Sinan Akdag (born November 5, 1989) is a German professional ice hockey defenceman. He is currently playing for Düsseldorfer EG in the

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(DEL).

Playing career

A Rosenheim native, Akdag came through the youth ranks of the Starbulls Rosenheim. After joining the Krefeld Pinguine organization, he made his debut in Germany's top-flight

(DEL) during the 2007-08 campaign. Following a seven-year stint with the Krefeld team, he signed with fellow DEL side

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in 2014 and won the German championship in his first year with the team. He received DEL Defenseman of the Year honors in the 2015–16 season. Following nine seasons with Adler Mannheim, Akdag left the club as a free agent and was signed to a two-year contract to continue in the DEL with Düsseldorfer EG on 12 May 2023.

International play

After representing Germany at the U17, U18 and U20 level, he made his debut on the men's national team in December 2011. Akdag was nominated to be part of Team Germany during the 2018 Olympic Games in

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, South Korea.

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Regular season and playoffs

International

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* 1989 births Living people Adler Mannheim players Düsseldorfer EG players German sportspeople of Turkish descent German ice hockey defencemen Krefeld Pinguine players EV Landshut players Ice hockey players at the 2018 Winter Olympics Medalists at the 2018 Winter Olympics Olympic ice hockey players for Germany Olympic medalists in ice hockey Olympic silver medalists for Germany Sportspeople from Rosenheim Ice hockey people from Upper Bavaria {{Germany-icehockey-bio-stub