.jpg.webp) Akbaba with Alanyaspor in 2021 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Emre Akbaba | ||
| Date of birth | 10 April 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Montfermeil, France | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Adana Demirspor | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2012–2013 | Antalyaspor | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013 | Kahramanmaraş BB | 15 | (1) |
| 2013–2016 | Antalyaspor | 8 | (0) |
| 2013–2015 | → Alanyaspor (loan) | 56 | (25) |
| 2016 | → Alanyaspor (loan) | 14 | (7) |
| 2016–2018 | Alanyaspor | 66 | (20) |
| 2018–2022 | Galatasaray | 56 | (10) |
| 2021–2022 | → Alanyaspor (loan) | 31 | (10) |
| 2022– | Adana Demirspor | 49 | (11) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2015 | Turkey A2 | 4 | (0) |
| 2017– | Turkey | 6 | (3) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 January 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 06:25, 4 October 2023 (UTC) | |||
Emre Akbaba (born 4 October 1992) is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for the Turkish club Adana Demirspor in the Süper Lig, and the Turkey national team.[1]
Club career
Galatasaray
2018–19 season
In the statement made by Galatasaray on 18 August 2018, an agreement was reached with Emre Akbaba and his club Alanyaspor on the transfer of the player. Accordingly, a transfer fee of 4,000,000 Euros will be paid to the former club of the football player. An agreement has been reached with the player himself for 3 seasons, starting with the 2018–19 football season. Accordingly, a net 1.750.000 Euro fixed transfer fee will be paid to the player for each football season.[2]
2019–20 season
On 11 May 2019, in the 32nd week of the Süper Lig, Galatasaray was the guest of Çaykur Rizespor, while the yellow-red team suffered a sad injury in the second half of the match.
Akbaba, who was substituted for Ryan Donk in the 61st minute, remained on the ground after Braian Samudio's intervention in the 67th minute. There was a great sadness in the field as the right foot of the football player was broken.[3]
2020–21 season
On 15 January 2020, Galatasaray Technical Director Fatih Terim took Akbaba, who returned to the field after 8 months, to the field as the captain in the Çaykur Rizespor match. The Turkish national player brought the score to 1–1 with the goal he scored in the 39th minute of the fight.[4]
2021–22 season
A new 2-year contract was signed between Akbaba and Galatasaray, whose contract expired on 4 July 2021.[5]
Alanyaspor (loan)
On 4 July 2021, it was announced that an agreement was reached on the temporary transfer of Galatasaray Akbaba to Alanyaspor until the end of the 2021–22 season.[6]
Adana Demirspor
He signed a 2+1 year contract with Adana Demirspor on 8 September 2022.[7] It has been announced that a transfer fee of 500,000 Euros will be paid to the Galatasaray club for this transfer.[8]
International career
Emre was born in Montfermeil within a French family of Turkish descent. Emre made one appearance for the Turkey national football B team in a 2–2 (3–5) win over the Italy U21s.[9]
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| 1920 Maraşspor | 2012–13 | TFF Third League | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 1 | ||
| Total | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 | ||
| Alanyaspor | 2013–14 | TFF Second League | 37 | 15 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 39 | 15 | ||
| 2014–15 | TFF First League | 24 | 11 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 26 | 12 | |||
| 2015–16 | TFF First League | 17 | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 8 | |||
| 2016–17 | Süper Lig | 33 | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 6 | |||
| 2017–18 | Süper Lig | 32 | 14 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 14 | |||
| 2018–19 | Süper Lig | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Total | 144 | 54 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 151 | 55 | ||
| Antalyaspor | 2015–16 | Süper Lig | 8 | 0 | 7 | 2 | — | — | 15 | 2 | ||
| Total | 8 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 2 | ||
| Galatasaray | 2018–19 | Süper Lig | 16 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 3 |
| 2019–20 | Süper Lig | 17 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 6 | |
| 2020–21 | Süper Lig | 23 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 4 | |
| Total | 56 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 13 | ||
| Career total | 223 | 65 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 247 | 71 | ||
International
| Turkey national team | ||
| Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 5 | 2 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 6 | 3 |
International goals
- Scores and results list Turkey's goal tally first.[12]
| No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 13 November 2017 | New Antalya Stadium, Antalya, Turkey |  Albania | 2–3 | 2–3 | Friendly |
| 2. | 10 September 2018 | Friends Arena, Solna, Sweden |  Sweden | 2–2 | 3–2 | 2018–19 UEFA Nations League B |
| 3. | 3–2 |
Honours
- Galatasaray
Personal life
Akbaba married Yasemin İnce in November 2016.[13]
References
- ↑ "E. AKBABA". Soccerway. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
- ↑ "Emre Akbaba Galatasaray'da". Galatasaray S.K. 18 August 2018.
- ↑ "Emre Akbaba'nın ayağı kırıldı..." www.ntvspor.net. 11 May 2019.
- ↑ "Fatih Terim jest yaptı, Emre Akbaba golünü attı!". www.hurriyet.com.tr. 15 January 2020.
- ↑ "Emre Akbaba ile yeni sözleşme imzalandı". Galatasaray S.K. 4 July 2021.
- ↑ "Emre Akbaba'nın Aytemiz Alanyaspor'a geçici transferi hakkında". Galatasaray S.K. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
- ↑ "Kulübümüz, Emre Akbaba ile 2⃣+1⃣ yıllık sözleşme imzalamıştır". Adana Demirspor (@AdsKulubu) _ Twitter. September 9, 2022. Retrieved 9 September 2022.
- ↑ "Emre Akbaba'nın Adana Demirspor'a transferi hakkında". Galatasaray S.K. September 9, 2022. Retrieved 9 September 2022.
- ↑ "İTALYA TÜRKİYE - Maç Detayları TFF".
- ↑ "EMRE AKBABA". Turkish Football Federation. 28 December 2020. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
- ↑ "EMRE AKBABA". sofoot.com. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
- ↑ "Akbaba, Emre". National Football Teams. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
- ↑ "Emre Akbaba Fransa'da evlendi". www.alanyapostasi.com.tr. 17 November 2016.