Ali Akman (born 18 April 2002) is a Turkish professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club Göztepe, on loan from

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Club career

Bursaspor

Akman was promoted to

Bursaspor Bursaspor Kulübü Derneği (), commonly known as Bursaspor, is a Turkish sports club located in the city of Bursa. Formed in 1963, the club colours are green and white, with home kits usually featuring both colours in a striped pattern. In th ...

first team in 2019. He scored 12 goals in 39

matches.

Eintracht Frankfurt

On 1 February 2021, Akman signed a four-year contract with

in effect from 1 July 2021. 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.

Loan to NEC Nijmegen

On 4 August 2021, he went to

NEC Nijmegen NEC Nijmegen (''Nijmegen Eendracht Combinatie''), commonly known as NEC (), is a professional Dutch association football club based in Nijmegen. The club currently competes in the Eredivisie, the top tier of Dutch football, following promotion fr ...

on loan.

Loan to Göztepe

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

International career

Akman represented

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at many youth levels.

Personal life

Akman is the nephew of former Galatasaray midfielder and Turkish international

Ayhan Akman Ayhan Akman (, born 23 February 1977) is a retired Turkish footballer who last played for Galatasaray. He was suspended from football for six months after doping testing positive for a banned substance. He is the assistant manager of Galatasara ...

Honours

Individual *

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Talent of the Month:

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Akman, Ali 2002 births Living people People from Yıldırım Turkish footballers Turkey youth international footballers Turkey under-21 international footballers Association football forwards TFF Second League players TFF First League players Eredivisie players Bursaspor footballers Eintracht Frankfurt players NEC Nijmegen players Göztepe S.K. footballers Turkish expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in the Netherlands Turkish expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands Expatriate footballers in Germany Turkish expatriate sportspeople in Germany