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German footballer

Atakan Akkaynak
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-01-05) 5 January 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Troisdorf, Germany
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team Çorum FK
Number 8
Youth career
0000–2018 Bayer Leverkusen
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2020 Willem II 8 (1)
2019–2020 → Çaykur Rizespor (loan) 4 (0)
2020–2021 Çaykur Rizespor 0 (0)
2020–2021 → Türkgücü München (loan) 9 (0)
2021– Çorum FK 103 (7)
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 27 November 2024

Atakan Akkaynak (born 5 January 1999) is a German professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Çorum FK.

Club career

Akkaynak was at Bayer 04 Leverkusen before signing a three-year contract with Willem II in June 2018.

He made his Eredivisie debut on 17 August 2018, appearing as a substitute against Groningen.

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

  1. "Germany - A. Akkaynak - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". Soccerway.
  2. Reporter, Metro Sport (10 September 2017). "Chelsea and Barcelona to batter for transfer of Atakan Akkaynak from Bayer Leverkusen".
  3. "Willem II confirm double German deal - Football Oranje". Archived from the original on 23 August 2018. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
  4. "Groningen vs. Willem II - 17 August 2018 - Soccerway". Soccerway.
  5. Kinsella, Nizaar (6 September 2017). "Chelsea join Barcelona in tracking Bayer Leverkusen wonderkid Atakan Akkaynak". goal.com. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
  6. 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.

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