Marley Aké
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Marley Aké | ||
Date of birth | 5 January 2001 | ||
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]
Club | Season | League | National Cup[a] | League Cup[b] | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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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 |
- ^ Includes Coupe de France
- ^ Includes Coupe de la Ligue
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- ^ Includes Serie C play-offs
References[]
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Olympique Marseille vs. Rennes - 29 September 2019 - Soccerway". Soccerway. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
- ^ Juventus.com. "UFFICIALE | Marley Akè è bianconero. Tongya al Marsiglia - Juventus". Juventus.com (in Italian). Retrieved 28 January 2021.
- ^ "Official | Marseille & Juventus conclude Marley Aké – Franco Tongya deal in €8m swap". Get French Football News. 28 January 2021. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Juventus U23 - Calciatore positivo al Covid-19 - Juventus" (in Italian). Juventus F.C. 3 August 2021. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Marley Aké at Soccerway. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
External links[]
- France profile at FFF
- Marley Aké – French league stats at LFP – also available in French
- Marley Aké at Soccerway
- 2001 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Béziers
- French footballers
- France youth international footballers
- French sportspeople of Ivorian descent
- Black French sportspeople
- Association football wingers
- RCO Agde players
- Montpellier HSC players
- AS Béziers (2007) players
- Olympique de Marseille players
- Juventus F.C. Under-23 players
- Championnat National 2 players
- Ligue 1 players
- Serie C players
- French expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Italy
- French expatriate sportspeople in Italy