Aksel Aktaş (Turkish: Aksel Aktaş; born 15 July 1999) is a footballer who plays as a midfielder for Turkish club Gençlerbirliği. Born in France, he represented both that nation and Turkey at youth international level.
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Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (1999-07-15) 15 July 1999 (age 23) | ||
Place of birth | Audincourt, France | ||
Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Gençlerbirliği | ||
Number | 22 | ||
Youth career | |||
2005–2007 | AS Mezire | ||
2007–2016 | Sochaux | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2016–2018 | Sochaux II | 37 | (3) |
2016–2018 | Sochaux | 6 | (0) |
2018–2019 | Reims II | 28 | (1) |
2019–2020 | Kayserispor | 15 | (0) |
2020–2021 | Fatih Karagümrük | 9 | (0) |
2021– | Gençlerbirliği | 31 | (1) |
National team‡ | |||
2015 | France U16 | 6 | (1) |
2016 | France U18 | 5 | (0) |
2018 | Turkey U19 | 2 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 October 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23 July 2018 |
A member of the Sochaux academy since 2007, Aktas signed his first professional contract with them on 16 September 2016.[1] Aktas made his professional debut for Sochaux in a 1–0 Ligue 2 win over Amiens SC on 9 December 2016, at the age of 17.[2]
On 13 July 2018, Aktas signed a three-year contract with Ligue 1 club Stade de Reims.[3]
On 12 August 2019 he has signed a 3-year contract with Kayserispor of the Turkish Süper Lig.[4]
Aktas was born in France and is of Turkish descent.[5] A youth international for France, Aktas scored in the first minute in his first international appearance with the France U16s in a friendly 3-0 win over the Morocco U16s.[6]
Aktas was called up to represent the Turkey U19s at the 2018 UEFA European Under-19 Championship.[7] He debuted for the Turkey U19s in a friendly 2-0 loss to the Finland U19s on 5 July 2018.[8]
Gençlerbirliği S.K. – current squad | |
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