Ali Akman (born 18 April 2002) is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as a striker for Göztepe on loan from the German club Eintracht Frankfurt.
| Personal information | |||
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| Date of birth | (2002-04-18) 18 April 2002 (age 20) | ||
| Place of birth | Yıldırım, Turkey | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Göztepe | ||
| Number | 99 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2013–2015 | İnegölspor | ||
| 2015–2019 | Bursaspor | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2021 | Bursaspor | 39 | (12) |
| 2021– | Eintracht Frankfurt | 0 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | → NEC Nijmegen (loan) | 28 | (6) |
| 2022– | → Göztepe (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 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) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 October 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 3 April 2021 | |||
Akman was promoted to Bursaspor first team in 2019. He scored 12 goals in 39 TFF First League matches.
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]
On 4 August 2021, he went to NEC Nijmegen on loan.[5]
On 7 August 2022, Akman moved to Göztepe on a season-long loan with an option to buy.[6]
Akman represented Turkey at many youth levels.[7]
Akman is the nephew of former Galatasaray midfielder and Turkish international Ayhan Akman.[8]
Göztepe S.K. – current squad | |
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