Gökhan Akkan

Gökhan Akkan — Biography

Gökhan Akkan is a Turkish goalkeeper born in 1995 in the Çekerek district of Yozgat. He stands 1.88 m tall.

He began playing on 15 December 2005 at the Ankara amateur club Sincan Belediyespor, joined the Ankaraspor youth system on 29 August 2007 and transferred to Ankaragücü on 25 August 2010. At the start of the 2015-16 season he joined Çaykur Rizespor; he signed a new one-year contract there in July 2024, and in September 2024 the club parted ways with him and he moved to Bodrum FK. He also spent time at Ankaragücü in the autumn of 2022.

He played for Turkey at under-15, under-16, under-18, under-19 and under-21 level. He was called up to the senior national team in 2018 and 2019 and made his debut on 27 May 2021 against Azerbaijan, a friendly Turkey won 2-1.

He has played for Sivasspor on loan from Gençlerbirliği, joined Serikspor in September 2025, and signed for Sivasspor again on 30 January 2026. Because he was the first player the club announced once its transfer ban was lifted, the signing was widely covered in the press.