Fatih Akyel

Personal information
Fatih Akyel
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Full name	Fatih Akyel
Date of birth	26 December 1977
Place of birth	Istanbul, Turkey
Height	1.80m
Position	Defender
Club information
Current club	Trabzonspor
Number	3
Professional clubs*
Years	Club	Apps (goals)
1994–2001 2001–2002 2002–2004 2004–2005 2005–2006 2006–present	Galatasaray Mallorca Fenerbahçe Bochum Salonika Trabzonspor	?? (??) ?? (??) ?? (??) 1 (0) ?? (??) 15 (0)
National team**
1997–present	Turkey	64 (0)
* Professional club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10 June 2006. ** National team caps and goals correct as of 10 June 2006.

Fatih Akyel (born December 26, 1977) in Istanbul is a Turkish footballer who currently plays for Trabzonspor. He came up through the youth ranks of Galatasaray to become a part of the team that won the UEFA Cup and the European Super Cup in 2000 assisting Mario Jardel for the game winner againsr Real Madrid. He also played for Mallorca, Fenerbahçe, Bochum and Salonika. He has also played for the Turkish national team and was a part of the team that earned 3rd place at the 2002 FIFA World Cup. He joined Trabzonspor in January 2006 and has since become a fixture in defense for the Black Sea outfit.

	Turkey squad - 2002 FIFA World Cup Third Place
1 Rüştü \| 2 Emre Aşık \| 3 Bülent \| 4 Fatih \| 5 Alpay \| 6 Arif \| 7 Okan \| 8 Tugay \| 9 Hakan Şükür \| 10 Baştürk \| 11 Hasan Şaş \| 12 Ömer \| 13 İzzet \| 14 Tayfur \| 15 Nihat \| 16 Ümit Özat \| 17 İlhan Mansız \| 18 Ergün \| 19 Abdullah \| 20 Hakan Ünsal \| 21 Emre Belözoğlu \| 22 Ümit Davala \| 23 Zafer \| Coach: Güneş

Trabzonspor - Current Squad
1 Jefferson \| 2 Sungur \| 3 Akyel \| 4 Atan \| 5 Çimşir \| 6 Üçüncü \| 7 Szymkowiak \| 10 Bulut \| 11 Yattara \| 14 Musampa \| 16 Büyük \| 17 Demir \| 20 Bayraktar \| 21 Bayraktar \| 22 Ocak \| 23 Kahraman \| 28 Martin \| 29 Zengin \| 30 Marcelinho \| 32 Keçeli \| 55 Stepanov \| 61 Karadeniz \| 77 Şahin \| 85 Çökmüş \| 88 Rıza \| 99 Koçak \| Manager Doğan