Erol Erdal Alkan

Alkan made his Süper Lig debut on 26 January 2014. On 7 July 2018, he signed with Bulgarian club Beroe. He established himself as a starter, but parted ways with the team by mutual consent in January 2020. After leaving Beroe, Alkan earned a trial at Wycombe Wanderers and appeared against Hungerford Town in the Berks & Bucks Senior Cup, but was not offered a contract by the EFL League One club. On 1 July 2020, he signed with Türkgücü München, newly promoted to the German 3. Liga. On 23 January 2022, it was announced that Alkan had signed for League of Ireland Premier Division club Finn Harps. After 7 appearances for the club, it was announced on 28 July 2022 that he was one of 4 players departing Finn Harps, with Alkan joining Belgian club FC Esperanza Pelt.

Alkan was born in the Netherlands to a Surinamese mother and Turkish father. He chose to represent Turkey at the international level and made his debut with the Turkey U21s against his birth country, the Netherlands.