Bülent Akın
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Bülent Akın | ||
| Date of birth | 28 August 1978 | ||
| Place of birth | Brussels, Belgium | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Gençlerbirliği | |||
| Anderlecht | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1999–2000 | Denizlispor | 30 | (1) |
| 2000–2002 | Galatasaray | 32 | (2) |
| 2002–2003 | Bolton Wanderers | 1 | (0) |
| 2003 | Akçaabat Sebatspor | 0 | (0) |
| 2003–2004 | Gençlerbirliği | 10 | (0) |
| 2004–2007 | Malatyaspor | 56 | (3) |
| 2007–2008 | Türk Telekomspor | 0 | (0) |
| 2008 | İstanbulspor | 9 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | MVV | 26 | (1) |
| 2010–2011 | Gölbaşıspor | 11 | (0) |
| 2011 | Yeni Malatyaspor | 7 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | Gölbaşıspor | 1 | (0) |
| Total | 164 | (7) | |
| National team | |||
| 1999–2000 | Turkey | 6 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Bülent Akın (born 28 August 1978) is a Belgian-born Turkish former footballer.[1]
Club career[]
Akin's potential was noticed after Galatasaray legend Gheorghe Hagi remarked on how well the young midfielder had marked him in a match between Galatasaray and Akin's club, Denizilispor. Galatasaray subsequently signed Akin, but he failed to live up to the expectation.[1] Nonetheless, he managed to win the UEFA Super Cup in 2000 with the club.
In July 2002 he joined English side Bolton Wanderers.[2] He made his debut in a League Cup defeat to Bury, a game in which he was sent off.[3] He made one appearance for Bolton in the league; a 2-0 defeat to Aston Villa on 1 January 2003.[4] He was released by Bolton in April 2003.[5]
International career[]
Born in Belgium to Turkish parents, Bülent was a youth international for Turkey.[6]
Honours[]
Galatasaray
References[]
- ^ a b "Bir zamanlar 8 milyon dolardı..."
- ^ "Bolton sign Turkish ace". BBC. 1 July 2002. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
- ^ "Bolton 0-1 Bury". BBC. 2 October 2002. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
- ^ "Villa outclass Bolton". BBC. 1 January 2003. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
- ^ "Bergsson puts Bolton first". BBC. 28 April 2003. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
- ^ "BÜLENT AKIN - Futbolcu Bilgileri TFF". www.tff.org.
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- 1978 births
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