| Halil Akbunar | |
| Full Name: | Halil Akbunar[1] |
| Birth Date: | 9 November 1993 |
| Birth Place: | İzmir, Turkey |
| Height: | 1.70 m |
| Position: | Winger |
| Currentclub: | Eyüpspor |
| Clubnumber: | 7 |
| Youthyears1: | 2006–2010 |
| Youthclubs1: | Balçova Idman Yurdu |
| Youthyears2: | 2010–2011 |
| Youthclubs2: | Antalyaspor |
| Youthyears3: | 2011–2012 |
| Youthclubs3: | Göztepe |
| Years1: | 2012–2022 |
| Clubs1: | Göztepe |
| Caps1: | 293 |
| Goals1: | 45 |
| Years2: | 2015–2016 |
| Clubs2: | → Elazığspor (loan) |
| Caps2: | 28 |
| Goals2: | 3 |
| Years3: | 2022–2023 |
| Clubs3: | Westerlo |
| Caps3: | 14 |
| Goals3: | 2 |
| Years4: | 2023– |
| Clubs4: | Eyüpspor |
| Caps4: | 25 |
| Goals4: | 2 |
| Years5: | 2023–2024 |
| Clubs5: | → Pendikspor (loan) |
| Caps5: | 37 |
| Goals5: | 5 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2012 |
| Nationalteam1: | Turkey U19 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2012–2013 |
| Nationalteam2: | Turkey U20 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 7 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 2 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2021– |
| Nationalteam3: | Turkey |
| Nationalcaps3: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 3 November 2024 |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 27 January 2021 |
Halil Akbunar (born 9 November 1993) is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as a winger for Süper Lig club Eyüpspor and the Turkey national team.
Akbunar was promoted to the senior team of Göztepe in January 2012 after graduating from their youth academy.[2] On 26 August 2015 he joined Elaziğspor on loan.[3] Halil made his Süper Lig debut for Göztepe in a 2–2 draw against Fenerbahçe, on 12 August 2017.[4]
On 4 July 2022, he signed a three-year contract with Westerlo in Belgium.[5]
On 12 January 2023, Akbunar returned to Turkey and signed a three-and-a-half-year contract with Eyüpspor.[6] On 8 July 2023, he joined Süper Lig newcomer Pendikspor on loan.[7]
Akbunar made his senior debut for Turkey on 27 March 2021 in a World Cup qualifier against Norway.[8]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | 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 | 32 | 2 | ||
| 2018–19 | 28 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 34 | 4 | |||
| 2019–20 | 31 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 33 | 6 | |||
| 2020–21 | 40 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 42 | 10 | |||
| 2021–22 | 32 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 34 | 5 | |||
| Total | 293 | 45 | 17 | 4 | 310 | 49 | |||
| Elazığspor (loan) | 2015–16 | TFF First League | 28 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 3 | |
| Westerlo | 2022–23 | Belgian Pro League | 14 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 3 | |
| Eyüpspor | 2023–24 | TFF First League | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 1 | |
| Pendikspor (loan) | 2023–24 | Süper Lig | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | |
| Career total | 367 | 51 | 20 | 5 | 387 | 56 | |||
| Team | Year | Competitive | Friendly | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
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