Murat Cem Akpınar (born 24 January 1999) is a professional

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...

who plays as a

midfielder A midfielder is an outfield position in association football. Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. As central midfielders often go across boundarie ...

for Turkish club

Giresunspor Giresunspor Kulübü is a Turkish professional football club based in Giresun. It was founded in 1925 and re-formed in 1967 after the merger of Yeşiltepespor, Akıngençlikspor, and Beşiktaşspor. The football club is playing in the Turkish S ...

on loan from

Trabzonspor Trabzonspor Kulübü is a Turkish sports club located in the city of Trabzon. Formed in 1967 through a merger of several local clubs, the men's football team has won seven Süper Lig championships. Trabzonspor also have a women's football team, ...

. Born in Turkey, he has represented Azerbaijan at youth level.

Professional career

Akpınar made his professional debut for

in a 3–1

Süper Lig The Süper Lig (, ''Super League''), officially known as Spor Toto Süper Lig for sponsorship reasons, is a Turkish professional league for association football clubs. It is the top-flight of the Turkish football league system and is run by the ...

win over

Göztepe S.K. Göztepe Spor Kulübü (, Göztepe Sports Club), also known as Göztepe, is a Turkish sports club based in the Göztepe and Güzelyalı neighborhoods of İzmir. The "AŞ" refers to ''incorporated company'', as besides football, the club also ...

on 22 February 2019.

International career

Born in Turkey, Akpınar is of Azerbaijani and Turkish descent. He represented the Azerbaijan U17s in 2015.

Honours

Trabzonspor *

: 2021–22

References

External links

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Trabzonspor Profile
1999 births Turkish people of Azerbaijani descent Sportspeople of Azerbaijani descent Citizens of Azerbaijan through descent Azerbaijani people of Turkish descent People from Düzköy Living people Azerbaijani footballers Turkish footballers Association football midfielders Azerbaijan youth international footballers Trabzonspor footballers 1461 Trabzon footballers Kocaelispor footballers Giresunspor footballers Süper Lig players TFF Second League players TFF Third League players {{Azerbaijan-footy-bio-stub