Ali Akman

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Ali Akman
Personal information
Date of birth (2002-04-18) 18 April 2002 (age 21)
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*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2019–2021 Bursaspor 39 (12)
2021–2023 Eintracht Frankfurt 0 (0)
2021–2022NEC Nijmegen (loan) 28 (6)
2022–2023Göztepe (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)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 April 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 June 2022

Ali Akman (born 18 April 2002) is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as a striker for Belgian club Dender.

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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

Akman represented Turkey at many youth levels. [8]

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

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References

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