Bülent Akın

Bülent Akın (born 28 August 1978) is a Belgian-born Turkish former footballer.[1]

Bülent Akın
Personal information
Full name Bülent Akın
Date of birth (1978-08-28) 28 August 1978
Place of birth Brussels, Belgium
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position(s) Defensive midfielder
Youth career
Gençlerbirliği
Anderlecht
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999–2000 Denizlispor 30 (1)
2000–2002 Galatasaray 32 (2)
2002–2003 Bolton Wanderers 1 (0)
2003 Akçaabat Sebatspor 0 (0)
2003–2004 Gençlerbirliği 10 (0)
2004–2007 Malatyaspor 56 (3)
2007–2008 Türk Telekomspor 0 (0)
2008 İstanbulspor 9 (0)
2008–2009 MVV 26 (1)
2010–2011 Gölbaşıspor 11 (0)
2011 Yeni Malatyaspor 7 (0)
2011–2012 Gölbaşıspor 1 (0)
Total 164 (7)
National team
1999–2000 Turkey 6 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career

Akin's potential was noticed after Galatasaray legend Gheorghe Hagi remarked on how well the young midfielder had marked him in a match between Galatasaray and Akin's club, Denizilispor. Galatasaray subsequently signed Akin, but he failed to live up to the expectation.[1] Nonetheless, he managed to win the UEFA Super Cup in 2000 with the club.

In July 2002 he joined English side Bolton Wanderers.[2] He made his debut in a League Cup defeat to Bury, a game in which he was sent off.[3] He made one appearance for Bolton in the league; a 2-0 defeat to Aston Villa on 1 January 2003.[4] He was released by Bolton in April 2003.[5]

International career

Born in Belgium to Turkish parents, Bülent was a youth international for Turkey.[6]

References
  1. "Bir zamanlar 8 milyon dolardı..."
  2. "Bolton sign Turkish ace". BBC. 1 July 2002. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
  3. "Bolton 0-1 Bury". BBC. 2 October 2002. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
  4. "Villa outclass Bolton". BBC. 1 January 2003. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
  5. "Bergsson puts Bolton first". BBC. 28 April 2003. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
  6. "BÜLENT AKIN - Futbolcu Bilgileri TFF". www.tff.org.
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