| Ümit Akdağ | |
| Birth Date: | 6 October 2003 |
| Birth Place: | Bucharest, Romania |
| Height: | 1.92 m |
| Position: | Centre-back |
| Currentclub: | Toulouse (on loan from Alanyaspor) |
| Clubnumber: | 6 |
| Youthyears1: | 2011–2015 |
| Youthclubs1: | Steaua București |
| Youthyears2: | 2015–2017 |
| Youthclubs2: | Chelsea |
| Youthyears3: | 2017–2023 |
| Youthclubs3: | Alanyaspor |
| Years1: | 2022– |
| Clubs1: | Alanyaspor |
| Caps1: | 1 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2023–2024 |
| Clubs2: | → Göztepe (loan) |
| Caps2: | 25 |
| Goals2: | 3 |
| Years3: | 2024– |
| Clubs3: | → Toulouse (loan) |
| Caps3: | 3 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2023– |
| Nationalcaps1: | 4 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 1 |
| Club-Update: | 22 November 2024 |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 15 October 2024 |
Ümit Akdağ (born 6 October 2003) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Ligue 1 club Toulouse, on loan from Süper Lig club Alanyaspor.[1]
After representing Steaua București and Chelsea at youth level, Akdağ moved to Turkish club Alanyaspor in 2017. He made his professional debut for the latter on 3 June 2023, coming on as a 46th-minute substitute for Umut Güneş in a 5–1 away Süper Lig loss to Trabzonspor.
During the 2023–24 season, Akdağ was loaned out to TFF First League team Göztepe. He recorded his debut in a goalless draw at Ümraniyespor on 19 August 2023, and on 21 October scored his first senior goal in a 3–0 home win over Şanlıurfaspor.
Akdağ contributed with three goals from 25 appearances in the second tier championship, as Göztepe finished as runners-up and promoted to the Süper Lig.
On 23 August 2024, Akdağ joined French club Toulouse on loan.[2] He made his Ligue 1 debut on 22 September 2024, starting in a 2–0 away loss to Brest.
In November 2023, Akdağ was called up by head coach Daniel Pancu to the Romania under-21 national team for the matches against Albania and Switzerland in the 2025 UEFA European Championship qualifiers. He made his debut on the 17th, coming on as 71st-minute substitute for Cătălin Vulturar in a 5–0 victory against the former opponent.[3] [4]
On 15 October 2024, Akdağ scored in a 3–1 home win over Switzerland, which secured Romania first place in its group and qualified it for its fourth consecutive European Under-21 Championship.[5]
Akdağ was born in Bucharest, Romania, to parents of Turkish ethnicity.
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Alanyaspor | 2022–23 | Süper Lig | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Göztepe (loan) | 2023–24 | TFF First League | 25 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 3 | |||
| Toulouse (loan) | 2024–25 | Ligue 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 29 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 3 | |||