Ali Barak
Personal information
Date of birth (2003-02-26) 26 February 2003
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 5 (0)
International career‡
2022– Turkey U21 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:49, 6 January 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:09, 17 November 2022 (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

Roda JC

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

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

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

As of match played 9 December 2023[11]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Roda JC 2022–23 Eerste Divisie 3010—0040
1. FC Bocholt 2023–24 Regionalliga West 5000—3[lower-alpha 1]080
Career total 80100030120
  1. ↑ Appearances in Lower Rhine Cup

References

  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
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