Mehmet Akgün

Mehmet Akgün
Personal information
Date of birth 6 August 1986 (1986-08-06) (age 25)
Place of birth Bielefeld, West Germany
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current club Gençlerbirliği S.K.
Number 28
Youth career
1994–1998 SUK Bielefeld
1998–2001 Arminia Bielefeld
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2001–2006 Borussia Dortmund II 81 (3)
2006–2007 Borussia Dortmund 4 (0)
2007–2008 Kasımpaşa 2 (0)
2008–2010 Willem II 31 (3)
2010– Gençlerbirliği 30 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Mehmet Akgün (born 6 August 1986 in Bielefeld) is a Turkish-German footballer who plays for Gençlerbirliği S.K..

Career

In the 2005–06 season, he played in the amateur Borussia team, however he has been picked several times for the first team squad and has played one Bundesliga game.

He was transferred to Kasımpaşa S.K. in 2007[1] and on 20 January 2008 signed a one and a half year contract with Dutch side Willem II.[2] He scored his first goal for Willem II on the opening day of the 2008–09 season against Ajax. On 19 May 2010 he left the Netherlands to sign for the Turkish club Gençlerbirliği S.K.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Kasımpaşa 4 gurbetçi oyuncuyu kadrosuna kattı" (in Turkish). haberx.com. http://www.haberx.com/n/1026635/kasimpasa-4-gurbetci-oyuncuyu-kadrosuna.htm. Retrieved 15 June 2007. 
  2. ^ "Willem II neemt Akgun over van Borussia Dortmund" (in Dutch). willem-ii.nl. 30 January 2008. http://www.willem-ii.nl/nieuws-detail.asp?id=4635&hoofdID=7&rubriek=13. Retrieved 30 January 2008. 
  3. ^ "Mehmet Akgün tamam" (in Turkish). gencler.org. 19 May 2010. http://www.gencler.org/haberler.php?id=7756. Retrieved 15 June 2007. 
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