Bülent Akın

Bülent Akın
Personal information
Full name Bülent Akın
Date of birth (1978-08-28) 28 August 1978 (age 46)
Place of birth Brussels, Belgium
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Youth career
Gençlerbirliği
Anderlecht
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999–2000 Denizlispor 30 (1)
2000–2002 Galatasaray 32 (2)
2002–2003 Bolton Wanderers 1 (0)
2003 Akçaabat Sebatspor 0 (0)
2003–2004 Gençlerbirliği 10 (0)
2004–2007 Malatyaspor 56 (3)
2007–2008 Türk Telekomspor 0 (0)
2008 İstanbulspor 9 (0)
2008–2009 MVV 26 (1)
2010–2011 Gölbaşıspor 11 (0)
2011 Yeni Malatyaspor 7 (0)
2011–2012 Gölbaşıspor 1 (0)
Total 164 (7)
International career
1999–2000 Turkey 6 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Bülent Akın (born 28 August 1978) is a Belgian-born Turkish former footballer.[1]

Club career

Akin's potential was noticed after Galatasaray legend Gheorghe Hagi remarked on how well the young midfielder had marked him in a match between Galatasaray and Akin's club, Denizilispor. Galatasaray subsequently signed Akin, but he failed to live up to the expectation.[1] Nonetheless, he managed to win the UEFA Super Cup in 2000 with the club.

In July 2002 he joined English side Bolton Wanderers.[2] He made his debut in a League Cup defeat to Bury, a game in which he was sent off.[3] He made one appearance for Bolton in the league; a 2–0 defeat to Aston Villa on 1 January 2003.[4] He was released by Bolton in April 2003.[5]

International career

Born in Belgium to Turkish parents, Bülent was a youth international for Turkey.[6]

Honours

Galatasaray

References

  1. ^ a b "Bir zamanlar 8 milyon dolardı..."
  2. ^ "Bolton sign Turkish ace". BBC. 1 July 2002. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
  3. ^ "Bolton 0-1 Bury". BBC. 2 October 2002. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
  4. ^ "Villa outclass Bolton". BBC. 1 January 2003. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
  5. ^ "Bergsson puts Bolton first". BBC. 28 April 2003. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
  6. ^ "BÜLENT AKIN – Futbolcu Bilgileri TFF". tff.org.


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