Busem Şeker (born 19 July 1998) is a Turkish-German football midfielder currently playing in the Turkish Women's Football Super League for Fenerbahçe.[1] She is a member of the Turkey women's national team.[2]
.jpg) Busem Şeker for Turkey national (April 2018) | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 19 July 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Hamburg, Germany | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Fenerbahçe | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| 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) |
| 2018–2019 | Konak Belediyespor | 16 | (4) |
| 2019–2020 | Hamburger SV | 5 | (0) |
| 2020–2022 | Konak Belediyespor | 27 | (6) |
| 2022– | Fenerbahçe | 86 | (27) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017– | Turkey | 48 | (7) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 5 March 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 3 June 2025 | |||
Private life
editBusem 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.
Club career
editŞeker 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.[3][4][5][citation needed]
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]
On 15 April 2021, she joined her former club Konak Belediyespor to play in the 2020-21 Turkish Women's Football League. After two seasons and seven goals in 27 matches, she transferred to Fenerbahçe S.K. in Istanbul on 10 October 2022 to play in the 2022–23 Women's Super League season.[2]
International career
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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
edit- As of 8 April 2023.[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 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 4 |
| Total | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 4 | ||
| Hamburger SV | 2019–20 | Frauen-Regionalliga Nord | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Total | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Konak Belediyespor | 2020–21 | Turkish Women's First Football League | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 2021–22 | Turkish Women's Football Super League | 23 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 27 | 6 | |
| Total | 27 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 27 | 6 | ||
| Fenerbahçe | 2022–23 | Super League | 18 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 26 | 16 |
| 2023–24 | Super League | 27 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 27 | 5 | |
| 2024–25 | Super League | 22 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 29 | 4 | |
| 2025–26 | Super League | 23 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 31 | 11 | |
| Total | 90 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 7 | 116 | 36 | ||
| Career total | 153 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 7 | 204 | 47 | ||
International goals
edit| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 8 April 2023 | Dalga Arena, Baku, Azerbaijan |  Azerbaijan | 1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
| 2. | 14 July 2023 | Kadriorg Stadium, Tallinn, Estonia |  Estonia | 3–0 | 3–0 | |
| 3. | 17 July 2023 | Estonia | 2–0 | 2–2 | ||
| 4. | 16 July 2024 | Ménfői úti Stadion, Győr, Hungary |  Hungary | 1–0 | 4–1 | UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying |
| 5. | 24 October 2025 | Fadil Vokrri Stadium, Pristina, Kosovo |  Kosovo | 4–0 | 4–0 | 2025 UEFA Women's Nations League play-off matches |
| 6. | 28 October 2025 | Gürsel Aksel Stadium, İzmir, Turkey | Kosovo | 3–0 | 3–0 | |
| 7. | 5 June 2026 | Pendik Stadium, Istanbul, Turkey |  Northern Ireland | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
Honours
editReferences
edit- ↑ "Ailemize hoş geldin Busem Şeker" (in Turkish). 20 July 2022. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
- 1 2 3 4 "Oyuncular – Futbolcular: Busem Şeker" (in Turkish). Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu. Retrieved 8 April 2017.
- 1 2 "Busem Seker" (in German). Sport. Retrieved 8 April 2017.
- 1 2 3 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.
- 1 2 3 "Busem Seker spielt für die Türkei". Sprtbuzzer Kieler Nachrichten (in German). 25 February 2017. Archived from the original on 24 July 2022. Retrieved 8 April 2017.
- ↑ "Nominierungen". Hamburger Frauenfußball-News (in Turkish). 24 February 2017. Archived from the original on 23 May 2017. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
- ↑ "Kadın A Milli Takımı, Karadağ'ı 3–0 yendi" (in Turkish). Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu. 6 April 2017. Retrieved 8 April 2017.
- ↑ "Turkey 3–0 Montenegro". FIFA Women's World Cup. Retrieved 8 April 2017.
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