Artun Akçakın

Artun Akçakın

Personal information
Full name	Artun Akçakın[1]
Date of birth	(1993-05-06) 6 May 1993 (age 31)[1]
Place of birth	Çankaya, Turkey
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	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)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 October 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 March 2013

Artun Akçakın (born 6 May 1993) is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as a forward for TFF Second League club İskenderunspor.[2]

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]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup		Total
		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

References

1. "FIFA U-20 World Cup Turkey 2013 List of Players: Turkey" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 23 June 2013. p. 21. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 June 2013.
2. Artun Akçakın at the Turkish Football Federation
3. "Artun Akçakın: "Milli Takım'da ilk golümü hayal ediyorum" - TamSaha Detay Sayfası TFF". www.tff.org. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
4. "Artun atıyor, Hacettepe kazanıyor". www.sporx.com. 4 March 2012. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
5. "Turkish Super League teams' transfer file". www.aa.com.tr. 6 September 2012. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
6. "Artun Akçakın , Fethiyespor'a kiralık olarak verildi". X (formerly Twitter). 28 August 2013. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
7. "Transfer dönemi sona erdi". www.aa.com.tr. 7 September 2013. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
8. "Gençlerbirliği Artun Akçkın'ı Adana Demirspor'a Kiraladı". Haberler (in Turkish). 11 January 2015. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
9. "Artun Akçakın Alanyaspor'da". Haberler (in Turkish). 8 August 2015. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
10. "Alanyaspor'da 3 Oyuncu Satış Listesinde". Haberler (in Turkish). 21 December 2015. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
11. Gürsoy, Güray (14 January 2016). "NAZİLLİ BELEDİYESPOR: 2.Lig Beyaz Grup Devre Arası Transfer Raporu". NAZİLLİ BELEDİYESPOR. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
12. "Şanlıurfaspor'da Transfer". Haberler (in Turkish). 12 July 2016. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
13. "Sezonun İlk Transferi: Artun Akçakın – Manisa Büyükşehir Belediyespor Kulübü" (in Turkish). 6 June 2018. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
14. "Artun Akçakın Kastamonuspor'da". X (formerly Twitter). 31 January 2019. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
15. "Tarsus İdman Yurdu, geçen sezon Manisa FK ve Kastamonspor formaları giyen Artun Akçakın ile anlaştı". X (formerly Twitter). 16 August 2019. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
16. "Eyüpspor'da ilk transfer; Artun Akçakın". Haberler (in Turkish). 28 July 2020. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
17. "Tarsus İdman Yurdu, Eyüpspor ile şampiyonluk yaşayan Muharrem Doğan, Yasin Yener ve eski futbolcusu Artun Akçakın ile sözleşme imzaladı". www.instagram.com. 16 June 2021. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
18. "HOŞ GELDİN ARTUN AKÇAKIN!". www.instagram.com. 8 January 2023. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
19. "U20 Dünya Şampiyonasına Doğru". Haberler (in Turkish). 9 June 2013. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
20. "U 20 Milli Takımı'nın Düzce Kampı". Haberler (in Turkish). 9 June 2013. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
21. Artun Akçakın at Soccerway

External links

• Artun Akçakın – UEFA competition record (archive)
• Artun Akçakın – FIFA competition record (archived)
• Artun Akçakın at www.mackolik.com (in Turkish)
• Artun Akçakın at Soccerway
• Artun Akçakın at WorldFootball.net