Ali Barak

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Ali Barak
Personal information
Date of birth (2003-02-26) 26 February 2003 (age 21)
Place of birth Düsseldorf, Germany
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s) Left-back
Team information
Current team
1. FC Bocholt
Number 17
Youth career
2009–2012 SG Unterrath
2012–2022 Bayer Leverkusen
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022–2023 Roda JC 3 (0)
2023– 1. FC Bocholt 12 (0)
International career
2022–2023 Turkey U21 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 06:18, 15 April 2024 (UTC)

Ali Barak (born 26 February 2003) is a professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Regionalliga West club 1. FC Bocholt. Born in Germany, he is a youth international for Turkey.

Club career[edit]

Roda JC[edit]

Barak was a youth player at Bayer Leverkusen before moving to Roda JC on trial in the summer of 2022.[2] He signed a one-year contract after impressing enough in three pre-season matches.[3] Barak made his debut in the Eerste Divisie for Roda JC on 5 August 2022, starting in a 2–0 win against Dordrecht.[4][5]

1. FC Bocholt[edit]

On 6 June 2023, Barak signed a two-year contract with Regionalliga West club 1. FC Bocholt.[6] Upon signing, new Bocholt manager Dietmar Hirsch expressed his pleasure with the signing: "Ali impresses with a great mentality and strong duel behavior, which makes him a perfect fit for our new philosophy."[7]

He made his competitive debut for the club on 23 August in the first round of the Lower Rhine Cup, starting in a 3–0 victory against Rheinland Hamborn.[8] His league debut followed five days later, as he replaced Brian Campman in the 64th minute of a 5–0 defeat against SC Paderborn 07 II.[9]

International career[edit]

Born in Germany, Barak is of Turkish descent. He was called up to the represent the Turkey U21s for a set of matches in September 2022.[10]

Career statistics[edit]

As of match played 9 December 2023[11]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Roda JC 2022–23 Eerste Divisie 3 0 1 0 0 0 4 0
1. FC Bocholt 2023–24 Regionalliga West 5 0 0 0 3[a] 0 8 0
Career total 8 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 12 0
  1. ^ Appearances in Lower Rhine Cup

References[edit]

  1. ^ "A. Barak – Profiel". Voetbal International. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
  2. ^ "Spelers op proef bij SC Cambuur, Go Ahead Eagles en Roda JC". FCUpdate.nl (in Dutch). 20 June 2022. Archived from the original on 1 July 2022. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
  3. ^ "Ali Barak blijft bij Roda JC". Roda JC Kerkrade (in Dutch). 11 July 2022. Archived from the original on 4 December 2022. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
  4. ^ Visser, Emil (5 August 2022). "Roda JC wint eerste competitiewedstrijd simpel van FC Dordrecht". De Limburger (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 29 November 2022. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
  5. ^ "Dordrecht vs. Roda JC – 5 August 2022". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
  6. ^ Thimister, Bjorn (8 June 2023). "Turkse jeugdinternational van Roda JC naar Duitsland". Soccernews.nl (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 8 June 2023. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
  7. ^ "Türkischer U21-Nationalspieler Ali Barak zum 1. FC Bocholt". 1. FC Bocholt 1900 e. V. (Press release) (in German). 6 June 2023. Archived from the original on 3 July 2023. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
  8. ^ "Liveticker – Rheinland Hamborn gegen 1. FC Bocholt". 1. FC Bocholt 1900 e. V. (in German). Retrieved 6 September 2023.
  9. ^ "Höhenflug gestoppt: SC Paderborn II schickt den 1. FC Bocholt mit 5:0 auf die Bretter". kicker (in German). 29 August 2023. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
  10. ^ "Ümit Millilerin kadrosunda değişiklik". TRT Spor (in Turkish). 23 September 2022. Archived from the original on 17 November 2022. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
  11. ^ Ali Barak at Soccerway Edit this at Wikidata

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