Cengiz Ünder

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Cengiz Ünder
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Ünder with Turkey in 2018
Personal information
Full name Cengiz Ünder[1]
Date of birth (1997-07-14) 14 July 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth Sındırgı, Turkey
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Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Marseille
Number 17
Youth career
2007–2013 Bucaspor
2013–2015 Altınordu
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2016 Altınordu 51 (11)
2016–2017 İstanbul Başakşehir 32 (7)
2017–2022 Roma 70 (13)
2020–2021 → Leicester City (loan) 9 (0)
2021–2022 → Marseille (loan) 32 (10)
2022– Marseille 37 (5)
International career‡
2014–2015 Turkey U18 6 (1)
2015–2016 Turkey U19 12 (6)
2016 Turkey U21 3 (0)
2016– Turkey 49 (16)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:53, 3 June 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:39, 19 June 2023 (UTC)

Cengiz Ünder (Turkish pronunciation: [dʒeŋˈɟiz ynˈdæɾ]; born 14 July 1997) is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as a right winger for Ligue 1 club Marseille and the Turkey national team.

Club career

Early career

Ünder began his professional career at Altinordu, and later transferred to Başakşehir.[3] In his breakout season with Başakşehir, Ünder established himself as one of the best players in the league, scoring 7 goals in 32 games in his debut season in the Süper Lig.[4]

Roma

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Ünder playing for Roma in 2018

On 16 July 2017, he became a Roma player for a €13.4 million fee.[5] He scored his first goal for Roma in a 1–0 win over Hellas Verona in the Serie A on 4 February 2018.[6] In the same month, he marked his Champions League debut with a goal; the opener in a 1–2 loss to Shakhtar Donetsk in the first leg of the first round of knockout fixtures,[7] becoming the youngest Turkish player ever to score in the Champions League.[8]

Leicester City (loan)

On 20 September 2020, Ünder signed for Premier League club Leicester City on a season-long loan, with the option of a permanent transfer.[9] He made his debut in a 3–0 defeat to West Ham United, coming on as a substitute.[10] On 25 October, he made his first goal contribution for Leicester when he assisted Jamie Vardy's winning goal in a 1–0 away win over Arsenal, which ended Leicester's 47 year wait for a victory away at Arsenal.[11] On 10 December, Ünder scored his first Leicester goal in a 2–0 home win over AEK Athens in the UEFA Europa League.[12]

Marseille (loan)

On 4 July 2021, he signed on loan for Ligue 1 club Marseille, with an option to be bought[13] of €9 million.[14]

International career

Ünder has represented the U18 and U19 levels of the Turkey national youth football team. He most recently was called up to the Turkey national under-21 football team.[15]

In November 2016 Ünder received his first call-up to the senior Turkey squad for the match against Kosovo.[16] He scored his first international goal in his second cap for his country in a friendly victory against Moldova in March 2017.

Controversy

Following the Afrin offensive in Northern Syria, which was carried out by the Turkish Armed Forces in January 2018, on 11 February, Ünder performed a military salute as a goal celebration after netting in Roma's 5–2 home win over Benevento in Serie A.[17][18] In October 2019, following the Turkish offensive into north-eastern Syria, Ünder posted a picture of the aforementioned celebration on Twitter;[19] his controversial post drew criticism on social media from Roma fans.[20][21]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 3 June 2023[22]
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Europe Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Altınordu 2014–15 TFF First League 20 5 6 0 — — 26 5
2015–16 31 6 1 0 — — 32 6
Total 51 11 7 0 — — 58 11
İstanbul Başakşehir 2016–17 Süper Lig 32 7 7 2 — 4 0 43 9
Roma 2017–18 Serie A 26 7 1 0 — 5 1 32 8
2018–19 26 3 1 0 — 6 3 33 6
2019–20 18 3 2 0 — 3 0 23 3
Total 70 13 4 0 — 14 4 88 17
Leicester City (loan) 2020–21 Premier League 9 0 2 1 0 0 8 1 19 2
Marseille (loan) 2021–22 Ligue 1 32 10 3 1 — 12 2 47 13
Marseille 2022–23 37 5 3 0 — 6 0 46 5
Total 69 15 6 1 — 18 2 93 18
Career total 231 46 26 4 0 0 44 7 301 57

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International

As of match played 19 June 2023[23]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Turkey 2016 1 0
2017 6 3
2018 10 1
2019 3 2
2020 6 2
2021 10 3
2022 9 4
2023 4 1
Total 49 16
Scores and results list Turkey's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Ünder goal.
List of international goals scored by Cengiz Ünder
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 27 March 2017 New Eskişehir Stadium, Eskişehir, Turkey  Moldova 3–0 3–1 Friendly
2. 11 June 2017 Loro Boriçi Stadium, Shkodër, Albania  Kosovo 2–1 4–1 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
3. 13 November 2017 New Antalya Stadium, Antalya, Turkey  Albania 1–2 2–3 Friendly
4. 27 March 2018 Podgorica City Stadium, Podgorica, Montenegro  Montenegro 1–0 2–2
5. 30 May 2019 New Antalya Stadium, Antalya, Turkey  Greece 1–0 2–1
6. 8 June 2019 Büyükşehir Stadium, Konya, Turkey  France 2–0 2–0 UEFA Euro 2020 qualification
7. 11 November 2020 Vodafone Park, Istanbul, Turkey  Croatia 3–3 3–3 Friendly
8. 15 November 2020 Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium, Istanbul, Turkey  Russia 2–1 3–2 2020–21 UEFA Nations League B
9. 3 June 2021 Benteler-Arena, Paderborn, Germany  Moldova 2–0 2–0 Friendly
10. 1 September 2021 Vodafone Park, Istanbul, Turkey  Montenegro 1–0 2–2 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
11. 7 September 2021 Johan Cruyff Arena, Amsterdam, Netherlands  Netherlands 1–6 1–6
12. 29 March 2022 Büyükşehir Stadium, Konya, Turkey  Italy 1–0 2–3 Friendly
13. 4 June 2022 Başakşehir Fatih Terim Stadium, Istanbul, Turkey  Faroe Islands 1–0 4–0 2022–23 UEFA Nations League C
14. 22 September 2022 Başakşehir Fatih Terim Stadium, Istanbul, Turkey  Luxembourg 1–1 3–3
15. 16 November 2022 Diyarbakır Stadium, Diyarbakır, Turkey  Scotland 2–0 2–1 Friendly
16. 16 June 2023 Skonto Stadium, Riga, Latvia  Latvia 2–1 3–2 UEFA Euro 2024 qualification

Honours

Individual

Awards

References

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