Erdal Rakip

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Erdal Rakip

| image = Erdal_Rakip2.jpg

| image_size =

| caption = Rakip playing for Malmö FF in 2016

| fullname = Erdal Rakip{{cite web|url=https://www.premierleague.com/news/612828|title=Updated squads for 2017/18 Premier League confirmed|publisher=Premier League|date=2 February 2018|access-date=11 February 2018}}
Ердал Ракип

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1996|02|13|df=y}}

| birth_place = Malmö, Sweden

| height = 1.77 m{{cite web|title=Erdal Rakip|url=https://svenskfotboll.se/allsvenskan/person/?playerid=7919|publisher=Swedish Football Association|access-date=19 February 2018|language=sv}}

| position = Midfielder

| currentclub = Antalyaspor

| clubnumber = 6

| youthyears1 = 2001–2013

| youthclubs1 = Malmö FF

| years1 = 2013–2017

| clubs1 = Malmö FF

| caps1 = 90

| goals1 = 11

| years2 = 2018–2019

| clubs2 = Benfica

| caps2 = 0

| goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2018

| clubs3 = → Crystal Palace (loan)

| caps3 = 0

| goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2019–2023

| clubs4 = Malmö FF

| caps4 = 90

| goals4 = 4

| years5 = 2023–

| clubs5 = Antalyaspor

| caps5 = 70

| goals5 = 1

| nationalyears1 = 2011–2013

| nationalteam1 = Sweden U17

| nationalcaps1 = 15

| nationalgoals1 = 1

| nationalyears2 = 2013–2015

| nationalteam2 = Sweden U19

| nationalcaps2 = 14

| nationalgoals2 = 2

| nationalyears3 = 2015–2018

| nationalteam3 = Sweden U21

| nationalcaps3 = 15

| nationalgoals3 = 2

| nationalyears4 = 2021–

| nationalteam4 = North Macedonia

| nationalcaps4 = 2

| nationalgoals4 = 0

| club-update = 16 June 2025

| nationalteam-update = 14 October 2021

}}

Erdal Rakip ({{langx|mk|Ердал Ракип}}; born 13 February 1996) is a professional footballer who plays for Turkish club Antalyaspor as a midfielder. Born in Sweden, he plays for the North Macedonia national team.

Club career

= Malmö FF =

Rakip made his Allsvenskan debut for Malmö FF in an away fixture against IF Brommapojkarna at Grimsta IP on 1 June 2013.{{cite web |url=https://svenskfotboll.se/allsvenskan/match/?scr=result&fmid=1995732 |title=Matchinformation: IF Brommapojkarna - Malmö FF |publisher=The Swedish Football Association |work=svenskfotboll.se |date=1 June 2013 |access-date=1 June 2013 |language=sv}} On 17 June 2013, Rakip signed a two and a half year youth contract with Malmö FF until the end of the 2015 season.{{cite web|url=http://www.mff.se/Aktuellt/Nyheter/2013-06-17_nytt_kontrakt_erdal |title=Malmö FF skriver kontrakt med ung talang |publisher=Malmö FF |work=mff.se |date=17 June 2013 |access-date=17 June 2013 |language=sv |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130620221250/http://www.mff.se/Aktuellt/Nyheter/2013-06-17_nytt_kontrakt_erdal |archive-date=June 20, 2013 }} On 15 July 2014 Rakip signed a first team contract with Malmö FF for three and a half additional years at the club.{{cite web|url=http://www.mff.se/Aktuellt/Nyheter/2014-07-15_Erdal_Rakip_far_Alagskontrakt |title=Erdal Rakip får A-lagskontrakt |publisher=Malmö FF |work=mff.se |date=15 July 2014 |access-date=15 July 2014 |language=sv |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140719001254/http://www.mff.se/Aktuellt/Nyheter/2014-07-15_Erdal_Rakip_far_Alagskontrakt |archive-date=19 July 2014 }} The 2014 season saw more playing time for Rakip as he made 15 appearances for the club. He also participated in play during the group stage of the 2014–15 and 2015–16 UEFA Champions League.

= Benfica =

After his contract with Malmö expired at the end of the 2017 Swedish season, Rakip signed for Portuguese champions Benfica.{{Cite web|title=Avslöjar: Rakip klar för Benfica – men kan lånas ut till PL|url=https://www.aftonbladet.se/a/gP0wM0|access-date=2020-08-03|website=Aftonbladet|language=sv}}

== Loan to Crystal Palace ==

Before playing any games for them, he was loaned out for the rest of the 2017–18 season to English club Crystal Palace.{{cite web|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/crystal-palace-complete-erdal-rakip-loan-signing-and-close-in-on-jaroslaw-jach-transfer-a3746066.html|title=Crystal Palace complete Erdal Rakip loan signing and close in on Jaroslaw Jach transfer|publisher=Evening Standard|date=22 January 2018|access-date=22 January 2018}} Rakip ultimately did not end up playing in any games, but was an unused substitute for Crystal Palace in Premier League fixtures against Everton, Tottenham and Manchester United.{{Cite web|last=Warlow|first=Robert|date=2018-07-15|title=Palace boss reflects on Swedish midfielder's loan spell|url=https://www.football.london/crystal-palace-fc/players/hodgson-explains-erdal-rakip-palace-14910245|access-date=2020-08-03|website=footballlondon}}

