Aksel Aktaş
Personal information
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
Team information
Current team
 Bandırmaspor
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)
2020–2021 Fatih Karagümrük 9 (0)
2021–2022 Gençlerbirliği 41 (1)
2023– Bandırmaspor 5 (0)
International career‡
2015 France U16 6 (1)
2016 France U18 5 (0)
2018 Turkey U19 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 June 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23 July 2018

Aksel Aktaş (Turkish: Aksel Aktaş; born 15 July 1999) is a footballer who plays as a midfielder for Turkish club Bandırmaspor.[1] Born in France, he represented both that nation and Turkey at youth international level.

Professional career

A member of the Sochaux academy since 2007, Aktas signed his first professional contract with them on 16 September 2016.[2] 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.[3]

On 13 July 2018, Aktas signed a three-year contract with Ligue 1 club Stade de Reims.[4]

On 12 August 2019 he has signed a 3-year contract with Kayserispor of the Turkish Süper Lig.[5]

International career

Aktas was born in France and is of Turkish descent.[6] 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.[7]

Aktas was called up to represent the Turkey U19s at the 2018 UEFA European Under-19 Championship.[8] He debuted for the Turkey U19s in a friendly 2-0 loss to the Finland U19s on 5 July 2018.[9]

References

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