Aksel Baran Potur

Aksel Potur
Personal information
Full name Aksel Baran Potur
Date of birth (2002-05-12) 12 May 2002
Place of birth Bærum, Norway
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Hamkam
Number 17
Youth career
–2014 Abildsø
2015–2016 Skeid
2017–2018 Lillestrøm
2019–2020 KFUM
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021 KFUM 2 (0)
2021 → Moss (loan) 7 (0)
2022–2024 Moss 68 (2)
2025– Hamkam 28 (0)
International career‡
2023–2024 Turkey U21 8 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 13 April 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 13 April 2026

Aksel Baran Potur (born 12 May 2002) is a footballer who plays as a midfielder for Hamkam. Born in Norway, he represents Turkey internationally.

Career

He was born in Bærum[2] and grew up at Abildsø as a son of two parents of Turkish ethnicity. His grandparents emigrated to Norway.[3] He played youth football for Abildsø, Skeid, Lillestrøm and KFUM—making his senior debut for the latter club in 2021.[4] In the same season, however, he was loaned out to Moss FK. Being left-footed, Potur could be used "in all positions on the left side".[5] Ahead of the 2022 season, the move was made permanent.[6]

In 2023 he was scouted and eventually selected for Turkey U21. Alongside players such as Kenan Yildiz[3][7] he played 7 matches in 2023 and 1 in 2024.[2]

His performances for Moss and representation of Turkey made him an interesting player, especially for Turkish clubs. His agent was Dan Eggen.[8][9] In August 2023 he rejected an offer from Caykur Rizespor, in January 2024 Moss rejected a bid from Sivasspor and later in 2024 he turned down an inquiry from Alanyaspor.[3] FK Haugesund also tried to buy the player.[10] At the end of 2024, Potur approached the end of his contract with Moss and moved to Eliteserien club Hamkam for free.[11][12] He made his first-tier debut in March 2025 against Kristiansund.[4] In 2025, his old Moss manager Thomas Myhre was appointed Hamkam manager.

Honours

Individual

References

  1. ↑ Aksel Baran Potur at WorldFootball.net
  2. 1 2 "Aksel Baran Potur" (in Turkish). Turkish Football Federation. Retrieved 14 April 2026.
  3. 1 2 3 "Takket nei til toppklubber". Hamar Arbeiderblad (in Norwegian). 1 April 2025. p. 28.
  4. 1 2 Aksel Baran Potur at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
  5. ↑ "Moss FK-nykommer går rett inn i ettermiddag". Moss Avis (in Norwegian). 18 September 2021. p. 16.
  6. ↑ "Nye spillere har signert" (in Norwegian). Moss FK. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
  7. ↑ "Aksel (20): – Det er klart jeg er stolt". Moss Avis (in Norwegian). 24 August 2023. p. 34.
  8. ↑ "Er trolig MFKs heteste salgsobjekt". Moss Avis (in Norwegian). 27 June 2023. pp. 16–17.
  9. ↑ "Regner med Potur-salg i løpet av to 'vinduer'". Moss Avis (in Norwegian). 3 August 2023. p. 18.
  10. ↑ "Mye kommer til å skje i FKH – slik er situasjonen akkurat nå". Haugesunds Avis (in Norwegian). 7 January 2024. Retrieved 14 April 2026.
  11. ↑ "Nå nærmer han seg HamKam". Hamar Arbeiderblad (in Norwegian). 12 December 2024. p. 46.
  12. ↑ "Aksel signerte for tre år med HamKam". Moss Avis (in Norwegian). 17 December 2024. p. 22.
  13. ↑ "Moss FKs 20 år gamle midtbanespiller Aksel Baran Potur er kåret til månedens unge spiller for juli måned". Facebook (in Norwegian). OBOS-ligaen. 24 August 2023. Retrieved 1 June 2026.
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