- Serhat Akın
Football player infobox
playername = Serhat Akın
fullname = Niyazi Serhat Akın
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1981|6|5
cityofbirth =Karlsruhe
countryofbirth =West Germany
currentclub =Kocaelispor | 02 0(0) clubnumber = 99 position =Striker
youthyears = 1986–1991
1991–2000
youthclubs = FC Viktoria JöhlingenKarlsruher SC
years = 2000–2005
2005–2008
2006–2007
2008-
clubs = Fenerbahçe
Anderlecht →1. FC Köln "(loan)"Kocaelispor | 02 0(0)nationalyears =
2002—| caps(goals) = 0125 0(41)
041 0(13)
07 0(1) [ [http://www.serhatakin9.com/biyografi.asp Serhat Akin stats on his official website] ]
nationalteam = Turkey U21
Turkey
nationalcaps(goals) = 22 (12)
16 (3)
pcupdate =Jan 16 ,2007
ntupdate =Jan 16 ,2007 Niyazi Serhat Akın (born
June 5 ,1981 inKarlsruhe ,West Germany ) is a Turkish footballstriker . He plays for Kocaelispor. He played forFenerbahçe SK between 2000-2005 and played 179 matches (125 forTurkish Super League ), after which he went to Anderlecht on a free transfer in the summer of 2005. In his first year at Anderlecht, he helped them become champions of the Belgian First Division, by scoring the first goal in their 2-0 victory over direct rivalsStandard Liège three matchdays from the end of the season.He started his career with
Karlsruher SC inGermany and also played under loan contract for1.FC Köln in the 2006-07 season.He has both German and Turkish citizenship. [ [http://www.transfermarkt.de/de/spieler/2903/serhat/profil.html Player Profile at transfermarkt.de] ]
RSC Anderlecht and 1.FC Koln (2005-2008)
In 2005, Akin joined the Belgian
R.S.C. Anderlecht . He continued his winning ways by winning the 2005-06Jupiler League . He currently wears the number 24 jersey for the "Mauves", with the number 9 jersey worn by the more senior Mbo MpenzaHowever in the winter
transfer window or 2006-07, he was loaned out to Second Bundesliga side1.FC Koln due to the lack of opportunities and having lower seniority thanNicolas Frutos ,Mohammed Tchite andMbo Mpenza . He received further setback in the 2006-07 season when he had stomach injuries which kept him sidelined for half a year. However, with the transfer of Tchite, and the injury to Frutos in the early part of the 2007-08 Jupiler League, Akin has returned to the starting eleven of Anderlecht. He has repaid the faith of his manager,Franky Vercauteren and scoring 2 vital goals in theUEFA Cup tie againstRapid Vienna , sending the Belgian team into the group stage of the second-tier European competition. Akin calls it a "small miracle", that he is part of the Anderlecht team again [ [http://www.anderlecht-online.be/article.php?id=7430&lang=eng&from=home Player Profile on Anderlecht offcial website] ] . This brief period of goals was interrupted by another injury to the striker, causing him to miss out an opportunity to cement his spot in the Anderlecht team.Serhat has signed a 1 year contract for the 2008-2009 season with the recently promoted Turkish Super League side Kocaelispor.
International career
He played 16 times for Turkey and scored 3 goals. [ [http://www.serhatakin9.com/biyografi.asp International caps in Turkish language] ] He also played 22 times for Turkey Under 21 and scored 12 goals.
Honours
*2000-01 -
Turkish Super League Winner withFenerbahçe SK .
*2003-04 - Turkish Super League Winner with Fenerbahçe SK.
*2004-05 - Turkish Super League Winner with Fenerbahçe SK.
*2005-06 - Belgian Jupiler League Winner withR.S.C. Anderlecht References
External links
* [http://www.serhatakin9.com Player official site]
* [http://www.transfermarkt.de/de/spieler/2903/serhat/profil.html Player profil at transfermarkt.de]
* [http://www.fussballdaten.de/spieler/akinserhan Player profil at fussballdaten.de]
* [http://serhat-akin.skyblog.com/ Fansite Serhat Akin]Persondata
NAME=Akın, Serhat
ALTERNATIVE NAMES=
SHORT DESCRIPTION=Turkish footballer
DATE OF BIRTH=June 5 ,1981
PLACE OF BIRTH=Karlsruhe ,Germany
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