Abdulkerim Çakar (born 14 April 2001) is a German professional footballer who most recently played as a forward for TuS Mechtersheim.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 14 April 2001 | ||
| 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) |
| 2021–2022 | → Académico 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) |
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*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
editBorn 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
editBorn in Germany, Çakar is of Turkish descent.[7] He has represented Germany at youth international level.[8]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of 6 May 2022[9]
| 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 | ||
- ^ Appearances in the Taça de Portugal
References
edit- ^ a b Abdulkerim Çakar at WorldFootball.net
- ^ "Abdulkerim Çakar". tsg-hoffenheim.de (in German). Retrieved 6 May 2022.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Abdulkerim Cakar tarda em afirmar-se" [Abdulkerim Cakar is slow to assert himself]. record.pt (in Portuguese). 16 November 2021. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
- ^ "ABDULKERİM ÇAKAR GAZİANTEP'TE!" (in Turkish). Gaziantep. 11 August 2022. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
- ^ Abdulkerim Çakar at the Turkish Football Federation
- ^ "Abdulkerim Cakar begehrt in Deutschland und der Türkei – Eintracht Frankfurt will Talent halten". 90min.de. 19 June 2019.
- ^ Abdulkerim Çakar at DFB (also available in German)
- ^ Abdulkerim Çakar at Soccerway
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