Ali Akman (born 18 April 2002) is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as a striker for Belgian club Dender.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 18 April 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Yıldırım, Turkey | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Dender | ||
| Number | 19 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2013–2015 | İnegölspor | ||
| 2015–2019 | Bursaspor | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2021 | Bursaspor | 39 | (12) |
| 2021–2023 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 0 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | → NEC Nijmegen (loan) | 28 | (6) |
| 2022–2023 | → Göztepe (loan) | 14 | (0) |
| 2023– | Dender | 16 | (6) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2016–2017 | Turkey U15 | 4 | (2) |
| 2017–2018 | Turkey U16 | 10 | (6) |
| 2018–2019 | Turkey U17 | 14 | (6) |
| 2019–2020 | Turkey U18 | 8 | (6) |
| 2020 | Turkey U19 | 2 | (0) |
| 2020–2022 | Turkey U21 | 10 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 April 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 June 2022 | |||
Club career edit
Bursaspor edit
Akman was promoted to Bursaspor first team in 2019. He scored 12 goals in 39 TFF First League matches.
Eintracht Frankfurt edit
On 1 February 2021, Akman signed a four-year contract with Eintracht Frankfurt in effect from 1 July 2021.[2] After his contract, which was set to expire in 2021 summer, had been terminated by Bursaspor, he joined the Frankfurt club on 8 March 2021 and immediately began training with the team.[3][4]
Loan to NEC Nijmegen edit
On 4 August 2021, he went to NEC Nijmegen on loan.[5]
Loan to Göztepe edit
On 7 August 2022, Akman moved to Göztepe on a season-long loan with an option to buy.[6]
Dender edit
On 10 August 2023, Akman joined Dender in the Belgian second tier on a one-year contract with an optional second year.[7]
International career edit
Personal life edit
Akman is the nephew of former Galatasaray midfielder and Turkish international Ayhan Akman.[9] His cousins Hamza and Efe Akman are also professional footballers.[10]
Honours edit
Individual
- Eredivisie Talent of the Month: August 2021,[11]
- Eredivisie Team of the Month: August 2021,[12]
References edit
- ^ "Ali Akman". Eintracht Frankfurt. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
- ^ "Eagles sign highly rated striker Ali Akman". Eintracht Frankfurt. 1 February 2021. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
- ^ "Ali Akman arrives in Frankfurt". Eintracht Frankfurt. 8 March 2021. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
- ^ "Ali Akman ilk antrenmanına çıktı". www.sozcu.com.tr. Archived from the original on 2021-03-20. Retrieved 2021-04-03.
- ^ "Akman loaned to NEC Nijmegen". Eintracht Frankfurt. 4 August 2021. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
- ^ "Ali Akman Göztepe'mizde" (in Turkish). Göztepe. 7 August 2022. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
- ^ "Ali Akman, nieuwe spits bij FC Dender" [Ali Akman, new striker at FC Dender.] (in Dutch). F.C.V. Dender E.H. 10 August 2023. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
- ^ AA. "Ümit Milli Takım aday kadrosu açıklandı! Rıdvan Yılmaz ve Ali Akman..." www.hurriyet.com.tr (in Turkish). Retrieved 2021-04-03.
- ^ "Ayhan Akman, yeğeni Ali Akman ile ilgili konuştu" (in Turkish). Sporx.com. 21 November 2020. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
- ^ "Ayhan Akman, yeğeni Ali Akman ile ilgili konuştu" (in Turkish). Sporx.com. 21 November 2020. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
- ^ "Bruma named Eredivisie player of the month, Ali Akman receives first official Johan Cruyff talent of the mont award and XI of the month". eredivisie.eu. September 10, 2021.
- ^ "Bruma named Eredivisie player of the month, Ali Akman receives first official Johan Cruyff talent of the mont award and XI of the month". eredivisie.eu. September 10, 2021.
External links edit
- Ali Akman at the Turkish Football Federation
- Ali Akman at fussballdaten.de (in German)
- Ali Akman at Soccerway