Ali Barak

Ali Barak (born 26 February 2003) is a professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Regionalliga West club 1. FC Bocholt. Born in Germany, he is a youth international for Turkey.

Roda JC
Barak was a youth player at Bayer Leverkusen before moving to Roda JC on trial in the summer of 2022. He signed a one-year contract after impressing enough in three pre-season matches. Barak made his debut in the Eerste Divisie for Roda JC on 5 August 2022, starting in a 2–0 win against Dordrecht.

1. FC Bocholt
On 6 June 2023, Barak signed a two-year contract with Regionalliga West club 1. FC Bocholt. 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."

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. 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.

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.