Marley Aké

Marley Aké (born 5 January 2001) is a French professional footballer who plays as winger for Serie A club Udinese on loan from Juventus.

Marley Aké
Personal information
Date of birth (2001-01-05) 5 January 2001
Place of birth Béziers, France
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Udinese
(on loan from Juventus)
Number 15
Youth career
2007–2012 Agde
2012–2015 Montpellier
2015–2018 Béziers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2020 Marseille II 37 (14)
2019–2021 Marseille 18 (0)
2021– Juventus Next Gen[lower-greek 1] 45 (7)
2022– Juventus 4 (0)
2023 → Dijon (loan) 14 (3)
2023 → Dijon II (loan) 2 (0)
2023– → Udinese (loan) 0 (0)
International career‡
2019 France U19 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:23, 23 January 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 October 2019

Club career

Marseille

On 29 June 2019, Aké signed his first professional contract with Marseille.[2] He made his professional debut with in a 1–1 Ligue 1 draw with Rennes on 29 September 2019.[3]

Juventus

On 28 January 2021, Aké joined Serie A side Juventus on a four-and-a-half-year contract, in a deal worth €8 million, with Franco Tongya moving to Marseille for the same fee.[4] Aké was integrated into Juventus' reserve team, Juventus U23.[5] He made his debut on 31 January, coming on as a substitute in a league game against Giana Erminio.[6]

Aké's first goal came on 3 March, scoring in the last touch of the game to help Juventus U23 beat rivals Novara 2–1.[7] On 12 September, Aké missed a penalty in the 14th minute in a 1–0 defeat against Pro Patria.[8] On 20 November, Aké scored a brace in a 2–1 win against Fiorenzuola.[9]

On 26 February 2021, he was first called up by the first team for a Serie A match against Hellas Verona.[10] On 18 January 2022, Aké debuted for the first team in a 4–1 Coppa Italia win against Sampdoria coming on as substitute in the 75th minute; one minute later, he won a penalty scored by Álvaro Morata after being fouled by Tommaso Augello.[11] On 13 February, Aké made his Serie A debut coming on as substitute in the 86th minute in match drawn 1–1 against Atalanta.[12] On 2 March, Aké played his first match as a starter with Juventus in a 1–0 Coppa Italia away win against Fiorentina in which he was substituted after the half time by Juan Cuadrado.[13]

On 1 August 2022, Juventus announced that Aké would be sidelined for two months after he had injured his fibula during a tournée in the United States.[14]

Loan to Dijon

On 31 January 2023, Aké joined Dijon in French Ligue 2 on loan for the rest of the season.[15] He scored three goals in 14 matches with Dijon and also had two appearances with the club's reserve team.[16]

Loan to Udinese

On 7 August 2023, Aké joined Serie A side Udinese on loan with an option to buy.[17][18]

Style of play

Aké is a right-footed winger who can play in both sides but prefers playing on the left wing.[19] Aké has good technique, speed and dribbling.[19] Aké has also played as an attacking winger and as a full-back.[20]

Personal life

Born in France, Aké is of Ivorian descent.[21]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 2 June 2023[16]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[lower-alpha 1] League cup[lower-alpha 2] Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Marseille II 2018–19 Championnat National 2 307————307
2019–20 Championnat National 2 77————77
Total 3714000000003714
Marseille 2019–20 Ligue 1 903010——130
2020–21 Ligue 1 9000004[lower-alpha 3]0—130
Total 18030104000260
Juventus Next Gen[lower-greek 1] 2020–21 Serie C 162———1[lower-alpha 4]0172
2021–22 Serie C 265———1[lower-alpha 5]0275
2022–23 Serie C 30———0030
Total 45700000020477
Juventus 2021–22 Serie A 4020—000060
Dijon (loan) 2022–23 Ligue 2 14 3 0 0 — — — 14 3
Dijon II (loan) 2022–23 Championnat National 3 2 0 — — — — 2 0
Career total 119245010402013121
  1. Includes Coupe de France and Coppa Italia
  2. Includes Coupe de la Ligue
  3. Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  4. Appearance in Serie C play-offs
  5. Appearance in Coppa Italia Serie C

