Mustafa Akbaş

Mustafa Akbaş — Biography

Mustafa Akbaş is a Turkish footballer, born 30 May 1990 in Trabzon, who plays as a defender and stands 1.88 m tall. He began playing football in 2002 in the youth ranks of Bahçecikspor, spending six seasons there before moving to Trabzonspor's youth academy in 2008. In 2009 he was sent to 1461 Trabzon, then Trabzonspor's affiliate club, where he became a regular over five seasons; he helped the side win promotion to the TFF First League in the 2011-12 campaign and contributed in both the league and the Turkish Cup during the strong 2012-13 season.

Akbaş returned to Trabzonspor in January 2014 and made first-team appearances for the club, before being loaned out to Kayserispor for the 2015-16 season. After his contract with Trabzonspor ended, he joined Süper Lig side Yeni Malatyaspor in January 2019. He has also been capped for the Turkey A2 national team. In early 2021 he had a brief spell at Gençlerbirliği before transferring to Erzurumspor FK that same summer, where he played for four seasons. He parted ways with Erzurumspor in September 2025 and, that same month, signed a one-year contract with his former club 1461 Trabzon, now playing in the TFF Second League.