Erol Erdal Alkan
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 16 February 1994 | ||
Place of birth | Amsterdam, Netherlands | ||
Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Centre back | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Uşakspor | ||
Number | 4 | ||
Youth career | |||
1999–2004 | Amsterdam Gençler Birliği | ||
2004–2007 | Zeeburgia | ||
2007–2009 | Ajax | ||
2009–2012 | SC Heerenveen | ||
2012–2013 | İstanbul BB | ||
2013–2014 | Elazığspor | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2014 | Elazığspor | 6 | (0) |
2014 | Kocaeli Birlik Spor | 1 | (0) |
2015–2016 | Hatayspor | 17 | (0) |
2016–2018 | Dordrecht | 47 | (2) |
2018–2020 | Beroe | 36 | (0) |
2020–2021 | Türkgücü München | 4 | (0) |
2021 | Etar | 1 | (0) |
2021– | Uşakspor | 0 | (0) |
National team | |||
2016 | Turkey U21 | 3 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19 August 2021 |
Erol Erdal Alkan (born 16 February 1994) is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Turkish 2. Lig club Uşakspor.
Club career[]
Alkan made his Süper Lig debut on 26 January 2014.[2]
On 7 July 2018, he signed with Bulgarian club Beroe.[3] He established himself as a starter, but parted ways with the team by mutual consent in January 2020.[4]
After leaving Beroe, Alkan earned a trial at Wycombe Wanderers and appeared against Hungerford Town in the Berks & Bucks Senior Cup,[5] but was not offered a contract by the EFL League One club. On 1 July 2020, he signed with Türkgücü München, newly promoted to the German 3. Liga.[6]
International career[]
Alkan was born in the Netherlands to a Surinamese mother and Turkish father.[7] He chose to represent Turkey at the international level and made his debut with the Turkey U21s against his birth country, the Netherlands.[2]
References[]
- ^ Erol Erdal Alkan at WorldFootball.net
- ^ a b Erol Erdal Alkan at the Turkish Football Federation
- ^ "Алкан подписа с "Берое"" [Alkan signed with Beroe]. Beroe.bg (in Bulgarian). PFC Beroe Stara Zagora. 7 July 2018. Retrieved 8 July 2018.
- ^ "Официално: Берое се раздели с един от футболистите си" [Official: Beroe part with one of its players]. Topsport.bg (in Bulgarian). Web Media Group. 16 January 2020. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
- ^ "Report: Hungerford 0–3 Wycombe". WycombeWanderers.co.uk. Wycombe Wanderers F.C. 26 February 2020. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
- ^ "Erol Alkan verstärkt Türkgücü München" [Erol Alkan strengthens Türkgücü Munich.]. Turkgucu.de (in German). Türkgücü München. 1 July 2020. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
- ^ "Türkiye'nin yeni yıldız adayı Erol Erdal Alkan" [Turkey's new star candidate Erdal Erol Alkan]. Skor.Sozcu.com.tr (in Turkish). Sözcü. 10 October 2016. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
External links[]
- Erol Erdal Alkan at Soccerbase
- Erol Erdal Alkan at Soccerway
- 1994 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Amsterdam
- Turkish footballers
- Turkey under-21 international footballers
- Dutch footballers
- Turkish people of Surinamese descent
- Dutch people of Surinamese descent
- Dutch people of Turkish descent
- Association football central defenders
- A.V.V. Zeeburgia players
- AFC Ajax players
- SC Heerenveen players
- İstanbul Başakşehir F.K. players
- Elazığspor footballers
- Hatayspor footballers
- FC Dordrecht players
- PFC Beroe Stara Zagora players
- Türkgücü München players
- SFC Etar Veliko Tarnovo players
- Süper Lig players
- TFF Second League players
- Eerste Divisie players
- First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players
- Turkish expatriate footballers
- Dutch expatriate footballers
- Turkish expatriate sportspeople in Germany
- Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Germany
- Expatriate footballers in Germany
- Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Bulgaria
- Expatriate footballers in Bulgaria
- Turkish football defender stubs