Abdulkerim Çakar

Abdulkerim Çakar
Personal information
Date of birth (2001-04-14) 14 April 2001
Place of birth Germersheim, Germany[1]
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position 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)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22:49, 2 July 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 11:00, 6 May 2022 (UTC)

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

Club career

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

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

Career statistics

Club

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 61–0061
2021–22 00–0000
Total 61000061
Académico Viseu (loan) 2021–22 Liga Portugal 2 301[a]00040
Career total 911000101
  1. ↑ Appearances in the Taça de Portugal

References

  1. 1 2 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