Halil Akbunar (born 9 November 1993) is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as a winger for Belgian club Westerlo and the Turkey national team.
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (1993-11-09) 9 November 1993 (age 28) | ||
Place of birth | İzmir, Turkey | ||
Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
Position(s) | Winger | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Westerlo | ||
Number | 35 | ||
Youth career | |||
2006–2010 | Balçova Idman Yurdu | ||
2010–2011 | Antalyaspor | ||
2011–2012 | Göztepe | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2012–2022 | Göztepe | 289 | (45) |
2015–2016 | → Elazığspor (loan) | 28 | (3) |
2022– | Westerlo | 0 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2012 | Turkey U19 | 2 | (0) |
2012–2013 | Turkey U20 | 7 | (2) |
2021– | Turkey | 2 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 July 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 January 2021 |
Halil was promoted to the senior team of Göztepe in January 2012 after graduating from their youth academy.[1] Halil made his professional debut for Göztepe in a Süper Lig 2–2 tie with Fenerbahçe, on 12 August 2017.[2]
On 4 July 2022, he signed a three-year contract with Westerlo in Belgium.[3]
He made his senior debut for Turkey on 27 March 2021 in a World Cup qualifier against Norway.[4]
Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Göztepe | 2011–12 | TFF First League | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 12 | 2 | |||
2012–13 | 27 | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | 30 | 4 | |||||
2013–14 | TFF Second League | 30 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 30 | 3 | ||||
2014–15 | 27 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | 27 | 6 | |||||
2016–17 | TFF First League | 35 | 7 | 1 | 0 | — | 36 | 7 | ||||
2017–18 | Süper Lig | 31 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 24 | 1 | ||||
2018–19 | 28 | 3 | 6 | 1 | — | 24 | 1 | |||||
2019–20 | 31 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | 24 | 1 | |||||
2020–21 | 40 | 9 | 2 | 1 | — | 24 | 1 | |||||
2021–22 | 28 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | 24 | 1 | |||||
Total | 289 | 45 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 306 | 49 | ||
Elazığspor (loan) | 2015–16 | TFF First League | 28 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | 30 | 3 | |||
Career totals | 317 | 48 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 336 | 52 |
Team | Year | Competitive | Friendly | Total | |||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Turkey U19 | 2012 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Turkey U20 | 2012 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
2013 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | |
Total | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 2 | |
Turkey | 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
Career total | 3 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 11 | 2 |
K.V.C. Westerlo – current squad | |
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