Fatma Gül Sakızcan (born 31 March 1992), also known as Fatmagül Sakızcan, is a Turkish

handball Handball (also known as team handball, European handball or Olympic handball) is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each (six outcourt players and a goalkeeper) pass a ball using their hands with the aim of throwing it into the g ...

er, who plays as left wing for Üsküdar Bld. SK in the

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and the Turkey national team.

Personal life

Fatma Gül Sakızcan was born in

Manisa Manisa (), historically known as Magnesia, is a city in Turkey's Aegean Region and the administrative seat of Manisa Province. Modern Manisa is a booming center of industry and services, advantaged by its closeness to the international port cit ...

, Turkey on 31 March 1992.

Club career

Sakızcan is tall at . She plays in the left wing position.

Üsküdar Bld. SK

She started her sport career at the

Istanbul Istanbul ( , ; tr, İstanbul ), formerly known as Constantinople ( grc-gre, Κωνσταντινούπολις; la, Constantinopolis), is the List of largest cities and towns in Turkey, largest city in Turkey, serving as the country's economic, ...

-based club Üsküdar Bld. SK in 2012. She took part at the 2012–13 EHF Challenge Cup, and EHF Cup Winners' Cup 2013/14.

Ardeşen GSK

In August 2014, she moved to

Ardeşen GSK Ardeşen GSK ( tr, Ardeşen Gençlik ve Spor Kulübü) is a women's handball club from Ardeşen in Rize Province playing in the Turkish Super League. Founded in 2008, the team play their home matches in the Ardeşen RTEÜ MYO Hall. Club chairman ...

Rize Rize (Greek language, Greek: ρίζα, Laz language, Laz: რიზინი, Georgian language, Georgian: რიზე, , Ottoman Turkish: ريزه) is the capital city of Rize Province in the eastern part of the Black Sea Region of Turkey. Rize ...

, and played at the 2014–15 EHF Challenge Cup.

Kastamonu Bld. GSK

She played for Kastamonu Bld. GSK in the 2018–19

season. She took part at the 2015–16 EHF Challenge Cup, which became runner-up, at the 2019–20 EHF Champions League qualifying, and the 2018–19 EHF Cup, 2019–20 EHF Cup.

Yalıkavak SK

In 2020, she joined Yalıkavak SK in Bodrum, Muğla, where she played two seasons. She participated at the 2021–22 EHF European Cup, and 2020–21 EHF European League.

Üsküdar Bld. SK

For the 2022–23 season, she returned to her initial clubÜsküdar Bld. SK.

International career

In 2009, Sakızcan was admitted to the Turkey women's national U-17 team. Sakızcan is a member of the

Turkey women's national handball team The Turkey women's national handball team is the national handball team of Turkey for women and is controlled by the Turkey Handball Federation. Achievements Mediterranean Games * 2001 : 5th place * 2005 : 5th place * 2009 : * 2013 ...

. She was part of the national team at the

2018 Mediterranean Games The 2018 Mediterranean Games ( es, Juegos Mediterráneos de 2018), officially known as the XVIII Mediterranean Games ( es, XVIII Juegos Mediterráneos) and commonly known as Tarragona 2018, was an international multi-sport event held from 22 Jun ...

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, Spain. She played at the 2022 European Championship qualification.

Honours

;

Turkish Women's Handball Super League The Turkish Women's Handball Super League ( tr, Türkiye Kadınlar Hentbol Süper Ligi) is the top professional league for Turkish women's handball clubs. It is administered by the Turkey Handball Federation, and the winners are recognized as Tu ...

:; Üsküdar Bld. SK ::''Runners-up'' (2): 2011–12, 2012–13. :; Kastamonu Bld. GSK :: ''Champion'' (1): 2018–19. :; Yalıkavak SK :: ''Runners-up'' /2): 2020–21, 2021–22. ;

Women's EHF Challenge Cup The Women's EHF European Cup is an annual team handball competition for women's clubs of Europe. It was known as the EHF City Cup until the 1999–2000 season and the EHF Challenge Cup until the 2019–20 season. It is currently the third-tier com ...

:; Üsküdar Bld. SK :: ''Third place'' (1):

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. :; Kastamonu Bld. GSK :: ''Runner-up'' (1): 2015–16.

References

1992 births Living people Sportspeople from Manisa 21st-century Turkish sportswomen Turkish female handball players Turkey women's national handball players Competitors at the 2018 Mediterranean Games Üsküdar Belediyespor players Ardeşen GSK players Kastamonu Bld. SK (women's handball) players Yalıkavak SK players {{Turkey-handball-bio-stub