Atakan Akkaynak
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Atakan Akkaynak | ||
| Date of birth | 5 January 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Troisdorf, Germany | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Çaykur Rizespor (on loan from Willem II) | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2018 | Bayer Leverkusen | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018– | Willem II | 8 | (1) |
| 2019– | → Çaykur Rizespor (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2014–2015 | Germany U16 | 8 | (2) |
| 2015–2016 | Germany U17 | 12 | (3) |
| 2017 | Germany U18 | 3 | (1) |
| 2017–2018 | Germany U19 | 7 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 01:12, 6 November 2019 (UTC) | |||
Atakan Akkaynak (born 5 January 1999) is a German professional footballer who plays for Turkish club Çaykur Rizespor, on loan from Willem II.[1]
Club career
Akkaynak was at Bayer 04 Leverkusen[2] before signing a three-year contract with Willem II in June 2018.[3]
He made his Eredivisie debut on 17 August 2018 appearing as a substitute against Groningen.[4]
International career
Akkaynak has represented Germany at Under-19 level having captained their U18 and U17 sides.[5][deprecated source] He is also eligible for Turkey because of his descent (he also holds Turkish citizenship).[6]
References
- ^ "Germany - A. Akkaynak - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". Soccerway.
- ^ Reporter, Metro Sport. "Chelsea and Barcelona to batter for transfer of Atakan Akkaynak from Bayer Leverkusen".
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 23 August 2018. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Groningen vs. Willem II - 17 August 2018 - Soccerway". Soccerway.
- ^ Benson, by James; 07:45, 7 Sep 2017Updated07:48 (7 September 2017). "Chelsea run rule over Bayer Leverkusen starlet Atakan Akkaynak: Barcelona interested". Dailystar.co.uk.
{{cite web}}:|last2=has numeric name (help)CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Fissler, Neil (9 September 2017). "EXCLUSIVE: Chelsea set for bidding war with Barcelona for German wonderkid Atakan Akkaynak". Express.co.uk. Retrieved 25 August 2018.
External links
- Atakan Akkaynak at DFB
Categories:
- Living people
- 1999 births
- People from Troisdorf
- Association football midfielders
- German footballers
- German expatriate footballers
- German people of Turkish descent
- Bayer 04 Leverkusen players
- Willem II (football club) players
- Çaykur Rizespor footballers
- Eredivisie players
- German expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands
- Expatriate footballers in the Netherlands