Erol Erdal Alkan

Erol Erdal Alkan (born 16 February 1994) is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as a centre back for German club Türkgücü München.

Erol Erdal Alkan
Personal information
Date of birth (1994-02-16) 16 February 1994
Place of birth Amsterdam, Netherlands
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)[1]
Playing position(s) Centre back
Club information
Current team
 Türkgücü München
Youth career
1999–2004 Amsterdam Gençler Birliği
2004–2007 Zeeburgia
2007–2009 Ajax
2009–2012 SC Heerenveen
2012–2013 İstanbul BB
2013–2014 Elazığspor
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014 Elazığspor 6 (0)
2014 Kocaeli Birlik Spor 1 (0)
2015–2016 Hatayspor 17 (0)
2016–2018 Dordrecht 47 (2)
2018–2020 Beroe 36 (0)
2020– Türkgücü München 0 (0)
National team
2016 Turkey U21 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 July 2020

Career

Alkan made his Süper Lig debut on 26 January 2014.[2]

On 7 July 2018, he signed with Bulgarian club Beroe.[3] He established himself as a starter, but parted ways with the team by mutual consent in January 2020.[4]

After leaving Beroe, Alkan earned a trial at Wycombe Wanderers and appeared against Hungerford Town in the Berks & Bucks Senior Cup,[5] but was not offered a contract by the EFL League One club. On 1 July 2020, he signed with Türkgücü München, newly promoted to the German 3. Liga.[6]

International career

Alkan was born in the Netherlands to a Surinamese mother and Turkish father.[7] He chose to represent Turkey at the international level and made his debut with the Turkey U21s against his birth country, the Netherlands.[2]

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References
  1. Erol Erdal Alkan at WorldFootball.net
  2. Erol Erdal Alkan at the Turkish Football Federation
  3. "Алкан подписа с „Берое"" [Alkan signed with Beroe]. Beroe.bg (in Bulgarian). PFC Beroe Stara Zagora. 7 July 2018. Retrieved 8 July 2018.
  4. "Официално: Берое се раздели с един от футболистите си" [Official: Beroe part with one of its players]. Topsport.bg (in Bulgarian). Web Media Group. 16 January 2020. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
  5. "Report: Hungerford 0–3 Wycombe". WycombeWanderers.co.uk. Wycombe Wanderers F.C. 26 February 2020. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
  6. "Erol Alkan verstärkt Türkgücü München" [Erol Alkan strengthens Türkgücü Munich.]. Turkgucu.de (in German). Türkgücü München. 1 July 2020. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
  7. "Türkiye'nin yeni yıldız adayı Erol Erdal Alkan" [Turkey's new star candidate Erdal Erol Alkan]. Skor.Sozcu.com.tr (in Turkish). Sözcü. 10 October 2016. Retrieved 10 November 2016.


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