Artun Akçakın
Turkish footballer (born 1993)
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Artun Akçakın (born 6 May 1993) is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as a forward for TFF Second League club İskenderunspor.[2]
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Artun Akçakın[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 6 May 1993[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Çankaya, Turkey | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | İskenderunspor | ||
| Number | 19 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2003–2009 | Gençlerbirliği | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2016 | Gençlerbirliği | 21 | (1) |
| 2010–2012 | → Hacettepe (loan) | 53 | (27) |
| 2013–2014 | → Fethiyespor (loan) | 33 | (6) |
| 2015 | → Adana Demirspor (loan) | 10 | (4) |
| 2015–2016 | → Alanyaspor (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2016 | → Ümraniyespor (loan) | 12 | (3) |
| 2016–2018 | Şanlıurfaspor | 54 | (10) |
| 2018 | Manisa BB | 18 | (4) |
| 2019 | Kastamonuspor 1966 | 13 | (5) |
| 2019–2020 | Tarsus İdman Yurdu | 26 | (13) |
| 2020–2021 | Eyüpspor | 25 | (4) |
| 2021–2022 | Tarsus İdman Yurdu | 49 | (11) |
| 2023– | İskenderunspor | 31 | (9) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2008 | Turkey U15 | 9 | (7) |
| 2008–2009 | Turkey U16 | 13 | (13) |
| 2009–2010 | Turkey U17 | 23 | (15) |
| 2009–2011 | Turkey U18 | 11 | (2) |
| 2012 | Turkey U19 | 5 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Turkey U20 | 8 | (1) |
| 2013 | Turkey U21 | 3 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 1 October 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 26 March 2013 | |||
Career
Club career
Akçakın started his youth and professional career with Gençlerbirliği, where his grandfather was manager.[3] During the 2011–12 season, he performed well with Hacettepe, where he was their top scorer.[4] He returned to Gençlerbirliği and joined the first team for the 2012–13 season.[5] Artun was then loaned to Fethiyespor on 28 August 2013.[6][7] On 11 January 2015, he joined Adana Demirspor on a short-term loan.[8] He then joined Alanyaspor on 7 August 2015, on a one-year loan with option to buy.[9] Nonetheless, on 21 December his loan was terminated.[10] He then joined Ümraniyespor on loan for the remainder of the season.[11]
On 12 July 2016, Artun joined Şanlıurfaspor on a permanent transfer.[12]
On 6 June 2018, he joined Manisa, signing a two-year contract.[13]
On 31 January 2019 Artun joined Kastamonuspor.[14]
On 16 August 2019, he joined Tarsus İdman Yurdu on a free transfer.[15]
After the Covid-19 interruption, Akçakın joined Eyüpspor, signing a one-year contract on 28 July 2020.[16]
After a successful season at Eyüpspor, on 16 June 2021, he returned to Tarsus İdman Yurdu.[17]
On 8 January 2023, Artun joined İskenderunspor signing an 1.5-year contract.[18]
International career
Akçakın represented Turkey at the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup,[19] and lead the team as captain.[20]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 27 November 2023[21]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Total | ||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Hacettepe (loan) | 2010–11 | TFF Second League | 20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 3 |
| 2011–12 | TFF Third League | 33 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 24 | |
| Total | 53 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 27 | ||
| Gençlerbirliği | 2012–13 | Süper Lig | 16 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 7 |
| 2014–15 | Süper Lig | 5 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 4 | |
| Total | 21 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 28 | 11 | ||
| Fethiyespor (loan) | 2013–14 | TFF First League | 33 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 37 | 8 |
| Adana Demirspor (loan) | 2014–15 | TFF First League | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 5 |
| Alanyaspor (loan) | 2015–16 | TFF First League | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| Ümraniyespor (loan) | 2015–16 | TFF Second League | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3 |
| Şanlıurfaspor | 2016–17 | TFF First League | 24 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 31 | 3 |
| 2017–18 | TFF Second League | 30 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 9 | |
| Total | 54 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 61 | 12 | ||
| Manisa | 2018–19 | TFF Second League | 18 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 4 |
| Kastamonuspor | 2018–19 | TFF Second League | 13 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 5 |
| Tarsus İdman Yurdu | 2019–20 | TFF Second League | 26 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 13 |
| Eyüpspor | 2020–21 | TFF Second League | 25 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 4 |
| Tarsus İdman Yurdu | 2021–22 | TFF Second League | 36 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 9 |
| 2022–23 | TFF Second League | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 2 | |
| Total | 49 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 50 | 11 | ||
| İskenderunspor | 2022–23 | TFF Second League | 21 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 8 |
| 2023–24 | TFF Second League | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | |
| Total | 31 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 9 | ||
| Career total | 349 | 97 | 25 | 17 | 374 | 114 | ||