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 (age 46)
Place of birth	Brussels, Belgium
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
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)
International career
1999–2000	Turkey	6	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

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]

Honours

Galatasaray

• Süper Lig: 2001–02
• UEFA Super Cup: 2000