| Ali Akman | |
| Birth Date: | 18 April 2002 |
| Birth Place: | Yıldırım, Turkey |
| Height: | 1.73 m[1] |
| Position: | Striker |
| Currentclub: | Dender |
| Clubnumber: | 19 |
| 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– |
| Clubs5: | Dender |
| Caps5: | 21 |
| Goals5: | 7 |
| 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: | 8 October 2024 |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 15 October 2024 |
Ali Akman (born 18 April 2002) is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as a striker for Belgian club Dender.
Ali Akman started his football career at Inegölspor in 2013.[2]
On September 9, 2015, he transferred to Bursaspor youth team. On August 31, 2018, he signed a 3-year professional contract.[3]
Akman was promoted to Bursaspor first team in 2019. He scored 12 goals in 39 TFF First League matches.
On 1 February 2021, Akman signed a four-year contract with Eintracht Frankfurt in effect from 1 July 2021.[4] 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.[5] [6]
On 4 August 2021, he went to NEC Nijmegen on loan.[7]
On 7 August 2022, Akman moved to Göztepe on a season-long loan with an option to buy.[8]
On 10 August 2023, Akman joined Dender in the Belgian second tier on a one-year contract with an optional second year.[9]
Akman represented Turkey at many youth levels.[10]
Akman is the nephew of former Galatasaray midfielder and Turkish international Ayhan Akman.[11] His cousins Hamza and Efe Akman are also professional footballers.[12]
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