Personal information | |||
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Full name | Enes Ünal | ||
Date of birth | 10 May 1997 | ||
Place of birth | Osmangazi, Bursa, Turkey | ||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Playing position | Striker | ||
Club information | |||
Current team
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Twente (on loan from Manchester City) |
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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 | (8) |
2016– | → Twente (loan) | 17 | (10) |
National team‡ | |||
2012–2013 | Turkey U16 | 24 | (25) |
2012–2014 | Turkey U17 | 12 | (9) |
2014– | Turkey U19 | 4 | (6) |
2013– | Turkey U21 | 13 | (3) |
2015– | Turkey | 3 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 01:47, 23 January 2017 (UTC). |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 01:47, 23 January 2017 (UTC).
Enes Ünal (born 10 May 1997) is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as a striker for FC Twente 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.
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.
On 25 August 2013, Ünal came off the bench for Ferhat Kiraz in the 71st minute 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, he scored his second league goal against Kayserispor with the assist by Şener Özbayraklı. On 19 December 2013, he 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, he 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.