Ali Akman

Ali Akman (born 18 April 2002) is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as a striker for NEC Nijmegen on loan from Eintracht Frankfurt.

Ali Akman
Personal information
Full name Ali Akman
Date of birth (2002-04-18) 18 April 2002
Place of birth Yıldırım, Turkey
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Striker
Club information
Current team
 NEC Nijmegen
(on loan from Eintracht Frankfurt)
Number 9
Youth career
2013–2015 İnegölspor
2015–2019 Bursaspor
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2021 Bursaspor 39 (12)
2021– Eintracht Frankfurt 0 (0)
2021– → NEC Nijmegen (loan) 25 (6)
National team‡
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 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 9 April 2022
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 3 April 2021

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.[1] 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.[2][3]

Loan to NEC Nijmegen

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

International career

Akman represented Turkey at many youth levels.[5]

Personal life

Akman is the nephew of former Galatasaray midfielder and Turkish international Ayhan Akman.[6]

References
  1. "Eagles sign highly rated striker Ali Akman". Eintracht Frankfurt. 1 February 2021. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
  2. "Ali Akman arrives in Frankfurt". Eintracht Frankfurt. 8 March 2021. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
  3. "Ali Akman ilk antrenmanına çıktı". www.sozcu.com.tr. Archived from the original on 2021-03-20. Retrieved 2021-04-03.
  4. "Akman loaned to NEC Nijmegen". Eintracht Frankfurt. 4 August 2021. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  5. AA. "Ümit Milli Takım aday kadrosu açıklandı! Rıdvan Yılmaz ve Ali Akman..." www.hurriyet.com.tr (in Turkish). Retrieved 2021-04-03.
  6. "Ayhan Akman, yeğeni Ali Akman ile ilgili konuştu" (in Turkish). Sporx.com. 21 November 2020. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
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