Aksel Baran Potur
Turkish footballer (born 2002)
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Aksel Baran Potur (born 12 May 2002) is a footballer who plays as a midfielder for Hamkam. Born in Norway, he represents Turkey internationally.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Aksel Baran Potur | ||
| Date of birth | 12 May 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Bærum, Norway | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | HamKam | ||
| Number | 17 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2014 | Abildsø | ||
| 2015–2016 | Skeid | ||
| 2017–2018 | Lillestrøm | ||
| 2019–2021 | KFUM | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2021 | KFUM Oslo 2 | 5 | (0) |
| 2021 | KFUM | 2 | (0) |
| 2021 | → Moss (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2021 | → Moss 2 (loan) | 5 | (2) |
| 2022–2024 | Moss | 69 | (2) |
| 2022–2024 | Moss 2 | 5 | (2) |
| 2025– | Hamkam | 43 | (4) |
| 2025 | HamKam 2 | 9 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2023–2024 | Turkey U21 | 8 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 31 August 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 13 April 2026 | |||
Career
He was born in Bærum[2] and grew up at Abildsø as a son of two parents of Turkish ethnicity. His grandparents emigrated to Norway.[3] He played youth football for Abildsø, Skeid, Lillestrøm and KFUM—making his senior debut for the latter club in 2021.[4] In the same season, however, he was loaned out to Moss FK. Being left-footed, Potur could be used "in all positions on the left side".[5] Ahead of the 2022 season, the move was made permanent.[6]
In 2023 he was scouted and eventually selected for Turkey U21. Alongside players such as Kenan Yildiz[3][7] he played 7 matches in 2023 and 1 in 2024.[2]
His performances for Moss and representation of Turkey made him an interesting player, especially for Turkish clubs. His agent was Dan Eggen.[8][9] In August 2023 he rejected an offer from Caykur Rizespor, in January 2024 Moss rejected a bid from Sivasspor and later in 2024 he turned down an inquiry from Alanyaspor.[3] FK Haugesund also tried to buy the player.[10] At the end of 2024, Potur approached the end of his contract with Moss and moved to Eliteserien club Hamkam for free.[11][12] He made his first-tier debut in March 2025 against Kristiansund.[4] In 2025, his old Moss manager Thomas Myhre was appointed Hamkam manager.
Career statistics
- As of 31 August 2026[4]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| KFUM Oslo 2 | 2019 | Norwegian Fourth Division | 3 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2021 | Norwegian Fourth Division | 2 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| Total | 5 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||||
| KFUM Oslo | 2021 | Norwegian First Division | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |
| Moss (loan) | 2021 | Norwegian Second Division | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | |
| Moss 2 (loan) | 2021 | Norwegian Fourth Division | 5 | 2 | — | — | 5 | 2 | ||
| Moss | 2022 | Norwegian Second Division | 21 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 24 | 2 | |
| 2023 | Norwegian First Division | 28 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 31 | 1 | ||
| 2024 | Norwegian First Division | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 23 | 0 | |
| Total | 69 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 78 | 3 | ||
| Moss 2 | 2022 | Norwegian Fourth Division | 4 | 2 | — | — | 4 | 2 | ||
| 2024 | Norwegian Fourth Division | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Total | 5 | 2 | — | — | 5 | 2 | ||||
| HamKam | 2025 | Eliteserien | 25 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 29 | 0 | |
| 2026 | Eliteserien | 18 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | 19 | 4 | ||
| Total | 43 | 4 | 5 | 0 | — | 48 | 4 | |||
| HamKam 2 | 2025 | Norwegian Third Division | 9 | 2 | — | — | 9 | 2 | ||
| Career total | 145 | 12 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 161 | 13 | ||
- Appearances in Norwegian First Division promotion play-offs
Honours
Individual
- Norwegian First Division Young Player of the Month: July 2023[13]