Mücahit Can Akçay (born 13 April 1998) is a Turkish professional

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who plays as a

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for

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Professional career

A youth product of Gençlerbirliği, Akçay signed with

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in 2016 and made his debut for them in a 1-0

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loss to

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on 26 January 2017. Akçay was loaned to Anadolu Selçukspor for the 2017–18 season in the

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, and finished as one of the top scorers in the league.

International career

Akçay is a youth international for Turkey. He represented the Turkey U20s at the

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, and scored a brace in his debut - a 2–1 win over the Japan U20s on 28 May 2018.

Honours

Club

;Konyaspor *

(1): 2016-17

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Akçay, Mücahit Can 1998 births Living people Footballers from Istanbul Turkish men's footballers Turkey men's youth international footballers Konyaspor footballers Ümraniyespor footballers MKE Ankaragücü footballers 1461 Trabzon footballers Ankara Demirspor footballers Süper Lig players TFF 1. Lig players TFF Second League players Men's association football forwards Bursaspor footballers TFF Third League players 21st-century Turkish sportsmen