| Başar Önal | |
| Height: | 1.73 m |
| Birth Date: | 6 July 2004 |
| Birth Place: | Doetinchem, Netherlands |
| Position: | Winger |
| Currentclub: | NEC |
| Clubnumber: | 15 |
| Youthyears1: | 2009–2012 |
| Youthclubs1: | DZC '68 |
| Youthyears2: | 2012–2022 |
| Youthclubs2: | De Graafschap |
| Years1: | 2022–2024 |
| Clubs1: | De Graafschap |
| Caps1: | 73 |
| Goals1: | 17 |
| Years2: | 2024– |
| Clubs2: | NEC |
| Caps2: | 0 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2021–2022 |
| Nationalteam1: | Turkey U18 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 4 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2022 |
| Nationalteam2: | Turkey U19 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 3 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 1 |
| Club-Update: | 11:24, 15 May 2024 (UTC) |
| Ntupdate: | 18:54, 28 February 2023 (UTC) |
Başar Önal (born 6 July 2004) is a professional footballer who plays as a winger for club NEC.[1] Born in the Netherlands, he is a youth international for Turkey.
Önal began playing football with the youth sides of DZC '68 at the age of 5, before being scouted with De Graafschap at eight-years old.
He worked his way up their youth categories, eventually promoting straight to their senior team in 2022.[2] He made his senior and professional debut with De Graafschap as a late substitute in a 3–1 Eerste Divisie loss to MVV on 18 March 2022.[3] On 15 April 2022, he signed his first professional contract with De Graafschap for 3 seasons.[4]
On 5 July 2024, Eredivisie club NEC announced that Önal had signed a four-year contract with the club.[5]
Önal is a youth international for Turkey, having played up to the Turkey U19s.[6]
Önal was born in the Netherlands to Turkish parents.[7] [2]
Önal began playing football as a left-back, before moving to left winger as a U17. He is a fast attacker who is good at handling the ball and getting past opponents. He likes having the ball at his feet, and attacking from the flanks or as a false striker.[2]
| Club | Season | League | KNVB Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| De Graafschap | 2021–22 | Eerste Divisie | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | |
| 2022–23 | Eerste Divisie | 37 | 7 | 4 | 2 | — | 41 | 9 | |||
| 2023–24 | Eerste Divisie | 32 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 36 | 9 | ||
| Total | 73 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 83 | 19 | |||
| NEC | 2024–25 | Eredivisie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 73 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 83 | 19 | |||