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Cengiz Ünder

Ünder with Turkey in 2018
Personal information
Date of birth	(1997-07-14) 14 July 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth	Sındırgı, Balıkesir, Turkey
Height	1.73 m
Playing position	Winger
Club information
Current club	Fenerbahçe
Number	20
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)
2022–2023	Marseille	37	(5)
2023–	Fenerbahçe	24	(9)
National team‡
2014–2015	Turkey U18	6	(1)
2015–2016	Turkey U19	12	(6)
2016	Turkey U21	3	(0)
2016–	Turkey	51	(16)
Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:15, 12 May 2024 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 20:00, 12 September 2023 (UTC)

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

Club career

Early career

Ünder began his professional career at Altinordu, and later transferred to Başakşehir. 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.

Roma

On 16 July 2017, he became a Roma player for a €13.4 million fee. He scored his first goal for Roma in a 1–0 win over Hellas Verona in the Serie A on 4 February 2018. 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, becoming the youngest Turkish player ever to score in the Champions League.

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. He made his debut in a 3–0 defeat to West Ham United, coming on as a substitute. 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. On 10 December, Ünder scored his first Leicester goal in a 2–0 home win over AEK Athens in the UEFA Europa League.

Marseille

On 4 July 2021, he signed on loan for Ligue 1 club Marseille, with an option to be bought of €9 million. On 8 August 2021, he made his debut with the team against Montpellier in Ligue 1, Marseille won 3–2.

On April 6, 2022, Marseille used the option and signed permanent 5 years contract.

Fenerbahçe

On 13 August 2023, Ünder signed a four-year contract with Süper Lig club Fenerbahçe for a reported fee of €15 million. On 21 August 2023, he made his debut with the team against Samsunspor in Süper Lig away game, Fenerbahçe won 2–0.

On 20 December 2023, he scored his first goal for the team against Kayserispor in league match that Fenerbahçe won 4–3. On 7 January 2024, after a slow start to his career with Fenerbahçe, he scored four goals in a 5–1 win over Istanbulspor.

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.

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

Career statistics

Club

Ünder playing for İstanbul Başakşehir in 2017

Ünder playing for Roma in 2018

International

Ünder playing for Turkey in 2018

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

Club

Leicester City

• FA Cup: 2020–21

Individual

• Süper Lig Team of the Season: 2016–17
• Turkish Footballer of the Year: 2018

See also

In Spanish: Cengiz Ünder para niños