Ümit Akdağ (born 6 October 2003) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for TFF First League club Göztepe, on loan from Süper Lig club Alanyaspor.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ümit Akdağ | ||
| Date of birth | 6 October 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Bucharest, Romania | ||
| Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Göztepe SK | ||
| Number | 50 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2011–2015 | Steaua București | ||
| 2015–2017 | Chelsea | ||
| 2017–2023 | Alanyaspor | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022– | Alanyaspor | 1 | (0) |
| 2023– | → Göztepe (loan) | 24 | (3) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2023– | Romania U21 | 2 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21 November 2023 | |||
Club career edit
Alanyaspor edit
After playing at the junior level for Steaua Bucharest and Chelsea FC, Ümit arrived in Turkey with the Alanyaspor team. He debuted in the Süper Lig for the Turkish team on 3 June 2023, when Alanyaspor lost 5 - 1 away to Trabzonspor. Ümit entered the field in the 46th minute replacing Umut Güneş.
Göztepe edit
In the 2023-2024 season, Ümit was loaned in the second league to the Göztepe SK team, where he made his debut on 19 August 2023 in the away match against Ümraniyespor, the final score being 0 - 0. He scored the first goal in the match won at home with Şanlıurfaspor, score 3 - 0, Ümit scoring the 1 - 0 goal.
International career edit
Ümit was called by coach Daniel Pancu to the Romanian U21 national football team for the matches against Albania and Switzerland, playing for the first time on 17 November 2023 in the match won 5 - 0 against Albania. Ümit entered the field in the 71st minute replacing Cătălin Vulturar.[2][3]
Career statistics edit
Club edit
- As of match played 16 March 2024
| Club | Season | League | National Cup[a] | Europe | Other[b] | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Alanyaspor | 2022–23 | Süper Lig | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | ||
| Göztepe (loan) | 2023–24 | TFF First League | 18 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 20 | 1 | |
| Career Total | 19 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 1 | ||
- ^ Includes Turkish Cup
- ^ Appearances in Promotion playoffs
References edit
- ^ "Umit Akdag". flashscore.ro. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
- ^ "Cine este Umit Akdag, turcul care poate debuta la naționala U21 a României". digisport.ro. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
- ^ "Lotul convocat de Daniel Pancu pentru Albania U21 - România U21". gsp.ro. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
External links edit
- Ümit Akdağ at Soccerway