Özgür Aktaş

Özgür Aktaş (born 13 January 1997) is a Dutch-Turkish footballer who plays as a defender for Eerste Divisie club FC Dordrecht, on loan from Fortuna Sittard.

Özgür Aktaş
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-01-13) 13 January 1997[1]
Place of birth Cuijk, Netherlands[2]
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 Dordrecht
(on loan from Fortuna Sittard)
Number 3
Youth career
0000–2012 JVC Cuijk
2012–2015 Vitesse
2015–2018 NEC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2019 Jong Vitesse 28 (4)
2019–2020 Vitesse 0 (0)
2020– Fortuna Sittard 0 (0)
2020– → Dordrecht (loan) 15 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:51, 3 January 2021 (UTC)

Career

Born in Cuijk, Aktaş started his career at local club JVC Cuijk and joined the youth academy of Vitesse in 2012. In 2015, he moved to the youth academy of NEC. In March 2017, Aktaş, together with Lars Kramer, was promoted to the first team by head coach Peter Hyballa due to injuries on their position.[3] On 5 April 2017, he sat on the bench once during the away match in the Eredivisie against FC Groningen, but did not make an appearance.[4] In the 2017–18 season, Aktaş again played for the second team, Jong NEC, in the Beloften Eredivisie.

In 2018, Aktaş returned to Vitesse where he joined their second team, Jong Vitesse, who competed in the Tweede Divisie. He made 28 appearances in which he scored 4 goals. At the end of the 2018–19 season, he was brought into the first-team squad and sat on the bench twice during the play-offs. The 2019–20 season again saw Aktaş play for Jong Vitesse, now playing in the Beloften Competitie. At the beginning of September, a transfer to FC Den Bosch did not materialise and later that month, Aktaş, together with Patrick Vroegh, were promoted to the Vitesse first team by head coach Leonid Slutsky.[5][6] Under caretaker manager Joseph Oosting, Aktaş made his professional debut for Vitesse on 17 December 2019 in the KNVB Cup home matchup against ODIN '59 in which he replaced Danilho Doekhi after 85 minutes.[7] His contract expired in the summer of 2020, making him a free agent.

In August 2020, Aktaş was signed by Fortuna Sittard, which sent him directly on a season-long loan to Eerste Divisie club FC Dordrecht.[8]

References
  1. Özgür Aktaş at Soccerway. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
  2. Pichel, Dominique (29 February 2020). "Cuijkse Vitessenaar Özgür Aktas klopt op de deur: 'Ik kijk tegen niemand op'". de Gelderlander (in Dutch). Retrieved 20 October 2020.
  3. "NEC vult defensie aan met jeugdspelers". Omroep Gelderland (in Dutch). 20 March 2017. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
  4. "FC Groningen vs. NEC". int.soccerway.com. Perform Group. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
  5. Lammers, Lex (5 September 2019). "Transfer Aktas van Vitesse naar Den Bosch op slotdag afgeketst". De Gelderlander (in Dutch). Retrieved 20 October 2020.
  6. "Jeugdspelers sluiten definitief aan bij eerste elftal Vitesse". Omroep Gelderland (in Dutch). 19 September 2019. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
  7. Lammers, Lex (17 September 2019). "Vitesse eenvoudig naar derde ronde van de KNVB-beker". De Gelderlander (in Dutch). Retrieved 20 October 2020.
  8. "Nieuwkomer Özgür Aktas op huurbasis naar Dordrecht". fortunasittard.nl (in Dutch). Fortuna Sittard. 11 August 2020. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
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