Ali Akman

Ali Akman — Biography

Ali Akman is a young striker who came through the Bursaspor academy and signed with the Bundesliga side Eintracht Frankfurt in February 2021. The 1.73 m forward has played in the Netherlands, Turkey and Belgium, and in 2025-26 plays for Ankara Keçiörengücü in the TFF 1. Lig.

He began at İnegölspor in 2013, joined the Bursaspor academy in 2015, signed a three-year professional contract in 2018, was promoted to the first team in 2019 and scored 12 goals in 39 First League matches. After he and Bursaspor parted by mutual consent he joined Frankfurt in March 2021. On loan at NEC Nijmegen from August 2021 he made his Eredivisie debut against Ajax and scored in his second and third games; he also found the net against Groningen and Heerenveen and finished the season with 6 goals in 28 league matches. In August 2021 he was named Eredivisie Talent of the Month and was in its Team of the Month. In 2022 he went on a season-long loan with an option to buy to Göztepe, and in 2023 to Dender in the Belgian second tier.

He signed for Çorum FK in January 2025 and moved to Ankara Keçiörengücü in July 2025, scoring in the team's 2-0 win over Beyoğlu Yeniçarşıspor in December 2025. He has played for Turkey's youth national teams. He is the nephew of the former Galatasaray and Turkey midfielder Ayhan Akman and a cousin of Hamza and Efe Akman.