:Ali Akman

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Ali Akman

| image =

| image_size =

| caption =

| full_name =

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2002|4|18|df=y}}

| birth_place = Yıldırım, Turkey

| height = 1.73 m{{cite web |url=https://profis.eintracht.de/2022-2023/kader/ali-akman/ |title=Ali Akman |accessdate=3 August 2022 |publisher=Eintracht Frankfurt}}

| position = Striker

| currentclub = Çorum

| clubnumber = 18

| youthyears1 = 2013–2015

| youthclubs1 = İnegölspor

| youthyears2 = 2015–2019

| youthclubs2 = Bursaspor

| years1 = 2019–2021

| clubs1 = Bursaspor

| caps1 = 39

| goals1 = 12

| years2 = 2021–2023

| clubs2 = Eintracht Frankfurt

| caps2 = 0

| goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2021–2022

| clubs3 = → NEC Nijmegen (loan)

| caps3 = 28

| goals3 = 6

| years4 = 2022–2023

| clubs4 = → Göztepe (loan)

| caps4 = 14

| goals4 = 0

| years5 = 2023–2025

| clubs5 = Dender

| caps5 = 23

| goals5 = 7

| years6 = 2025–

| clubs6 = Çorum

| caps6 = 5

| goals6 = 0

| nationalyears1 = 2016–2017

| nationalteam1 = Turkey U15

| nationalcaps1 = 4

| nationalgoals1 = 2

| nationalyears2 = 2017–2018

| nationalteam2 = Turkey U16

| nationalcaps2 = 10

| nationalgoals2 = 6

| nationalyears3 = 2018–2019

| nationalteam3 = Turkey U17

| nationalcaps3 = 14

| nationalgoals3 = 6

| nationalyears4 = 2019–2020

| nationalteam4 = Turkey U18

| nationalcaps4 = 8

| nationalgoals4 = 6

| nationalyears5 = 2020

| nationalteam5 = Turkey U19

| nationalcaps5 = 2

| nationalgoals5 = 0

| nationalyears6 = 2020–

| nationalteam6 = Turkey U21

| nationalcaps6 = 13

| nationalgoals6 = 0

| club-update = 19:12, 1 March 2025 (UTC)

| nationalteam-update = 15 October 2024

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Ali Akman (born 18 April 2002) is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as a striker for TFF 1. Lig club Çorum.

Club career

= İnegölspor =

Ali Akman started his football career at Inegölspor in 2013.{{cite web|access-date=1 March 2021 |archive-date=2 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210302092023/https://www.tff.org/default.aspx?pageID=286&ftxtID=34646 |url-status=live |date=1 March 2021 |publisher=TFF |title=Ali Akman: "Bundesliga'yı gelişmek için seçtim" |url=https://www.tff.org/default.aspx?pageID=286&ftxtID=34646 }}

= Bursaspor =

On September 9, 2015, he transferred to Bursaspor youth team. On August 31, 2018, he signed a 3-year professional contract.{{cite web|archive-date=28 March 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080328002851/https://www.tff.org/Default.aspx?pageID=30&kisiID=1613799 |date=31 October 2020 |publisher=tff.org |title=Ali Akman Oyuncu Hareketleri |url=https://www.tff.org/Default.aspx?pageID=30&kisiID=1613799}}

Akman was promoted to Bursaspor first team in 2019. He scored 12 goals in 39 TFF First League matches.

=Eintracht Frankfurt=

On 1 February 2021, Akman signed a four-year contract with Eintracht Frankfurt in effect from 1 July 2021.{{cite web|url=https://en.eintracht.de/news/sturmtalent-ali-akman-wird-ein-adlertraeger-130620|title=Eagles sign highly rated striker Ali Akman|publisher=Eintracht Frankfurt|date=1 February 2021|access-date=3 April 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.{{cite news|url=https://en.eintracht.de/news/ali-akman-ab-sofort-in-frankfurt-131355|title= Ali Akman arrives in Frankfurt|publisher=Eintracht Frankfurt|date=8 March 2021|access-date=3 April 2021}}{{Cite web|title=Ali Akman ilk antrenmanına çıktı|url=https://www.sozcu.com.tr/spor/futbol/ali-akman-ilk-antrenmanina-cikti-6317652/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-04-03|website=www.sozcu.com.tr|date=16 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210320234204/https://www.sozcu.com.tr/spor/futbol/ali-akman-ilk-antrenmanina-cikti-6317652/ |archive-date=2021-03-20 }}

==Loan to NEC Nijmegen==

On 4 August 2021, he went to NEC Nijmegen on loan.{{cite web|url=https://en.eintracht.de/news/leihe-zur-nec-nijmegen-134580/|title=Akman loaned to NEC Nijmegen|publisher=Eintracht Frankfurt|date=4 August 2021|access-date=4 August 2021}}

==Loan to Göztepe==

On 7 August 2022, Akman moved to Göztepe on a season-long loan with an option to buy.{{cite web|publisher=Göztepe|url=https://www.goztepe.org.tr/Haberler/futbol/ali-akman-goztepemizde/9104|title=Ali Akman Göztepe'mizde|date=7 August 2022|access-date=16 August 2022|language=tr}}

=Dender=

On 10 August 2023, Akman joined Dender in the Belgian second tier on a one-year contract with an optional second year.{{cite web|publisher=F.C.V. Dender E.H.|url=https://fcvdendereh.be/nl/nieuws/algemeen/2023/ali-akman-nieuwe-spits-bij-fc-dender/|title=Ali Akman, nieuwe spits bij FC Dender.|trans-title=Ali Akman, new striker at FC Dender.|date=10 August 2023|access-date=10 August 2023|language=nl}}

International career

Akman represented Turkey at many youth levels.{{Cite web|last=AA|title=Ümit Milli Takım aday kadrosu açıklandı! Rıdvan Yılmaz ve Ali Akman...|url=https://www.hurriyet.com.tr/sporarena/umit-milli-takim-aday-kadrosu-aciklandi-ridvan-yilmaz-ve-ali-akman-41765981|access-date=2021-04-03|website=www.hurriyet.com.tr|date=18 March 2021 |language=tr}}

Personal life

Akman is the nephew of former Galatasaray midfielder and Turkish international Ayhan Akman.{{cite news|url=https://www.sporx.com/ayhan-akman-yegeni-ali-akman-ile-ilgili-konustu-SXHBQ894387SXQ|title= Ayhan Akman, yeğeni Ali Akman ile ilgili konuştu|publisher=Sporx.com|language=tr|date=21 November 2020|access-date=3 April 2021}} His cousins Hamza and Efe Akman are also professional footballers.{{cite news|url=https://www.sporx.com/ayhan-akman-yegeni-ali-akman-ile-ilgili-konustu-SXHBQ894387SXQ|title= Ayhan Akman, yeğeni Ali Akman ile ilgili konuştu|publisher=Sporx.com|language=tr|date=21 November 2020|access-date=14 August 2021}}

Honours

Individual

Eredivisie Talent of the Month: August 2021,{{Cite web|url=https://eredivisie.eu/news/eredivisie-player-of-the-month-august/|title=Bruma named Eredivisie player of the month, Ali Akman receives first official Johan Cruyff talent of the mont award and XI of the month|date=September 10, 2021|website=eredivisie.eu}}
Eredivisie Team of the Month: August 2021,