# Sinan Akdag

Sinan Akdag (born November 5, 1989) is a German professional ice hockey defenceman. He is currently playing for Düsseldorfer EG in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL).

## Playing career

A Rosenheim native, Akdag came through the youth ranks of the Starbulls Rosenheim. After joining the Krefeld Pinguine organization, he made his debut in Germany's top-flight Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL) during the 2007–08 campaign. Following a seven-year stint with the Krefeld team, he signed with fellow DEL side Adler Mannheim in 2014 and won the German championship in his first year with the team.
He received DEL Defenseman of the Year honors in the 2015–16 season.
Following nine seasons with Adler Mannheim, Akdag left the club as a free agent and was signed to a two-year contract to continue in the DEL with Düsseldorfer EG on 12 May 2023.

## International play

After representing Germany at the U17, U18 and U20 level, he made his debut on the men's national team in December 2011. Akdag was nominated to be part of Team Germany during the 2018 Olympic Games in Pyeongchang, South Korea.

## Career statistics
### Regular season and playoffs

| | | | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs |
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| 2004–05 | Starbulls Rosenheim | DNL | 34 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2005–06 | Starbulls Rosenheim | DNL | 35 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| 2005–06 | Starbulls Rosenheim | 3.GBun | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2006–07 | Starbulls Rosenheim | DNL | 18 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 |
| 2006–07 | Starbulls Rosenheim | 3.GBun | 36 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2007–08 | Krefeld Pinguine | DEL | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2007–08 | RT Bad Nauheim | 3.GBun | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2008–09 | Krefeld Pinguine | DEL | 43 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 30 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 2008–09 | Landshut Cannibals | 2.GBun | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2009–10 | Krefeld Pinguine | DEL | 54 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 51 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2009–10 | Landshut Cannibals | 2.GBun | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2010–11 | Krefeld Pinguine | DEL | 51 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 40 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 18 |
| 2011–12 | Krefeld Pinguine | DEL | 52 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2012–13 | Krefeld Pinguine | DEL | 52 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 57 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 |
| 2013–14 | Krefeld Pinguine | DEL | 46 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 34 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2014–15 | Adler Mannheim | DEL | 46 | 11 | 17 | 28 | 28 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 12 |
| 2015–16 | Adler Mannheim | DEL | 52 | 7 | 27 | 34 | 88 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2016–17 | Adler Mannheim | DEL | 51 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2017–18 | Adler Mannheim | DEL | 51 | 5 | 20 | 25 | 49 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 2 |
| 2018–19 | Adler Mannheim | DEL | 52 | 3 | 24 | 27 | 36 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 16 |
| 2019–20 | Adler Mannheim | DEL | 52 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2020–21 | Adler Mannheim | DEL | 26 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 24 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 |
| 2021–22 | Adler Mannheim | DEL | 50 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 34 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2022–23 | Adler Mannheim | DEL | 51 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 24 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2023–24 | Düsseldorfer EG | DEL | 52 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — |
| DEL totals | DEL totals | DEL totals | 824 | 61 | 213 | 274 | 577 | 103 | 6 | 24 | 30 | 86 |

### International

| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| 2006 | Germany | U17 | 10th | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2007 | Germany | WJC18 | 8th | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 29 |
| 2009 | Germany | WJC | 9th | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2012 | Germany | WC | 12th | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2014 | Germany | WC | 10th | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2016 | Germany | WC | 7th | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2016 | Germany | OGQ | Q | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2018 | Germany | OG | | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Junior totals | Junior totals | Junior totals | Junior totals | 17 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 31 |
| Senior totals | Senior totals | Senior totals | Senior totals | 24 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 |

## Awards and honours

| Award | Year |
| DEL |||
| Defenseman of the Year | 2016 |
| Champion (Adler Mannheim) | 2019 |