico Viseu (loan) 4 (0)
2022–2023 Gaziantep 0 (0)
2024 TuS Mechtersheim 8 (4)
International career
2016–2017 Germany U16 9 (3)
2017 Germany U17 3 (1)
2018 Germany U18 2 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:49, 2 July 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11:00, 6 May 2022 (UTC)

Club career

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Born in Germersheim, Çakar played for local side FV Germersheim, before joining professional clubs 1. FC Kaiserslautern and Eintracht Frankfurt.[2]

In August 2021, Çakar moved on loan to Portuguese side Académico Viseu.[3] He made a slow start to his career in Viseu, only playing two of a possible twelve after his arrival.[4]

On 11 August 2022, Çakar signed a three-year contract with Gaziantep in Turkey.[5] His contract with Gaziantep was mutually terminated on 26 September 2023.[6]

International career

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Born in Germany, Çakar is of Turkish descent.[7] He has represented Germany at youth international level.[8]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of 6 May 2022[9]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1899 Hoffenheim II 2020–21 Regionalliga 6 1 0 0 6 1
2021–22 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 6 1 0 0 0 0 6 1
Académico Viseu (loan) 2021–22 Liga Portugal 2 3 0 1[a] 0 0 0 4 0
Career total 9 1 1 0 0 0 10 1
  1. ^ Appearances in the Taça de Portugal

References

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  1. ^ a b Abdulkerim Çakar at WorldFootball.net
  2. ^ "Abdulkerim Çakar". tsg-hoffenheim.de (in German). Retrieved 6 May 2022.
  3. ^ "Ac. Viseu contrata guarda-redes, médio e avançado" [Ac. Viseu hires goalkeeper, midfielder and striker]. record.pt (in Portuguese). 25 August 2021. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
  4. ^ "Abdulkerim Cakar tarda em afirmar-se" [Abdulkerim Cakar is slow to assert himself]. record.pt (in Portuguese). 16 November 2021. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
  5. ^ "ABDULKERİM ÇAKAR GAZİANTEP'TE!" (in Turkish). Gaziantep. 11 August 2022. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
  6. ^ Abdulkerim Çakar at the Turkish Football Federation
  7. ^ "Abdulkerim Cakar begehrt in Deutschland und der Türkei – Eintracht Frankfurt will Talent halten". 90min.de. 19 June 2019.
  8. ^ Abdulkerim Çakar at DFB (also available in German)
  9. ^ Abdulkerim Çakar at Soccerway