Ali Akman

Ali Akman

Personal information
Date of birth	(2002-04-18) 18 April 2002 (age 22)
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	21	(7)
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–	Turkey U21	13	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 October 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 October 2024

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

Club career

İnegölspor

Ali Akman started his football career at Inegölspor in 2013. ^[2]

Bursaspor

On September 9, 2015, he transferred to Bursaspor youth team. On August 31, 2018, he signed a 3-year professional contract. ^[3]

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. ^[4] 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. ^{[5] [6]}

Loan to NEC Nijmegen

On 4 August 2021, he went to NEC Nijmegen on loan. ^[7]

Loan to Göztepe

On 7 August 2022, Akman moved to Göztepe on a season-long loan with an option to buy. ^[8]

Dender

On 10 August 2023, Akman joined Dender in the Belgian second tier on a one-year contract with an optional second year. ^[9]

International career

Akman represented Turkey at many youth levels. ^[10]

Personal life

Akman is the nephew of former Galatasaray midfielder and Turkish international Ayhan Akman. ^[11] His cousins Hamza and Efe Akman are also professional footballers. ^[12]

Honours

Individual

• Eredivisie Talent of the Month: August 2021, ^[13]
• Eredivisie Team of the Month: August 2021, ^[13]

References

1. "Ali Akman". Eintracht Frankfurt. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
2. "Ali Akman: "Bundesliga'yı gelişmek için seçtim"". TFF. 1 March 2021. Archived from the original on 2 March 2021. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
3. "Ali Akman Oyuncu Hareketleri". tff.org. 31 October 2020. Archived from the original on 28 March 2008.
4. "Eagles sign highly rated striker Ali Akman". Eintracht Frankfurt. 1 February 2021. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
5. "Ali Akman arrives in Frankfurt". Eintracht Frankfurt. 8 March 2021. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
6. "Ali Akman ilk antrenmanına çıktı". www.sozcu.com.tr. 16 March 2021. Archived from the original on 20 March 2021. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
7. "Akman loaned to NEC Nijmegen". Eintracht Frankfurt. 4 August 2021. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
8. "Ali Akman Göztepe'mizde" (in Turkish). Göztepe. 7 August 2022. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
9. "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.
10. AA (18 March 2021). "Ümit Milli Takım aday kadrosu açıklandı! Rıdvan Yılmaz ve Ali Akman..." www.hurriyet.com.tr (in Turkish). Retrieved 3 April 2021.
11. "Ayhan Akman, yeğeni Ali Akman ile ilgili konuştu" (in Turkish). Sporx.com. 21 November 2020. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
12. "Ayhan Akman, yeğeni Ali Akman ile ilgili konuştu" (in Turkish). Sporx.com. 21 November 2020. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
13. "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. 10 September 2021.

External links

• Ali Akman at the Turkish Football Federation
• Ali Akman at fussballdaten.de (in German)
• Ali Akman at Soccerway