Ali Barak (born 26 February 2003) is a professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Regionalliga West club 1. FC Bocholt. Born in Germany, he is a youth international for Turkey.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 26 February 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Düsseldorf, Germany | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Left-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | 1. FC Bocholt | ||
| Number | 17 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2009–2012 | SG Unterrath | ||
| 2012–2022 | Bayer Leverkusen | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022–2023 | Roda JC | 3 | (0) |
| 2023– | 1. FC Bocholt | 21 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2022–2023 | Turkey U21 | 4 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 September 2024 | |||
Club career
editRoda JC
editBarak was a youth player at Bayer Leverkusen before moving to Roda JC on trial in the summer of 2022.[2] He signed a one-year contract after impressing enough in three pre-season matches.[3] Barak made his debut in the Eerste Divisie for Roda JC on 5 August 2022, starting in a 2–0 win against Dordrecht.[4][5]
1. FC Bocholt
editOn 6 June 2023, Barak signed a two-year contract with Regionalliga West club 1. FC Bocholt.[6] Upon signing, new Bocholt manager Dietmar Hirsch expressed his pleasure with the signing: "Ali impresses with a great mentality and strong duel behavior, which makes him a perfect fit for our new philosophy."[7]
He made his competitive debut for the club on 23 August in the first round of the Lower Rhine Cup, starting in a 3–0 victory against Rheinland Hamborn.[8] His league debut followed five days later, as he replaced Brian Campman in the 64th minute of a 5–0 defeat against SC Paderborn 07 II.[9]
International career
editBorn in Germany, Barak is of Turkish descent. He was called up to the represent the Turkey U21s for a set of matches in September 2022.[10]
Career statistics
edit- As of match played 9 December 2023[11]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Roda JC | 2022–23 | Eerste Divisie | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| 1. FC Bocholt | 2023–24 | Regionalliga West | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3[a] | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
| Career total | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||
- ^ Appearances in Lower Rhine Cup
References
edit- ^ "A. Barak – Profiel". Voetbal International. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
- ^ "Spelers op proef bij SC Cambuur, Go Ahead Eagles en Roda JC". FCUpdate.nl (in Dutch). 20 June 2022. Archived from the original on 1 July 2022. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
- ^ "Ali Barak blijft bij Roda JC". Roda JC Kerkrade (in Dutch). 11 July 2022. Archived from the original on 4 December 2022. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
- ^ Visser, Emil (5 August 2022). "Roda JC wint eerste competitiewedstrijd simpel van FC Dordrecht". De Limburger (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 29 November 2022. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
- ^ "Dordrecht vs. Roda JC – 5 August 2022". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
- ^ Thimister, Bjorn (8 June 2023). "Turkse jeugdinternational van Roda JC naar Duitsland". Soccernews.nl (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 8 June 2023. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
- ^ "Türkischer U21-Nationalspieler Ali Barak zum 1. FC Bocholt". 1. FC Bocholt 1900 e. V. (Press release) (in German). 6 June 2023. Archived from the original on 3 July 2023. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
- ^ "Liveticker – Rheinland Hamborn gegen 1. FC Bocholt". 1. FC Bocholt 1900 e. V. (in German). Retrieved 6 September 2023.
- ^ "Höhenflug gestoppt: SC Paderborn II schickt den 1. FC Bocholt mit 5:0 auf die Bretter". kicker (in German). 29 August 2023. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
- ^ "Ümit Millilerin kadrosunda değişiklik". TRT Spor (in Turkish). 23 September 2022. Archived from the original on 17 November 2022. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
- ^ Ali Barak at Soccerway
