Faik Sakar
{{Short description|German footballer (born 2008)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Faik Sakar
| image =
| fullname = Faik Gazi Jonas Sakar
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2008|1|14|df=yes}}
| height = 1.76m{{Cite web|url=https://rbleipzig.com/de/teams/nachwuchs/u19/faik-sakar|title=Faik Sakar| Spielerprofil | RB Leipzig|website=rbleipzig.com}}
| position = Midfielder
| birth_place = Berlin, Germany{{Cite web|url=https://www.bundesliga.com/en/bundesliga/player/faik-sakar|title=Faik Gazi Jonas Sakar | RB Leipzig | Player Profile | Bundesliga|website=www.bundesliga.com}}
| currentclub = RB Leipzig
| clubnumber = 31
| youthyears1 = 2021–2022
| youthclubs1 = SF Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf
| youthyears2 = 2022–
| youthclubs2 = RB Leipzig
| years1 = 2024–
| clubs1 = RB Leipzig
| caps1 = 1
| goals1 = 0
| nationalyears1 = 2023
| nationalteam1 = Germany U15
| nationalcaps1 = 2
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 2023
| nationalteam2 = Germany U16
| nationalcaps2 = 4
| nationalgoals2 = 0
| ntupdate = 17:20, 7 December 2024 (UTC)
| pcupdate = 17:20, 7 December 2024 (UTC)
}}
Faik Gazi Jonas Sakar (born 14 January 2008) is a German professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Bundesliga club RB Leipzig.
Career
A youth product of SF Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf, Sakar joined the youth academy of RB Leipzig in 2022 and started training with their senior team in 2024. He made his senior and professional debut with RB Leipzig as a substitute in a 2–0 Bundesliga win over Holstein Kiel on 7 December 2024.{{Cite web|url=https://www.lvz.de/sport/regional/rb-leipzig-hinter-xavi-sesko-und-nusa-lauert-die-naechste-generation-RC2A3USIP5CBTABGMICBBUDK3A.html|title=RB Leipzig: Hinter Xavi, Sesko und Nusa lauert die nächste Generation|first=Benjamin|last=Post|date=7 December 2024|website=www.lvz.de}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.faz.net/aktuell/sport/fussball/bundesliga/2-0-sieg-in-kiel-leipzig-ohne-probleme-beim-bundesliga-aufsteiger-110159957.html|title=2:0-Sieg in Kiel: Leipzig ohne Probleme beim Bundesliga-Aufsteiger|date=7 December 2024|website=FAZ.NET}}
Personal life
Sakar was born in Germany to a German-born Turkish father and French-born Cameroonian mother. He is a youth international for Germany, having been called up to the Germany U16s for friendlies in 2023.
Career statistics
{{Updated|match played 7 December 2024}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|Cup !colspan="2"|Europe !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| RB Leipzig
|1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| colspan="3"|Career total
!1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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References
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External links
- {{Soccerway|faik-sakar/915225}}
- {{DFB|414104}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Sakar, Faik}}
Category:Footballers from Berlin
Category:German men's footballers
Category:Germany men's youth international footballers
Category:German sportspeople of Turkish descent
Category:German people of Cameroonian descent
Category:German people of French descent