Atakan Akkaynak (born 5 January 1999) is a German professional
footballer who plays as a
midfielder for
Çorum FK
Çorum () (Medieval Greek: Ευχάνεια, romanized: Euchaneia) is a northern Anatolian city that is the capital of the Çorum Province of Turkey. Çorum is located inland in the central Black Sea Region of Turkey, and is approximately from A ...
.
Club career
Akkaynak was at
Bayer 04 Leverkusen
Bayer 04 Leverkusen Fußball GmbH, also known as Bayer 04 Leverkusen (), Bayer Leverkusen, or simply Leverkusen, is a professional football club based in Leverkusen in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia. The club competes in the Bundesliga, t ...
before signing a three-year contract with
Willem II Willem II may refer to:
People
* William II, Prince of Orange (1626–1650), stadtholder of the United Provinces of the Netherlands
* William II of the Netherlands (1792–1849), King of the Netherlands
Other uses
* Willem II (football club), a Du ...
in June 2018.
He made his
Eredivisie debut on 17 August 2018, appearing as a substitute against
Groningen
Groningen (; gos, Grunn or ) is the capital city and main municipality of Groningen province in the Netherlands. The ''capital of the north'', Groningen is the largest place as well as the economic and cultural centre of the northern part of t ...
.
International career
Akkaynak has represented Germany at Under-19 level having captained their U18 and U17 sides. He is also eligible for
Turkey because of his descent (he also holds
Turkish citizenship).
References
External links
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Living people
1999 births
People from Troisdorf
Footballers from Cologne (region)
German sportspeople of Turkish descent
German men's footballers
Men's association football midfielders
Eredivisie players
Süper Lig players
3. Liga players
Bayer 04 Leverkusen players
Willem II (football club) players
Çaykur Rizespor footballers
Türkgücü München players
German expatriate men's footballers
German expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands
Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands
Turkish men's footballers