Fatma Şahin was born on December 15, 1990, in Çiğli, İzmir, where her mother is a native of.[1] She is the second child of the family's three daughters. She grew up in Istanbul and Gebze. The family moved to Izmir as their house in Gebze was damaged by the 1999 İzmit earthquake.[2]
She studies football coaching at the College of Physical Education and Sports of Ege University in İzmir, and will graduate in 2014.[2][3]
Club career
Şahin began playing football in Elit Çimenspor,[2] a Balçova-based club in her hometown, after receiving her license on October 22, 2004. Some years later, she wanted to leave the club for the newly established Konak Belediyespor due to disagreement with her coach. However, her club did not release her license, and so she had to take part only at training sessions of Konakspor Belediyespor for one-and-half years. In February 2008, she transferred officially to Konak Belediyespor, where she plays since then.[1][2][4]
Şahin made her national team debut in the friendly match against Macedonia women's national football team held on January 22, 2006, entering the game on the 82nd minute.[24] After playing one more match with the national U-19 team, she became a member of the senior team in 2009. As of April 7, 2018, she capped 16 times in the national team.[1][4]