Aksel Aktaş
Turkish footballer (born 1999)
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Aksel Aktaş (Turkish: Aksel Aktaş; born 15 July 1999) is a footballer who plays as a midfielder.[1] Born in France, he is a former youth international for Turkey.
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| Personal information | |||
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| Date of birth | 15 July 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Audincourt, France | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005–2007 | AS Mezire | ||
| 2007–2016 | Sochaux | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2018 | Sochaux II | 37 | (3) |
| 2016–2018 | Sochaux | 6 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Reims II | 28 | (1) |
| 2019–2020 | Kayserispor | 15 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Fatih Karagümrük | 9 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Gençlerbirliği | 41 | (1) |
| 2023–2024 | Bandırmaspor | 5 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | Adana Demirspor | 16 | (0) |
| 2024 | → Tuzlaspor (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2015 | France U16 | 6 | (1) |
| 2016 | France U18 | 5 | (0) |
| 2018 | Turkey U19 | 2 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 29 September 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 23 July 2018 | |||
Professional career
A member of the Sochaux academy since 2007, Aktas signed his first professional contract with them on 16 September 2016.[2] Aktas made his professional debut for Sochaux in a 1–0 Ligue 2 win over Amiens SC on 9 December 2016, at the age of 17.[3]
On 13 July 2018, Aktas signed a three-year contract with Ligue 1 club Stade de Reims.[4]
On 12 August 2019 he has signed a three-year contract with Kayserispor of the Turkish Süper Lig.[5]
International career
Aktas was born in France and is of Turkish descent.[6] A youth international for France, Aktas scored in the first minute in his first international appearance with the France U16s in a friendly 3-0 win over the Morocco U16s.[7]
Aktas was called up to represent the Turkey U19s at the 2018 UEFA European Under-19 Championship.[8] He debuted for the Turkey U19s in a friendly 2-0 loss to the Finland U19s on 5 July 2018.[9]