Ayhan Akman

Ayhan Akman
Personal information
Full name Ayhan Akman
Date of birth 23 February 1977 (1977-02-23) (age 35)
Place of birth İnegöl, Turkey
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current club Galatasaray
Number 18
Youth career
1987–1993 İnegölspor
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
1993–1994 İnegölspor 21 (4)
1994–1998 Gaziantepspor 98 (23)
1998–2001 Beşiktaş 71 (16)
2001– Galatasaray 212 (10)
National team‡
1991–1992 Turkey U15 4 (0)
1992–1993 Turkey U16 8 (0)
1993 Turkey U17 5 (0)
1994–1995 Turkey U18 15 (2)
1995–1998 Turkey U21 12 (1)
1998– Turkey 22 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23 October 2010.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 20 October 2010

Ayhan Akman (pronounced [ajhan akman]; born February 23, 1977 in İnegöl, Turkey) is a Turkish footballer. He is new captain of Galatasaray after Arda Turan's transfer to Atletico Madrid. He plays midfielder for Galatasaray in the Turkish Süper Lig.

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Career

Akman played for İnegölspor, Gaziantepspor and Beşiktaş. He was suspended from football for six months after doping testing positive for banned for used Anabolik Steroid-Metenolone.[1][2] His transfer from Gaziantepspor to Beşiktaş in 1998 for $8.75 million, as requested by manager John Toshack made Ayhan the most expensive internal transfer in Turkish football history,[3] until recently.

Galatasaray

Ayhan delivered his greatest performances for Galatasaray during the 2006–2007 season. Since then, he has been getting more credit from the fans. In the 2007–2008 season, Ayhan played a big role in the championship year for Galatasaray.

In the 2008–2009 season, he was an important player under headcoach Michael Skibbe, Ayhan is in the starting line-up from the start of the season and is showing great performances. He is the vice-captain of the Galatasaray squad after Arda Turan.

On 12 August Galatasaray coach Fatih Terim has announced that their new captain is Ayhan Akman after Arda Turan's transfer to Atletico Madrid.

International career

He was called up to Turkey's Euro 2008 squad and played his first match of the tournament in the semi-final against Germany in Basel.

Career statistics

As of 23 October 2010[4][5]

Club

Club Season League Cup League Cup[6] Europe Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Gaziantepspor 1994–95 19 3 2 1 - - - 21 4
1995–96 31 8 4 1 - - - 35 9
1996–97 25 5 5 1 - - - 30 6
1997–98 23 7 3 1 - - - 26 8
Total 98 23 14 4 0 0 0 0 112 27
Beşiktaş 1998–99 29 7 7 3 1 0 - - 37 10
1999–00 25 7 1 0 - - - - 26 7
2000–01 17 2 0 0 1 0 - - 18 2
Total 71 16 8 3 2 0 0 0 81 19
Galatasaray 2001–02 24 0 1 0 0 0 5 0 30 0
2002–03 21 2 1 0 0 0 4 0 26 2
2003–04 23 1 2 0 0 0 4 0 29 1
2004–05 21 1 5 2 0 0 - - 26 3
2005–06 17 2 5 1 1 0 - - 23 3
2006–07 31 1 4 0 0 0 6 0 41 1
2007–08 17 1 3 0 1 0 5 1 26 2
2008–09 31 1 4 1 0 0 10 1 45 3
2009–10 19 0 6 0 - 11 0 36 0
2010–11 8 1 0 0 0 0 4 0 12 1
Total 212 10 31 4 2 0 49 2 294 16
Career total 381 49 53 11 4 0 49 2 487 62

International

Turkey national team
Year Apps Goals
1998 2 0
1999 3 0
2000 1 0
2001 0 0
2002 0 0
2003 0 0
2004 0 0
2005 1 0
2006 0 0
2007 2 0
2008 8 0
2009 5 0
2010 0 0
Total 22 0

Honours

References

  1. ^ Turkish footballers in doping case
  2. ^ Turkish sportspeople in doping case
  3. ^ http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/ekonomi/12371390.asp?gid=254
  4. ^ "AYHAN AKMAN". Turkish Football Federation. 13 August 2010. http://www.tff.org/Default.aspx?pageId=30&kisiId=26243. Retrieved 13 August 2010. 
  5. ^ "Akman, Ayhan". National Football Teams. 13 August 2010. http://www.national-football-teams.com/v2/player.php?id=11417. Retrieved 13 August 2010. 
  6. ^ Includes Atatürk Cup and Turkish Super Cup

External links

Turkey squad – UEFA Euro 2000
Turkey squad – UEFA Euro 2008 semi-finalists
Galatasaray S.K. – current squad