Honours

Juventus[16]

Notes
  1. The team's name was changed from Juventus U23 to Juventus Next Gen in August 2022.[1]

References
  1. "From Under 23 to Next Gen – a new identity at Juventus". Juventus F.C. 26 August 2022. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
  2. Germain, Pierre (29 June 2019). "Marley Ake revient sur la signature de son contrat pro à l'OM" [Marley Ake comes back on his signing of his pro contract at OM]. Onefootball (in French). Retrieved 25 January 2021.
  3. "Olympique Marseille vs. Rennes - 29 September 2019 - Soccerway". Soccerway. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
  4. Juventus.com. "UFFICIALE | Marley Akè è bianconero. Tongya al Marsiglia - Juventus". Juventus.com (in Italian). Retrieved 28 January 2021.
  5. "Official | Marseille & Juventus conclude Marley Aké – Franco Tongya deal in €8m swap". Get French Football News. 28 January 2021. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
  6. "Juventus, esordio in bianconero per il nuovo acquisto Aké: il francese debutta con l'U23 - TUTTOmercatoWEB.com". www.tuttomercatoweb.com (in Italian). Retrieved 4 February 2021.
  7. JuventusNews24, Redazione (3 March 2021). "Gol Akè: prima marcatura con la Juventus U23 per il francese". Juventus News 24 (in Italian). Retrieved 3 March 2021.
  8. Alessandro Villano (12 September 2021). "Pro Patria Juventus U23 1-0: Akè spreca, prima scontitta stagionale". Juventus News 24 (in Italian). Retrieved 12 September 2021.
  9. Baridon, Marco (20 November 2021). "Juventus U23 Fiorenzuola 2-1: doppio Aké, secondo successo di fila". Juventus News 24 (in Italian). Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  10. JuventusNews24, Redazione (26 February 2021). "Convocati Juve per il Verona: out Morata, presenti 3 giovani attaccanti". Juventus News 24 (in Italian). Retrieved 9 January 2022.
  11. JuventusNews24, Redazione (18 January 2022). "Juve Sampdoria 4-1: poker bianconero allo Stadium, Allegri vola ai quarti". Juventus News 24 (in Italian). Retrieved 18 January 2022.
  12. JuventusNews24, Redazione (13 February 2022). "Esordio Aké in Serie A: prima in campionato per il talento". Juventus News 24 (in Italian). Retrieved 13 February 2022.
  13. "Fiorentina vs. Juventus - 2 March 2022 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
  14. JuventusNews24, Redazione (1 August 2022). "Infortunio Aké: UFFICIALI due mesi di stop! Le sue condizioni". Juventus News 24 (in Italian). Retrieved 1 August 2022.
  15. "MARLEY AKÉ PRÊTÉ AU DFCO PAR LA JUVENTUS TURIN !" (in French). Dijon FCO. 31 January 2023. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
  16. Marley Aké at Soccerway. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
  17. "Benvenuto Marley: Un nuovo esterno in casa bianconera" (in Italian). Udinese. 7 August 2023.
  18. Juventus.com. "Marley Aké joins Udinese on loan - Juventus". Juventus.com. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
  19. Sport, Sky. "Marley Aké, chi è il giocatore che ha debuttato con la Juventus in Coppa Italia". sport.sky.it (in Italian). Retrieved 20 February 2022.
  20. JuventusNews24, Redazione (3 October 2021). "Aké cambia ruolo: la scelta di Zauli per Mantova Juventus U23". Juventus News 24 (in Italian). Retrieved 20 February 2022.
  21. "Marley Aké, la Pépite ivoirienne dans les pas de Drogba" [Marley Aké, the Ivorian Gem in the steps of Drogba]. actualiteivoire.info (in French). 23 September 2019. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
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