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 | 19 | (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) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 June 2022 | |||
Club career
Bursaspor
Akman was promoted to Bursaspor first team in 2019. He scored 12 goals in 39 TFF First League matches.
Eintracht Frankfurt
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
On 4 August 2021, he went to NEC Nijmegen on loan.[5]
Loan to Göztepe
On 7 August 2022, Akman moved to Göztepe on a season-long loan with an option to buy.[6]
Dender
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
Personal life
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
Individual
- Eredivisie Talent of the Month: August 2021,[11]
- Eredivisie Team of the Month: August 2021,[12]
References
External links
- Ali Akman at the Turkish Football Federation
- Ali Akman at fussballdaten.de (in German)
- Ali Akman at Soccerway