Aksel Aktaş (Turkish: Aksel Aktaş; born 15 July 1999) is a footballer who plays as a midfielder for Turkish club Adana Demirspor.[1] Born in France, he is a youth international for Turkey.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 15 July 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Audincourt, France | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Adana Demirspor | ||
| Number | 22 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005–2007 | AS Mezire | ||
| 2007–2016 | Sochaux | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2018 | Sochaux II | 37 | (3) |
| 2016–2018 | Sochaux | 6 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Reims II | 28 | (1) |
| 2019–2020 | Kayserispor | 15 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Fatih Karagümrük | 9 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Gençlerbirliği | 41 | (1) |
| 2023–2024 | Bandırmaspor | 5 | (0) |
| 2024– | Adana Demirspor | 2 | (0) |
| 2024– | → Tuzlaspor (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2015 | France U16 | 6 | (1) |
| 2016 | France U18 | 5 | (0) |
| 2018 | Turkey U19 | 2 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 September 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23 July 2018 | |||
Professional career
editA member of the Sochaux academy since 2007, Aktas signed his first professional contract with them on 16 September 2016.[2] Aktas made his professional debut for Sochaux in a 1–0 Ligue 2 win over Amiens SC on 9 December 2016, at the age of 17.[3]
On 13 July 2018, Aktas signed a three-year contract with Ligue 1 club Stade de Reims.[4]
On 12 August 2019 he has signed a 3-year contract with Kayserispor of the Turkish Süper Lig.[5]
International career
editAktas was born in France and is of Turkish descent.[6] A youth international for France, Aktas scored in the first minute in his first international appearance with the France U16s in a friendly 3-0 win over the Morocco U16s.[7]
Aktas was called up to represent the Turkey U19s at the 2018 UEFA European Under-19 Championship.[8] He debuted for the Turkey U19s in a friendly 2-0 loss to the Finland U19s on 5 July 2018.[9]
References
edit- ^ Aksel Aktaş at Soccerway
- ^ "Premier contrat professionnel pour Aksel Aktas". fcsochaux.fr. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
- ^ "LFP.fr - Ligue de Football Professionnel - Domino's Ligue 2 - Saison 2016/2017 - 18ème journée - Amiens SC / FC Sochaux-Montbéliard". www.lfp.fr.
- ^ "Aksel Aktas, du talent et de l'audace ! - Stade de Reims". 13 July 2018.
- ^ "Aksel Aktaş Kayserispor'da" (in Turkish). Ntvspor. 12 August 2019. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
- ^ "Yetenekli Türk Futbolcular - Aksel Aktas (FC Sochaux-Montbeliard)". yetenekliturkfutbolcu.de.tl.
- ^ "Match - France - Maroc - FFF".
- ^ "U19 Milli Takımımızın Avrupa Şampiyonası Finalleri aday kadrosu açıklandı - U-19 Milli Takım Haber Detay Sayfası TFF". www.tff.org.
- ^ "U19 Milli Takımı, Finlandiya'ya 2-0 yenildi - U-19 Milli Takım Haber Detay Sayfası TFF". www.tff.org.
External links
edit- Aksel Aktaş – French league stats at LFP – also available in French (archived)
- Aksel Aktaş at Soccerway
- Aksel Aktaş at the French Football Federation (in French)
- Aksel Aktaş at the French Football Federation (archived 2017-12-10) (in French)