Marley Aké

Marley Aké
Personal information
Full name Marley Martin Mickaël Justin Aké
Date of birth (2001-01-05) 5 January 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth Béziers, France
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Yverdon
(on loan from Juventus)
Number 9
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 Next Gen[α] 45 (7)
2022– Juventus 4 (0)
2023 → Dijon (loan) 14 (3)
2023 → Dijon II (loan) 2 (0)
2023–2024 → Udinese (loan) 1 (0)
2024– → Yverdon (loan) 32 (4)
International career‡
2019 France U19 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 December 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 October 2019

Marley Martin Mickaël Justin Aké (born 5 January 2001) is a French professional footballer who plays as winger for Swiss club Yverdon on loan from Juventus.

Club career

Marseille

On 29 June 2019, Aké signed his first professional contract with Marseille.[2] He made his professional debut with in a 1–1 Ligue 1 draw with Rennes on 29 September 2019.[3]

Juventus

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.[4] Aké was integrated into Juventus' reserve team, Juventus U23.[5] He made his debut on 31 January, coming on as a substitute in a league game against Giana Erminio.[6]

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.[7] On 12 September, Aké missed a penalty in the 14th minute in a 1–0 defeat against Pro Patria.[8] On 20 November, Aké scored a brace in a 2–1 win against Fiorenzuola.[9]

On 26 February 2021, he was first called up by the first team for a Serie A match against Hellas Verona.[10] On 18 January 2022, Aké debuted for the first team in a 4–1 Coppa Italia win against Sampdoria coming on as substitute in the 75th minute; one minute later, he won a penalty scored by Álvaro Morata after being fouled by Tommaso Augello.[11] On 13 February, Aké made his Serie A debut coming on as substitute in the 86th minute in match drawn 1–1 against Atalanta.[12] On 2 March, Aké played his first match as a starter with Juventus in a 1–0 Coppa Italia away win against Fiorentina in which he was substituted after the half time by Juan Cuadrado.[13]

On 1 August 2022, Juventus announced that Aké would be sidelined for two months after he had injured his fibula during a tournée in the United States.[14]

Loan to Dijon

On 31 January 2023, Aké joined Dijon in French Ligue 2 on loan for the rest of the season.[15] He scored three goals in 14 matches with Dijon and also had two appearances with the club's reserve team.[16]

Loans to Udinese and Yverdon

On 7 August 2023, Aké joined Serie A side Udinese on loan with an option to buy.[17][18] On 18 January 2024, he moved on a new loan to Yverdon in Switzerland, with an option to buy.[19]

Style of play

Aké is a right-footed winger who can play in both sides but prefers playing on the left wing.[20] Aké has good technique, speed and dribbling.[20] Aké has also played as an attacking winger and as a full-back.[21]

Personal life

Born in France, Aké is of Ivorian descent.[22]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 2 June 2023[16]
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 Championnat National 2 30 7 — — — — 30 7
2019–20 Championnat 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 Next Gen[α] 2020–21 Serie C 16 2 — — — 1[d] 0 17 2
2021–22 Serie C 26 5 — — — 1[e] 0 27 5
2022–23 Serie C 3 0 — — — 0 0 3 0
Total 45 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 47 7
Juventus 2021–22 Serie A 4 0 2 0 — 0 0 0 0 6 0
Dijon (loan) 2022–23 Ligue 2 14 3 0 0 — — — 14 3
Dijon II (loan) 2022–23 Championnat National 3 2 0 — — — — 2 0
Career total 119 24 5 0 1 0 4 0 2 0 131 21
  1. ^ Includes Coupe de France and Coppa Italia
  2. ^ Includes Coupe de la Ligue
  3. ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  4. ^ Appearance in Serie C play-offs
  5. ^ Appearance in Coppa Italia Serie C

Honours

Juventus[16]

Notes

  1. ^ a b The team's name was changed from Juventus U23 to Juventus Next Gen in August 2022.[1]

References

  1. ^ "From Under 23 to Next Gen – a new identity at Juventus". Juventus FC. 26 August 2022. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "Olympique Marseille vs. Rennes - 29 September 2019 - Soccerway". Soccerway. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
  4. ^ Juventus.com. "UFFICIALE | Marley Akè è bianconero. Tongya al Marsiglia - Juventus". Juventus.com (in Italian). Retrieved 28 January 2021.
  5. ^ "Official | Marseille & Juventus conclude Marley Aké – Franco Tongya deal in €8m swap". Get French Football News. 28 January 2021. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ 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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ Baridon, Marco (20 November 2021). "Juventus U23 Fiorenzuola 2-1: doppio Aké, secondo successo di fila". Juventus News 24 (in Italian). Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  10. ^ JuventusNews24, Redazione (26 February 2021). "Convocati Juve per il Verona: out Morata, presenti 3 giovani attaccanti". Juventus News 24 (in Italian). Retrieved 9 January 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  11. ^ JuventusNews24, Redazione (18 January 2022). "Juve Sampdoria 4-1: poker bianconero allo Stadium, Allegri vola ai quarti". Juventus News 24 (in Italian). Retrieved 18 January 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  12. ^ JuventusNews24, Redazione (13 February 2022). "Esordio Aké in Serie A: prima in campionato per il talento". Juventus News 24 (in Italian). Retrieved 13 February 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  13. ^ "Fiorentina vs. Juventus - 2 March 2022 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
  14. ^ JuventusNews24, Redazione (1 August 2022). "Infortunio Aké: UFFICIALI due mesi di stop! Le sue condizioni". Juventus News 24 (in Italian). Retrieved 1 August 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  15. ^ "MARLEY AKÉ PRÊTÉ AU DFCO PAR LA JUVENTUS TURIN !" (in French). Dijon FCO. 31 January 2023. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
  16. ^ a b c Marley Aké at Soccerway. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
  17. ^ "Benvenuto Marley: Un nuovo esterno in casa bianconera" (in Italian). Udinese. 7 August 2023.
  18. ^ Juventus.com. "Marley Aké joins Udinese on loan - Juventus". Juventus.com. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
  19. ^ "MARLEY AKÉ, NOUVEL AILIER À YS !" [MARLEY AKÉ, NEW WINGER AT YS!] (in French). Yverdon. 18 January 2024. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
  20. ^ a b Sport, Sky. "Marley Aké, chi è il giocatore che ha debuttato con la Juventus in Coppa Italia". sport.sky.it (in Italian). Retrieved 20 February 2022.
  21. ^ JuventusNews24, Redazione (3 October 2021). "Aké cambia ruolo: la scelta di Zauli per Mantova Juventus U23". Juventus News 24 (in Italian). Retrieved 20 February 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  22. ^ "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.