 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.