Yunus Akgün (born 7 July 2000) is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as a winger for the Turkish club Galatasaray in the Süper Lig.
![]() Yunus Akgün in 2022 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Yunus Akgün | ||
Date of birth | (2000-07-07) 7 July 2000 (age 22) | ||
Place of birth | Küçükçekmece, Turkey | ||
Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
Position(s) | Winger | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Galatasaray | ||
Number | 11 | ||
Youth career | |||
2011–2018 | Galatasaray | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2018– | Galatasaray | 25 | (1) |
2020–2021 | → Adana Demirspor (loan) | 28 | (5) |
2021–2022 | → Adana Demirspor (loan) | 34 | (8) |
National team‡ | |||
2015–2016 | Turkey U16 | 9 | (2) |
2016–2017 | Turkey U17 | 24 | (4) |
2018–2019 | Turkey U19 | 9 | (4) |
2019 | Turkey U20 | 1 | (0) |
2019 | Turkey U21 | 4 | (0) |
2022– | Turkey | 2 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:12, 18 October 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 7 June 2022 |
Akgün is a product of the Galatasaray youth academy, joining in 2011. He made his professional debut for Galatasaray in the 2018 Turkish Super Cup 1–1 (5–4) penalty shootout loss against Akhisar Belediyespor on 5 August 2018.[1]
On 29 January 2019, Akgün scored a hat-trick in 4–1 win of Turkish Cup match against Boluspor.[2]
On 6 September 2021, Adana Demirspor re-hired Akgün, who played last season, from Galatasaray.[3]
Akgün is a youth international for Turkey. He represented the Turkey U17s at the 2017 UEFA European Under-17 Championship,[4] and the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup.[5]
Scores and results list Turkey's goal tally first.
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 7 June 2022 | LFF Stadium, Vilnius, Lithuania | ![]() | 5–0 | 6–0 | 2022–23 UEFA Nations League |
Galatasaray S.K. – current squad | |
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