| Yunus Akgün | |
| Birth Date: | 7 July 2000 |
| Birth Place: | Küçükçekmece, Turkey |
| Height: | 1.73 m |
| Position: | Attacking midfielder, right winger |
| Currentclub: | Galatasaray |
| Clubnumber: | 11 |
| Youthyears1: | 2011–2018 |
| Youthclubs1: | Galatasaray |
| Years1: | 2018– |
| Clubs1: | Galatasaray |
| Caps1: | 53 |
| Goals1: | 4 |
| Years2: | 2020–2021 |
| Clubs2: | → Adana Demirspor (loan) |
| Caps2: | 28 |
| Goals2: | 5 |
| Years3: | 2021–2022 |
| Clubs3: | → Adana Demirspor (loan) |
| Caps3: | 34 |
| Goals3: | 8 |
| Years4: | 2023–2024 |
| Clubs4: | → Leicester City (loan) |
| Caps4: | 23 |
| Goals4: | 1 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2015–2016 |
| Nationalteam1: | Turkey U16 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 9 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 2 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2016–2017 |
| Nationalteam2: | Turkey U17 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 24 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 4 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2018–2019 |
| Nationalteam3: | Turkey U19 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 9 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 4 |
| Nationalyears4: | 2019 |
| Nationalteam4: | Turkey U20 |
| Nationalcaps4: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals4: | 0 |
| Nationalyears5: | 2019 |
| Nationalteam5: | Turkey U21 |
| Nationalcaps5: | 4 |
| Nationalgoals5: | 0 |
| Nationalyears6: | 2022– |
| Nationalteam6: | Turkey |
| Nationalcaps6: | 14 |
| Nationalgoals6: | 2 |
| Club-Update: | 22:41, 10 November 2024 (UTC) |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 23:16, 19 November 2024 (UTC) |
Yunus Akgün (born 7 July 2000) is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or right winger for club Galatasaray, and the Turkey national team.
Akgün is a product of the Galatasaray youth academy, joining in 2011. He made his professional debut for Galatasaray in the 2018 Turkish Super Cup 1–1 (5–4) penalty shootout loss against Akhisar Belediyespor on 5 August 2018.[1] On 29 January 2019, Akgün scored a hat-trick in 4–1 win of Turkish Cup match against Boluspor.[2]
On 6 September 2021, Adana Demirspor re-hired Akgün, who played last season, from Galatasaray.[3]
Akgün became the champion in the Süper Lig in the 2022–23 season with the Galatasaray team. Defeating Ankaragücü 4–1 away in the match played in the 36th week on 30 May 2023, Galatasaray secured the lead with two weeks before the end and won the 23rd championship in its history.[4]
On 26 August 2023, Leicester City signed Akgün on loan for the 2023–24 season.[5] [6] He made his debut for the club three days later in a 2–0 away win against Tranmere Rovers in the second round of the EFL Cup.[7] On 27 January 2024, he scored his first goal for the club in a 3–0 home win against Birmingham City in the fourth round of the FA Cup.[8]
After successive summer at Euro 2024, Akgün has had a promising start to the 2024–25 season with Galatasaray. As of mid-October 2024, he had played 13 matches across all competitions, scoring 5 goals and providing 1 assist. In addition to his goal contributions, Akgün showed versatility by playing both wings and has been a regular starter in both the Süper Lig and Europa League matches. This strong form has allowed him to cement his position as a key player for Galatasaray, filling in after key departures like Kerem Aktürkoğlu and Wilfried Zaha.
Akgün is a youth international for Turkey. He represented the Turkey U17s at the 2017 UEFA European Under-17 Championship,[9] and the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup.[10]
Akgün made his senior debut for Turkey on 4 June 2022, in a UEFA Nations League tie at home to the Faroe Islands.[11] Akgün scored his first senior level goal for Turkey on the occasion of his second cap, scoring the fifth goal of six away to Lithuania on 7 June 2022 in another UEFA Nations League tie.[12]
He was named in Turkey's 26-man squad for UEFA Euro 2024.[13]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Galatasaray | 2018–19 | Süper Lig | 11 | 0 | 6 | 4 | — | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 4 | ||
| 2019–20 | Süper Lig | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | |||
| 2021–22 | Süper Lig | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 2022–23 | Süper Lig | 25 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 28 | 1 | |||||
| 2023–24 | Süper Lig | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |||
| 2024–25 | Süper Lig | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 5 | |||
| Total | 53 | 4 | 11 | 4 | — | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 77 | 12 | ||||
| Adana Demirspor (loan) | 2020–21 | TFF First League | 28 | 5 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | 32 | 7 | ||||
| 2021–22 | Süper Lig | 34 | 8 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | 38 | 9 | |||||
| Total | 62 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 16 | |||
| Leicester City (loan) | 2023–24 | Championship | 23 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 2 | |||
| Career total | 138 | 18 | 23 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 176 | 30 | |||
| Turkey | 2022 | 5 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 2 | 1 | ||
| 2024 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Total | 14 | 2 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Turkey score listed first, score column indicates score after each Akgün goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 June 2022 | LFF Stadium, Vilnius, Lithuania | 2 | 5–0 | 6–0 | 2022–23 UEFA Nations League | [15] | ||
| 2 | 15 October 2023 | Medaş Konya Büyükşehir Stadyumu, Konya, Turkey | 6 | 1–0 | 4–0 | UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying | [16] |
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