{{Short description|Turkish footballer (born 2003)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2022}} {{Infobox football biography |name = Ali Barak |image = |caption = |fullname = |birth_date = {{birth date and age|2003|2|26|df=y}} |birth_place = Düsseldorf, Germany |height = 1.78 m<ref name="VI">{{cite web |title=A. Barak – Profiel |url=https://www.vi.nl/spelers/ali-barak/profiel |website=Voetbal International |access-date=20 March 2023}}</ref> |position = Left-back |currentclub = Zonguldakspor FK |clubnumber = 70 |youthyears1 = 2009–2012 |youthclubs1 = SG Unterrath |youthyears2 = 2012–2022 |youthclubs2 = Bayer Leverkusen |years1 = 2022–2023 |clubs1 = Roda JC |caps1 = 3 |goals1 = 0 |years2 = 2023–2025 |clubs2 = 1. FC Bocholt |caps2 = 24 |goals2 = 0 |years3 = 2025 |clubs3 = Altınordu |caps3 = 11 |goals3 = 0 |years4 = 2025– |clubs4 = Zonguldakspor FK |caps4 = 9 |goals4 = 0 |nationalyears1 = 2022–2023 |nationalteam1 = Turkey U21 |nationalcaps1 = 4 |nationalgoals1 = 0 |club-update = 30 November 2025 |nationalteam-update = }}
'''Ali Barak''' (born 26 February 2003) is a professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Turkish TFF 3. Lig club Zonguldakspor FK. Born in Germany, he is a former 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.<ref>{{cite news |title=Spelers op proef bij SC Cambuur, Go Ahead Eagles en Roda JC |url=https://www.fcupdate.nl/voetbalnieuws/403529/spelers-op-proef-bij-sc-cambuur-go-ahead-eagles-en-roda-jc/ |access-date=20 March 2023 |work=FCUpdate.nl |date=20 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220701054313/https://www.fcupdate.nl/voetbalnieuws/403529/spelers-op-proef-bij-sc-cambuur-go-ahead-eagles-en-roda-jc/ |archive-date=1 July 2022 |language=nl}}</ref> He signed a one-year contract after impressing enough in three pre-season matches.<ref>{{cite web |title=Ali Barak blijft bij Roda JC |url=https://www.rodajckerkrade.nl/nieuwsbericht/11-07-2022/ali-barak-blijft-bij-roda-jc |website=Roda JC Kerkrade |access-date=20 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221204160257/https://www.rodajckerkrade.nl/nieuwsbericht/11-07-2022/ali-barak-blijft-bij-roda-jc |archive-date=4 December 2022 |language=nl |date=11 July 2022}}</ref> Barak made his debut in the Eerste Divisie for Roda JC on 5 August 2022, starting in a 2–0 win against Dordrecht.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Visser |first1=Emil |title=Roda JC wint eerste competitiewedstrijd simpel van FC Dordrecht |url=https://www.limburger.nl/cnt/dmf20220805_97184991 |access-date=19 February 2023 |work=De Limburger |date=5 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221129071747/https://www.limburger.nl/cnt/dmf20220805_97184991 |archive-date=29 November 2022 |language=nl}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Dordrecht vs. Roda JC – 5 August 2022 |url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2022/08/05/netherlands/eerste-divisie/bvo-fc-dordrecht/roda-jc/3798123/ |website=Soccerway |publisher=Perform Group |access-date=20 March 2023}}</ref>
===1. FC Bocholt=== On 6 June 2023, Barak signed a two-year contract with Regionalliga West club 1. FC Bocholt.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Thimister |first1=Bjorn |title=Turkse jeugdinternational van Roda JC naar Duitsland |url=https://www.soccernews.nl/news/turkse-jeugdinternational-van-roda-jc-naar-duitsland/ |access-date=3 July 2023 |work=Soccernews.nl |date=8 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230608133849/https://www.soccernews.nl/news/turkse-jeugdinternational-van-roda-jc-naar-duitsland/ |archive-date=8 June 2023 |language=nl-NL}}</ref> 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."<ref>{{cite press release |title=Türkischer U21-Nationalspieler Ali Barak zum 1. FC Bocholt |url=https://www.1fcbocholt.de/nachrichten/1-mannschaft/tuerkischer-u21-nationalspieler-ali-barak-zum-1-fc-bocholt |website=1. FC Bocholt 1900 e. V. |access-date=3 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230703122025/https://www.1fcbocholt.de/nachrichten/1-mannschaft/tuerkischer-u21-nationalspieler-ali-barak-zum-1-fc-bocholt |archive-date=3 July 2023 |language=de |date=6 June 2023 |url-status=live}}</ref>
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.<ref>{{cite web |title=Liveticker – Rheinland Hamborn gegen 1. FC Bocholt |url=https://www.1fcbocholt.de/matchcenter/spiel/2528/liveticker |website=1. FC Bocholt 1900 e. V. |access-date=6 September 2023 |language=de}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite news |title=Höhenflug gestoppt: SC Paderborn II schickt den 1. FC Bocholt mit 5:0 auf die Bretter |url=https://www.kicker.de/hoehenflug-gestoppt-sc-paderborn-ii-schickt-den-1-fc-bocholt-mit-5-0-auf-die-bretter-965955/video |access-date=6 September 2023 |work=kicker |date=29 August 2023 |language=de-DE}}</ref>
==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.<ref>{{cite news |title=Ümit Millilerin kadrosunda değişiklik |url=https://www.trtspor.com.tr/haber/futbol/milli-futbol-takimlari/umit-millilerin-kadrosunda-degisiklik-262327.html |access-date=20 March 2023 |work=TRT Spor |date=23 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221117170923/https://www.trtspor.com.tr/haber/futbol/milli-futbol-takimlari/umit-millilerin-kadrosunda-degisiklik-262327.html |archive-date=17 November 2022 |language=tr}}</ref>
==Career statistics==
{{updated|match played 9 December 2023}}<ref name="SW">{{Soccerway}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition |- !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|Cup !colspan="2"|Europe !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |Roda JC |2022–23 |Eerste Divisie |3||0||1||0||colspan="2"|—||0||0||4||0 |- |1. FC Bocholt |2023–24 |Regionalliga West |5||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||3{{efn|name=LRC|Appearances in Lower Rhine Cup}}||0||8||0 |- !colspan="3"|Career total !8!!0!!1!!0!!0!!0!!3!!0!!12!!0 |}
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==External links== * {{DFB}} * {{Soccerway}} * {{TFF|2451209}}
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Barak, Ali}} Category:2003 births Category:Footballers from Düsseldorf Category:Living people Category:21st-century German sportsmen Category:21st-century Turkish sportsmen Category:German people of Turkish descent Category:Sportspeople of Turkish descent Category:Men's association football full-backs Category:German men's footballers Category:Turkish men's footballers Category:Turkey men's under-21 international footballers Category:Roda JC Kerkrade players Category:1. FC Bocholt players Category:Altınordu F.K. players Category:Zonguldak Kömürspor footballers Category:Eerste Divisie players Category:Regionalliga players Category:TFF 2. Lig players Category:TFF Third League players Category:Turkish expatriate men's footballers Category:German expatriate men's footballers Category:Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands Category:Turkish expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands Category:German expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands