Busem Şeker

Busem Şeker (born 19 July 1998) is a Turkish-German football midfielder currently playing in the Turkish Women's First League for Konak Belediyespor with jersey number 10.[1][2] She is a member of the Turkey women's national team.[2]

Busem Şeker

Busem Şeker for Turkey national (April 2018)
Personal information
Date of birth	(1998-07-19) 19 July 1998
Place of birth	Hamburg, Germany
Playing position(s)	Midfielder
Club information
Current team	Konak Belediyespor
Number	10
Youth career
	FTSV Lorbeer Rothenburgsort
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2014–2015	FTSV Lorbeer Rothenburgsort
2015–2016	ASV Bergedorf 85
2016–2018	SV Henstedt-Ulzburg	15	(1)
2018–	Konak Belediyespor	16	(5)
National team^‡
2017–	Turkey	1	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 28 April 2019 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 23 February 2019

Private life

Busem Şeker was born in Hamburg, Germany on 19 July 1998.[3] She resides in Rothenburgsort, a borough of Hamburg.[4] She is a high school student, and hopes to pass the Abitur at the end of the 2016/17 term.[4] She also jobs in the hotel and restaurant business.[5] She did a 'Freiwilliges Soziales Jahr' in 2017/18 in Hamburg.

Playing career

Club

Şeker got interested in football playing already at the age of four. She began her playing career in the youth team of FTSV Lorbeer Rothenburgsort. There, she was the only girl among boys. She made it to become also captain of the youth team, at which she was respected by her male playmates. At the age of 17, she transferred to ASV Bergedorf 85. After one season, she signed with SV Henstedt-Ulzburg in the German 2nd Women's Football Bundesliga North.[1][3][4][5]

She coached the "F-Jugend" team (age group 7–8 years old) of her initial club, at which still only boys play.[4]

On 11 October 2018, she went to Turkey to play for the İzmir-based club Konak Belediyespor in the 2018–19 Women's First League. After playing one season, at which she scored five goals in 16 matches, she returned to Germany on 27 August 2019.[2]

International

Busem Şeker (red/black) playing for Turkey national in the friendly match against Estonia at TFF Riva Facility on April 7, 2018.

Şeker was approached by Çağla Korkmaz, Turkish-German player of VfL Wolfsburg II, for joining the Turkey women's national team that she prompt accepted. She was admitted to the national team,[5][6] and debuted internationally in the Goldcity Women's Cup 2017 on 1 March 2017. She took part at the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification – UEFA preliminary round – Group 4 matches.[7][8]

Career statistics

As of match played 28 April3 September 2019.[2]

Club	Season	League			Continental		National		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
SV Henstedt-Ulzburg	2016–18	German 2nd Bundesliga North	15	1	0	0	9	0	24	1
	Total		15	1	0	0	9	0	24	1
Konak Belediyespor	2018–19	Turkish First League	16	5	0	0	4	0	20	5
	Total		16	5	0	0	4	0	20	5
							1	0	1	0
	Total						1	0	1	0
Career total			31	6	0	0	14	0	45	6

Honours

Turkish Women's First Football League

Konak Belediyespor

Third places (1): 2018–19

References

1. "15 Busem Seker" (in German). Soccer Donna. Retrieved 8 April 2017.
2. "Oyuncular – Futbolcular: Busem Şeker" (in Turkish). Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu. Retrieved 8 April 2017.
3. "Busem Seker" (in German). Sport. Retrieved 8 April 2017.
4. Hanke, Christian (28 February 2017). "SportBald Kickerin für die Türkei?". Hamburger Wochenblatt (in German). Archived from the original on 11 April 2017. Retrieved 8 April 2017.
5. "Busem Seker spielt für die Türkei". Sprtbuzzer Kieler Nachrichten (in German). 25 February 2017. Retrieved 8 April 2017.
6. "Nominierungen". Hamburger Frauenfußball-News (in Turkish). 24 February 2017. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
7. "Kadın A Milli Takımı, Karadağ'ı 3–0 yendi" (in Turkish). Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu. 6 April 2017. Retrieved 8 April 2017.
8. "Turkey 3–0 Montenegro". FIFA Women's World Cup. Retrieved 8 April 2017.

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