Serhat Akın

Serhat Akın
Akın in action for Anderlecht
Personal information
Full name Niyazi Serhat Akın
Date of birth (1981-06-05) 5 June 1981 (age 43)
Place of birth Bretten, West Germany
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Winger, striker
Youth career
1986–1991 FC Viktoria Jöhlingen
1991–2000 Karlsruher SC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2000–2005 Fenerbahçe 125 (41)
2005–2008 Anderlecht 49[1] (13)
2006–2007 → 1. FC Köln (loan) 7 (1)
2008–2009 Kocaelispor 11 (0)
2009 Konyaspor 11 (1)
2009–2011 Karlsruher SC 18 (0)
2011–2012 Turgutluspor 25 (15)
2012 Altay 5 (0)
2013 TSV Grunbach 0 (0)
2013–2014 Berliner AK 07 7 (2)
Total 258 (73)
International career
2000–2002 Turkey U21 22 (12)
2002–2005 Turkey 16 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Niyazi Serhat Akın (born 5 June 1981) is a Turkish former professional footballer who played as a striker.

Club career

Fenerbahçe

Akın played for Fenerbahçe SK between 2000–2005 and played 140 matches[2] (147 for the Süper Lig),[3] after which he went to Anderlecht on a free transfer in the summer of 2005.

Anderlecht and 1. FC Köln (2005–2008)

In 2005, Akin joined the Belgian R.S.C. Anderlecht. He wore the number 24 jersey for the Mauves, with the number 9 jersey worn by the more senior Mbo Mpenza. In his first year at Anderlecht, he helped them become champions of the Belgian First Division, by scoring the first goal in their 2–0 victory over direct rivals Standard Liège three matchdays from the end of the season.

In the winter transfer window or 2006–07, he was loaned out to Second Bundesliga side 1. FC Köln due to the lack of opportunities and having lower seniority than Nicolas Frutos, Mohammed Tchite and Mbo Mpenza. He received further setback in the 2006–07 season when he had stomach injuries which kept him sidelined for half a year. However, with the transfer of Tchite, and the injury to Frutos in the early part of the 2007–08 Jupiler League, Akin returned to the starting eleven of Anderlecht. He repaid the faith of his manager Franky Vercauteren, scoring two vital goals in the UEFA Cup tie against Rapid Vienna and sending the Belgian team into the group stage of the second-tier European competition. Akin said it was a "small miracle" to be part of the Anderlecht team again.[4] This brief period of goals was interrupted by another injury to the striker, causing him to miss out an opportunity to cement his spot in the Anderlecht team.

Kocaelispor

Akın signed a one-year contract for the 2008–09 season with the recently promoted Turkish Super League side Kocaelispor. However, after six months with Kocaelispor, he left the team as Kocaelispor could not pay his wages.[5]

Karlsruhe

In November 2009, he signed a contract with Karlsruher Sport Club until 30 June 2010.[6]

Turgutluspor

Akın returned to Turkey after accepting an offer from his old teammate Yusuf Simsek who was appointed as the player-manager for the TFF Second League team. According to his manager, Akın has grown into a more humble player as his fame deteriorated.[7]

International career

He played 16 times for Turkey and scored three goals. He also played 22 times for Turkey Under 21 and scored 12 goals.

Honours

Fenerbahçe

Anderlecht

References

  1. ^ "Akın, Niyazi Serhat". National-Football-Teams.com. Retrieved 22 March 2010.
  2. ^ "Serhat Akin". world football. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  3. ^ "Serhat Akin". world football. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  4. ^ "Serhat: "It's a small miracle"". anderlecht-online.be. 26 September 2007. Retrieved 10 January 2010.
  5. ^ "Serhat Akın, Kocaelispor'dan ayrıldı" (in Turkish). samanyoluhaber.com. 20 December 2008. Archived from the original on 6 April 2012. Retrieved 10 October 2011.
  6. ^ "KSC holt Serhat Akin" (in German). ksc.de. 13 November 2009. Archived from the original on 16 November 2009. Retrieved 10 January 2010.
  7. ^ "Futbolcu Yusuf, hocasi Simsek'i cok begeniyor" (in Turkish). zaman.com.tr. 10 October 2011. Archived from the original on 13 October 2011. Retrieved 10 October 2011.