Marley Aké

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Marley Aké
Personal information
Full name Marley Aké
Date of birth (2001-01-05) 5 January 2001 (age 20)
Place of birth Béziers, France
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Winger
Club information
Current team
 Juventus U23
Number 23
Youth career
2007–2012 Agde
2012–2015 Montpellier
2015–2018 Béziers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2020 Marseille II 37 (14)
2019–2021 Marseille 18 (0)
2021– Juventus U23 18 (2)
National team‡
2019– France U19 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12 September 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11 October 2019

Marley Aké (born 5 January 2001) is a French professional footballer who plays as winger for Serie C Group A club Juventus U23.

Club career[]

Marseille[]

On 29 June 2019, Aké signed his first professional contract with Marseille.[1] He made his professional debut with in a 1–1 Ligue 1 draw with Rennes on 29 September 2019.[2]

Juventus U23[]

On 28 January 2021, Aké joined Serie A side Juventus on a four-and-a-half-year contract, in a deal worth €8 million, with Franco Tongya moving to Marseille for the same fee.[3] Aké was integrated into Juventus' reserve team, Juventus U23.[4] He made his debut on 31 January, coming on as a substitute in a league game against Giana Erminio.[5] Aké's first goal came on 3 March, scoring in the last touch of the game to help Juventus U23 beat rivals Novara 2–1.[6] On 12 September, Aké missed a penalty in the 14th minute in a 1–0 defeat against Pro Patria.[7]

Personal life[]

Born in France, Aké is of Ivorian descent.[8] On 3 August 2021, Aké tested positive to COVID-19, amid its pandemic in Italy;[9] he fully recovered on 24 August.[10]

Career statistics[]

Club[]

As of match played 12 September 2021[11]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup[a] League Cup[b] Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Marseille II 2018–19 National 2 30 7 — — — — 30 7
2019–20 National 2 7 7 — — — — 7 7
Total 37 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 37 14
Marseille 2019–20 Ligue 1 9 0 3 0 1 0 — — 13 0
2020–21 Ligue 1 9 0 0 0 0 0 4[c] 0 — 13 0
Total 18 0 3 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 26 0
Juventus U23 2020–21 Serie C 16 2 — — — 1[d] 0 17 2
2021–22 Serie C 2 0 — — — 0 0 2 0
Total 18 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 19 2
Career total 73 16 3 0 1 0 4 0 1 0 82 16
  1. ^ Includes Coupe de France
  2. ^ Includes Coupe de la Ligue
  3. ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  4. ^ Includes Serie C play-offs

References[]

  1. ^ Germain, Pierre (29 June 2019). "Marley Ake revient sur la signature de son contrat pro à l'OM" [Marley Ake comes back on his signing of his pro contract at OM]. Onefootball (in French). Retrieved 25 January 2021.
  2. ^ "Olympique Marseille vs. Rennes - 29 September 2019 - Soccerway". Soccerway. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
  3. ^ Juventus.com. "UFFICIALE | Marley Akè è bianconero. Tongya al Marsiglia - Juventus". Juventus.com (in Italian). Retrieved 28 January 2021.
  4. ^ "Official | Marseille & Juventus conclude Marley Aké – Franco Tongya deal in €8m swap". Get French Football News. 28 January 2021. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
  5. ^ "Juventus, esordio in bianconero per il nuovo acquisto Aké: il francese debutta con l'U23 - TUTTOmercatoWEB.com". www.tuttomercatoweb.com (in Italian). Retrieved 4 February 2021.
  6. ^ JuventusNews24, Redazione (3 March 2021). "Gol Akè: prima marcatura con la Juventus U23 per il francese". Juventus News 24 (in Italian). Retrieved 3 March 2021.
  7. ^ Alessandro Villano (12 September 2021). "Pro Patria Juventus U23 1-0: Akè spreca, prima scontitta stagionale". Juventus News 24 (in Italian). Retrieved 12 September 2021.
  8. ^ "Marley Aké, la Pépite ivoirienne dans les pas de Drogba" [Marley Aké, the Ivorian Gem in the steps of Drogba]. actualiteivoire.info (in French). 23 September 2019. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
  9. ^ "Juventus U23 - Calciatore positivo al Covid-19 - Juventus" (in Italian). Juventus F.C. 3 August 2021. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  10. ^ JuventusNews24, Redazione (24 August 2021). "Aké guarito dal Covid-19: l'attaccante torna a disposizione di Zauli". Juventus News 24 (in Italian). Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  11. ^ Marley Aké at Soccerway. Retrieved 29 January 2021.

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