Atakan Akkaynak

Atakan Akkaynak (born 5 January 1999) is a German professional footballer who plays for Turkish club Çaykur Rizespor, on loan from Willem II.[1]

Atakan Akkaynak
Personal information
Full name Atakan Akkaynak
Date of birth (1999-01-05) 5 January 1999
Place of birth Troisdorf, Germany
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Çaykur Rizespor
(on loan from Willem II)
Number 8
Youth career
–2018 Bayer Leverkusen
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018– Willem II 8 (1)
2019– → Çaykur Rizespor (loan) 1 (0)
National team
2014–2015 Germany U16 8 (2)
2015–2016 Germany U17 12 (3)
2017 Germany U18 3 (1)
2017–2018 Germany U19 7 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 01:12, 6 November 2019 (UTC)

Club career

Akkaynak was at Bayer 04 Leverkusen[2] before signing a three-year contract with Willem II in June 2018.[3]

He made his Eredivisie debut on 17 August 2018 appearing as a substitute against Groningen.[4]

International career

Akkaynak has represented Germany at Under-19 level having captained their U18 and U17 sides.[5] He is also eligible for Turkey because of his descent (he also holds Turkish citizenship).[6]

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References
  1. "Germany - A. Akkaynak - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". Soccerway.
  2. Reporter, Metro Sport. "Chelsea and Barcelona to batter for transfer of Atakan Akkaynak from Bayer Leverkusen".
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 23 August 2018. Retrieved 23 August 2018.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. "Groningen vs. Willem II - 17 August 2018 - Soccerway". Soccerway.
  5. Benson, by James; 07:45, 7 Sep 2017Updated07:48 (7 September 2017). "Chelsea run rule over Bayer Leverkusen starlet Atakan Akkaynak: Barcelona interested". Dailystar.co.uk.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  6. Fissler, Neil (9 September 2017). "EXCLUSIVE: Chelsea set for bidding war with Barcelona for German wonderkid Atakan Akkaynak". Express.co.uk. Retrieved 25 August 2018.
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