Enes Ünal

Enes Ünal
Personal information
Full name Enes Ünal
Date of birth (1997-05-10) 10 May 1997
Place of birth Osmangazi, Bursa, Turkey
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position Striker
Club information
Current team
 NAC Breda (on loan from Manchester City)
Number 17
Youth career
2006–2013 Bursaspor
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2013–2015 Bursaspor 35 (4)
2015– Manchester City 0 (0)
2015–2016 → Genk (loan) 12 (1)
2016– → NAC Breda (loan) 11 (9)
National team‡
2012–2013 Turkey U16 24 (25)
2012–2014 Turkey U17 12 (9)
2014– Turkey U19 6 (6)
2013– Turkey U21 9 (3)
2015– Turkey 1 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of March 11 2016.
† Appearances (goals)

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 8 July 2015

Enes Ünal (born 10 May 1997) is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as a striker for Dutch club NAC Breda, on loan from Manchester City. He scored on his Süper Lig debut on 25 August 2013 for Bursaspor against Galatasaray, making him the youngest player to net in Turkey's top division. An international at several youth levels, he earned his first senior cap on 31 March 2015 in a friendly against Luxembourg.

Club career

Bursaspor

Ünal was born in Osmangazi in Bursa, and was promoted from the Bursaspor youth team. He made his professional debut against FK Vojvodina in the first leg of third qualifying round of 2013–14 UEFA Europa League on 1 August 2013, replacing Sebastián Pinto for the last five minutes of a 2–2 draw at Karađorđe.[1]

On 25 August 2013, Ünal came off the bench for Ferhat Kiraz in the 71st mintute to make his debut against Galatasaray, and scored his first league goal three minutes later with the assist by Pablo Batalla. This goal made him the youngest player to score in the Süper Lig. On 21 October, Ünal scored his second league goal against Kayserispor with the assist by Şener Özbayraklı. On 19 December 2013, Ünal came off the bench for Musa Çağıran in the 80th minute in the Turkish Cup game against İnegölspor, and scored Bursaspor's second goal via a free kick two minutes later, netting the third in the 86th minute. On 12 February 2014, Ünal scored the third goal for Bursaspor against Akhisar Belediyespor in the cup group stages. They finished first in the group stage with 13 points and advanced to the semi-finals to face Galatasaray.

Manchester City

On 7 July 2015, English Premier League club Manchester City announced his signing for a reported fee of £2 million, their first purchase of the summer.[2] He made his debut against Adelaide United on a tour of Australia, in a 2–0 win.[3]

On 31 July 2015, Manchester City announced that Ünal would be going out on loan to Belgian Pro League side Genk for two seasons.[4] On 29 January 2016, his agreement was cancelled, and he returned to Manchester City.

On 1 February 2016, Ünal was loaned to Dutch club NAC Breda until end of the season; eighteen days later he scored on his debut against Fortuna Sittard.

International career

After scoring 25 goals in 24 games for the Turkey U16 side,[2] he was quickly promoted to the U17s, and after scoring his first professional goal in 2013 was invited to join the Turkey U21 side, despite being just 16 years old. He scored his first U21 goal in 4-0 win against Malta.[5]

Ünal earned his first international cap at senior level on 31 March 2015, replacing Olcay Şahan in the 57th minute of at a 2–1 friendly victory against Luxembourg at the Stade Josy Barthel.[6][7][8]

Club statistics

As of 15 April 2016[9]
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Bursaspor 2013–14[10] Süper Lig1635320236
2014–15[11] Süper Lig19110020311
Total 35 4 15 3 4 0 54 7
Manchester City 2015-16[12] Premier league 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Genk (loan) 2015–16[13] Belgian Pro League1212100142
NAC Breda 2015-16 Eerste Divisie 11 9 0 0 - - 11 9
Total 2015-16 23 10 2 1 0 0 25 11
Career Totals 5814 17 4 4 0 7918

Personal life

Ünal's family became Manchester City fans after Sergio Aguero's 94th minute Premier League title winner in 2012.[14]

References

  1. ↑ "Voijvodina 2-2 Bursaspor" (in Turkish). UEFA. 1 August 2013. Retrieved 1 August 2013.
  2. 1 2 Luckhurst, Samuel (6 July 2015). "Manchester City transfer news: Enes Unal signs for Blues". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 6 July 2015.
  3. ↑ "Barker nets in comfortable win over Adelaide". Manchester City F.C. Retrieved 2015-07-15.
  4. ↑ "Unal joins Genk on loan". 31 July 2015. Retrieved 3 August 2015.
  5. ↑ "Turkey ease to four-goal Malta victory". UEFA (in Turkish). 5 September 2013. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
  6. ↑ "Lüksemburg 1 - 2 Türkiye". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 1 April 2015. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
  7. ↑ "Lüksemburg Türkiye maç sonucu: 1-2". Milliyet (in Turkish). 31 March 2015.
  8. ↑ Benson, Ryan (31 March 2015). "Luxembourg 1-2 Turkey: Calhanoglu stakes claim with late winner". Goal.com. Retrieved 9 April 2015.
  9. ↑ "E. Ünal". Soccerway. Retrieved 7 July 2015.
  10. ↑ "Enes Unal | Football Stats | Manchester City | Season 2013/2014 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 2015-09-23.
  11. ↑ "Enes Unal | Football Stats | Manchester City | Season 2014/2015 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 2015-09-23.
  12. ↑ "Enes Unal | Football Stats | Manchester City | Season 2015/2016 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 2015-09-23.
  13. ↑ "Enes Unal | Football Stats | Manchester City | Season 2015/2016 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 2015-09-23.
  14. ↑ http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/manchester-city-transfers-enes-unals-9539356

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