= Return to Malmö FF =

On 11 February 2019, without having played any match for Benfica, Malmö FF announced Rakip's return to the Swedish club,{{cite news|date=11 February 2019|title=Välkommen tillbaka till Malmö FF, Erdal Rakip!|trans-title=Welcome back to Malmö FF, Erdal Rakip!|url=http://www.mff.se/sv-SE/aktuellt/nyheter/Nyheter/2019-02-11_valkommen-tillbaka-till-mff-erdal-rakip|language=sv|work=Malmö FF|access-date=11 February 2019|archive-date=12 February 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190212011657/http://www.mff.se/sv-SE/aktuellt/nyheter/Nyheter/2019-02-11_valkommen-tillbaka-till-mff-erdal-rakip|url-status=dead}} reportedly for a €500,000 transfer fee, with Benfica being entitled to fifty per cent of a future transfer.{{cite news|last=Krithinas|first=Sérgio|date=30 January 2019|title=Rakip rende 500 mil euros ao Benfica|trans-title=Rakip earns Benfica 500 thousand euros|url=https://www.record.pt/futebol/futebol-nacional/liga-nos/benfica/detalhe/rakip-rende-500-mil-euros-ao-benfica|language=pt|work=Record|access-date=8 February 2019}}

= Antalyaspor =

On 20 January 2023, Rakip signed a 2.5-year contract with Antalyaspor in Turkey.{{cite web|publisher=Antalyaspor|url=https://www.antalyaspor.com.tr/tr/futbol-haberleri/hos-geldin-erdal-rakip.html|title=Hoş Geldin Erdal Rakip|date=20 January 2023|access-date=23 January 2023|language=tr}}

International career

Rakip entered his first international tournament at the 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup in the United Arab Emirates where Sweden won a bronze medal, he scored his first international goal against Honduras in the quarter final.{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/u17worldcup/matchcast/matchday=12/day=1/match=300253582/index.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131103052613/http://www.fifa.com/u17worldcup/matchcast/matchday=12/day=1/match=300253582/index.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 3, 2013|title=FIFA U-17 World Cup UAE 2013 MatchCast |website=FIFA|date=1 November 2013|access-date=1 November 2013 }} Rakip played six out of seven matches for Sweden during the tournament and scored one goal, he missed the first group stage match against Iraq due to a previous suspension.{{cite web|url= https://www.fifa.com/u17worldcup/teams/team=1889684/statistics.html|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150924204906/http://www.fifa.com/u17worldcup/teams/team=1889684/statistics.html|url-status= dead|archive-date= September 24, 2015|title=Statistics|work=fifa.com|access-date=8 November 2013 }}

Rakip holds the citizenship of Sweden and North Macedonia and is of Turkish and Albanian descent.{{cite news|url=https://www.90min.com/posts/5958685-erdal-who-6-things-you-need-to-know-about-crystal-palace-s-new-swedish-signing|title=Erdal Who? 6 Things You Need to Know About Crystal Palace's New Swedish Signing|date=25 January 2018|work=90min.com|access-date=27 October 2018}}{{cite news|url=https://www.cpfc.co.uk/news/2018/january/erdal-rakip-loan-deal-confirmed/|title=Erdal Rakip Loan Deal Confirmed|access-date=27 October 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180123073651/https://www.cpfc.co.uk/news/2018/january/erdal-rakip-loan-deal-confirmed/|archive-date=23 January 2018}} He debuted with the North Macedonia national team in a 4–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification win over Liechtenstein on 8 October 2021.{{Cite web|url=https://www.uefa.com/european-qualifiers/match/2030921/|title = Liechtenstein-North Macedonia}}

Career statistics

= Club =

rowspan="2"\|Club !rowspan="2"\|Season !colspan="3"\|League !colspan="2"\|Cup !colspan="2"\|Continental !colspan="2"\|Total
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" \|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
rowspan="6"\|Malmö FF \|2013	Allsvenskan \|1	0	1	0	1	0	3	0
2014 \|Allsvenskan \|15	0	3	0	4	0	22	0
2015 \|Allsvenskan \|20	1	2	0	10	0	32	1
2016 \|Allsvenskan \|27	2	6	0	colspan="2"\|—	33	2
2017 \|Allsvenskan \|27	8	1	1	2	0	30	9
colspan=2\|Total !90	11	13	1	17	0	120	12
Benfica \| 2017–18 \| Primeira Liga \|0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Crystal Palace (loan) \| 2017–18 \| Premier League \|0	0	0	0	colspan="2"\|—	0	0
rowspan="5"\|Malmö FF \| 2019 \| Allsvenskan \|14	0	3	0	2	3	19	3
2020 \|Allsvenskan \|26	1	4	0	3	0	33	1
2021 \|Allsvenskan \|25	2	4	0	14	0	43	2
2022 \|Allsvenskan \|25	1	7	2	10	0	42	3
colspan=2\|Total !90	4	18	2	29	3	137	9
rowspan="3"\|Antalyaspor \|2022–23 \|Süper Lig \|15	0	colspan="2"\|—	colspan="2"\|—	15	0
2023–24 \|Süper Lig \|28	0	2	0	colspan="2"\|—	30	0
colspan=2\|Total !43	0	2	0	colspan="2"\|—	45	0
colspan="3"\|Career total !223	15	33	3	46	3	302	21

Honours

Malmö FF

Allsvenskan: 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2020, 2021
Svenska Cupen: 2021–22
Svenska Supercupen: 2014

Sweden U17

2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup: Third place

References

External links

[http://www.mff.se/Personer/A_truppen/Utespelare/Erdal_Rakip Malmö FF profile] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140728124027/http://www.mff.se/Personer/A_truppen/Utespelare/Erdal_Rakip |date=2014-07-28 }} {{in lang|sv}}
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Category:1996 births

Category:Living people

Category:Footballers from Skåne County

Category:Men's association football midfielders

Category:Macedonian men's footballers

Category:21st-century Macedonian sportsmen

Category:North Macedonia men's international footballers

Category:Swedish men's footballers

Category:Sweden men's youth international footballers

Category:Sweden men's under-21 international footballers

Category:Swedish people of Macedonian descent

Category:Swedish people of Albanian descent