Mehmet Akgün (born 6 August 1986) is a Turkish former professional

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who played as a

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Career

In the 2005–06 season, Akgün played for

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. He was picked several times for the first team squad and played one

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game. He was transferred to Kasımpaşa in 2007 and on 20 January 2008 signed a one-and-a-half-year contract with Dutch side Willem II. He scored his first goal for Willem II on the opening day of the 2008–09 season against

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. On 19 May 2010, he left the Netherlands to sign for the Turkish club

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On 1 June 2012, he signed a two-year contract with

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worth €200,000 per annum and €3,000 per game played.

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* Living people 1986 births Footballers from Bielefeld German sportspeople of Turkish descent Turkish men's footballers German men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Turkey men's youth international footballers Bundesliga players Eredivisie players Süper Lig players TFF 1. Lig players Borussia Dortmund players Borussia Dortmund II players Kasımpaşa S.K. footballers Willem II Tilburg players Gençlerbirliği S.K. footballers Beşiktaş J.K. footballers Kayseri Erciyesspor footballers Karşıyaka S.K. footballers Kastamonuspor footballers Turkish expatriate men's footballers German expatriate men's footballers Turkish expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands Turkish expatriate sportspeople in Germany Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey 21st-century German sportsmen 21st-century Turkish sportsmen {{Turkey-footy-midfielder-stub