Aksel Aktas

Aksel Aktas (Turkish: Aksel Aktaş; born 15 July 1999) is a Turkish footballer who plays as a midfielder for Fatih Karagümrük.

Aksel Aktas
Personal information
Full name Aksel Aktas
Date of birth (1999-07-15) 15 July 1999
Place of birth Audincourt, France
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Fatih Karagümrük
Number 23
Youth career
2005–2007 AS Mezire
2007–2016 Sochaux
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2018 Sochaux II 37 (3)
2016–2018 Sochaux 6 (0)
2018–2019 Reims II 28 (1)
2019–2020 Kayserispor 15 (0)
2020– Fatih Karagümrük 0 (0)
National team‡
2015 France U16 6 (1)
2016 France U18 5 (0)
2018– Turkey U19 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 25 July 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 7 July 2018

Professional career

A member of the Sochaux academy since 2007, Aktas signed his first professional contract with them on 16 September 2016.[1] Aktas made his professional debut for Sochaux in a 1–0 Ligue 2 win over Amiens SC on 9 December 2016, at the age of 17.[2]

On 13 July 2018, Aktas signed a three-year contract with Ligue 1 club Stade de Reims.[3]

On 12 August 2019 he has signed a 3-year contract with Kayserispor of the Turkish Süper Lig.[4]

International career

Aktas was born in France and is of Turkish descent.[5] A youth international for France, Aktas scored in the first minute in his first international appearance with the France U16s in a friendly 3-0 win over the Morocco U16s.[6]

Aktas was called up to represent the Turkey U19s at the 2018 UEFA European Under-19 Championship.[7] He debuted for the Turkey U19s in a friendly 2-0 loss to the Finland U19s on 5 July 2018.[8]

References
  1. "Premier contrat professionnel pour Aksel Aktas". fcsochaux.fr. Retrieved 2017-12-10.
  2. "LFP.fr - Ligue de Football Professionnel - Domino's Ligue 2 - Saison 2016/2017 - 18ème journée - Amiens SC / FC Sochaux-Montbéliard". www.lfp.fr.
  3. "Aksel Aktas, du talent et de l'audace ! - Stade de Reims". 13 July 2018.
  4. "Aksel Aktaş Kayserispor'da" (in Turkish). Ntvspor. August 12, 2019. Retrieved August 13, 2019.
  5. "Yetenekli Türk Futbolcular - Aksel Aktas (FC Sochaux-Montbeliard)". yetenekliturkfutbolcu.de.tl.
  6. "Match - France - Maroc - FFF".
  7. "U19 Milli Takımımızın Avrupa Şampiyonası Finalleri aday kadrosu açıklandı - U-19 Milli Takım Haber Detay Sayfası TFF". www.tff.org.
  8. "U19 Milli Takımı, Finlandiya'ya 2-0 yenildi - U-19 Milli Takım Haber Detay Sayfası TFF". www.tff.org.


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