Their 2026 World Cup
Three matches and 170 minutes at the back.
Match by match
N. Aké played 1 match for Netherlands, starting every one.
| Round | Match | His game |
|---|---|---|
| Round of 32 | vs Morocco 1-1 | Started, off on 71′ |
Who he is
- Born
- 18 February 1995 · aged 31 at the World Cup
- Birthplace
- The Hague
- Club
- Fenerbahçe Istanbul
- Height
- 1.80 m
Data: Wikidata (CC0).
Biography
Nathan Benjamin Aké (Dutch: ['naːtɑn 'aːkeː]; born 18 February 1995) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a centre-back or left-back for Süper Lig club Fenerbahçe and the Netherlands national team.
Early life Nathan Benjamin Aké was born on 18 February 1995 in The Hague, South Holland, to an Ivorian father, and a Dutch mother.
Early career Aké agreed to join the Chelsea youth system from Feyenoord in 2010 at age 15. He had played at Feyenoord since age 12 after joining the club from ADO Den Haag.
Aké made his Premier League debut on 26 December 2012 against Norwich City as a 17-year-old, replacing Juan Mata in added time at the end of a 1–0 win at Carrow Road. He made his first start for the club in the FA Cup on 27 February 2013 in a 2–0 win against Championship team Middlesbrough. He was chosen to start in a defensive midfield position for Chelsea in the second leg of their UEFA Europa League quarter-final clash with Rubin Kazan in Russia on 11 April, a match that finished in a 3–2 loss but resulted in a 5–4 aggregate victory.
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) · opening summary of the article.
Tournament data from API-Football. See more rankings on the World Cup data hub.
Photo: Zafer · Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 4.0)