Ali Akman (born 18 April 2002) is a Turkish professional

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who plays as a striker for TFF 1. Lig club

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Club career

İnegölspor

Ali Akman started his football career at Inegölspor in 2013.

Bursaspor

On September 9, 2015, he transferred to Bursaspor youth team. On August 31, 2018, he signed a 3-year professional contract. Akman was promoted to

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first team in 2019. He scored 12 goals in 39

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matches.

Eintracht Frankfurt

On 1 February 2021, Akman signed a four-year contract with

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in effect from 1 July 2021. After his contract, which was set to expire in 2021 summer, had been terminated by Bursaspor, he joined the Frankfurt club on 8 March 2021 and immediately began training with the team.

Loan to NEC Nijmegen

On 4 August 2021, he went to

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on loan.

Loan to Göztepe

On 7 August 2022, Akman moved to Göztepe on a season-long loan with an option to buy.

Dender

On 10 August 2023, Akman joined

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in the Belgian second tier on a one-year contract with an optional second year.

International career

Akman represented

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at many youth levels.

Personal life

Akman is the nephew of former

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midfielder and Turkish international Ayhan Akman. His cousins

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and Efe Akman are also professional footballers.

Honours

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Akman, Ali 2002 births Living people People from Yıldırım Footballers from Bursa Province Turkish men's footballers Turkey men's youth international footballers Turkey men's under-21 international footballers Men's association football forwards TFF Second League players TFF 1. Lig players Eredivisie players Challenger Pro League players Belgian Pro League players Bursaspor footballers Eintracht Frankfurt players NEC Nijmegen players Göztepe S.K. footballers Çorum F.K. footballers F.C.V. Dender E.H. players Turkish expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands Turkish expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands Expatriate men's footballers in Germany Turkish expatriate sportspeople in Germany Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium Turkish expatriate sportspeople in Belgium 21st-century Turkish sportsmen