Akın in action for Anderlecht. |
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Niyazi Serhat Akın | ||
| Date of birth | 5 June 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | Bretten, West Germany | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker, Winger, Attacking Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Turgutluspor | ||
| Number | 19 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1986–1991 | FC Viktoria Jöhlingen | ||
| 1991–2000 | Karlsruher SC | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2000–2005 | Fenerbahçe | 125 | (41) |
| 2005–2008 | Anderlecht | 39[1] | (13) |
| 2006–2007 | → 1. FC Köln (loan)[2] | 7 | (1) |
| 2008–2009 | Kocaelispor | 6 | (1) |
| 2009 | Konyaspor | 11 | (1) |
| 2009–2011 | Karlsruher SC | 12 | (0) |
| 2011– | Turgutluspor | 5 | (4) |
| National team‡ | |||
| Turkey U21 | 22 | (12) | |
| 2002– | Turkey | 16 | (3) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 5 December 2010. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Niyazi Serhat Akın (born 5 June 1981 in Bretten,[3] West Germany) is a Turkish football striker who plays for Karlsruher SC.
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Akin started his career with Karlsruher SC in Germany.
He played for Fenerbahçe SK between 2000–2005 and played 179 matches (125 for Turkish Super League),[4] after which he went to Anderlecht on a free transfer in the summer of 2005.
In 2005, Akin joined the Belgian R.S.C. Anderlecht. He continued his winning ways by winning the 2005–06 Jupiler League. He wore the number 24 jersey for the Mauves, with the number 9 jersey worn by the more senior Mbo Mpenza. In his first year at Anderlecht, he helped them become champions of the Belgian First Division, by scoring the first goal in their 2–0 victory over direct rivals Standard Liège three matchdays from the end of the season.
However in the winter transfer window or 2006–07, he was loaned out to Second Bundesliga side 1. FC Köln due to the lack of opportunities and having lower seniority than Nicolas Frutos, Mohammed Tchite and Mbo Mpenza. He received further setback in the 2006–07 season when he had stomach injuries which kept him sidelined for half a year. However, with the transfer of Tchite, and the injury to Frutos in the early part of the 2007–08 Jupiler League, Akin has returned to the starting eleven of Anderlecht. He has repaid the faith of his manager, Franky Vercauteren and scoring 2 vital goals in the UEFA Cup tie against Rapid Vienna, sending the Belgian team into the group stage of the second-tier European competition. Akin calls it a "small miracle", that he is part of the Anderlecht team again.[5] This brief period of goals was interrupted by another injury to the striker, causing him to miss out an opportunity to cement his spot in the Anderlecht team.
Serhat has signed a 1 year contract for the 2008–09 season with the recently promoted Turkish Super League side Kocaelispor. However after 6 months season with Kocaelispor, he left the team as Kocaelispor could not pay his wages."Serhat Akın, Kocaelispor'dan ayrıldı" (in Turkish). samanyoluhaber.com. 20 December 2008. http://www.samanyoluhaber.com/sondakika-130318.html. Retrieved 10 October 2011.
In November 2009 he has signed a contract with Karlsruher Sport Club, that is dated till 30 June 2010.[3]
Serhat returned to Turkey after accepting an offer from his old team mate from Yusuf Simsek who was appointed as the player-manager for has the TFF Second League team. According to his manager, Serhat has grown into a more humble player as his fame deteriorated. [6]
He played 16 times for Turkey and scored 3 goals. He also played 22 times for Turkey Under 21 and scored 12 goals.
He has both German and Turkish citizenship.[7]
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