Personal information | ||||||||||||||
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Full name | Naci Ünüvar[1] | |||||||||||||
Date of birth | 13 June 2003 | |||||||||||||
Place of birth | Zaandam, Netherlands | |||||||||||||
Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | |||||||||||||
Position(s) | Winger, attacking midfielder | |||||||||||||
Team information | ||||||||||||||
Current team |
FC Twente (on loan from Ajax) | |||||||||||||
Number | 10 | |||||||||||||
Youth career | ||||||||||||||
–2011 | OFC | |||||||||||||
2011–2020 | Ajax | |||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
2019– | Jong Ajax | 73 | (24) | |||||||||||
2020– | Ajax | 0 | (0) | |||||||||||
2022–2023 | → Trabzonspor (loan) | 8 | (1) | |||||||||||
2023– | → Twente (loan) | 4 | (1) | |||||||||||
International career‡ | ||||||||||||||
2017–2018 | Netherlands U15 | 6 | (0) | |||||||||||
2018 | Netherlands U16 | 2 | (0) | |||||||||||
2019 | Netherlands U17 | 17 | (5) | |||||||||||
2019 | Netherlands U18 | 3 | (2) | |||||||||||
2021 | Netherlands U19 | 5 | (2) | |||||||||||
2023– | Turkey U21 | 1 | (0) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10:23, 3 October 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 March 2023 |
Naci Ünüvar (born 13 June 2003) is a professional footballer who plays as a winger or an attacking midfielder for Dutch club FC Twente on loan from Ajax.[2] Born in the Netherlands, he is a youth international for Turkey. He was included in The Guardian's "Next Generation 2020".[3]
Club career
On 22 January 2020, Ünüvar played his first match with Ajax in the 2019–20 KNVB Cup, when he scored a penalty in a 7–0 win over Spakenburg. Hence, he became the youngest player to score during his official debut for Ajax, at age 16 years, 223 days.[4]
On 30 August 2022, Ünüvar was loaned by Ajax to Trabzonspor in Turkey for the 2022–23 season.[5]
International career
Born in the Netherlands, Ünüvar is of Turkish descent. He is a former youth international for the Netherlands.[6]
In 2023, Ünüvar decided to represent the home country of his parents, Turkey, at international level.
Career statistics
- As of 16 December 2023[7]
Club | Season | League | National Cup[lower-alpha 1] | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Jong Ajax | 2019–20 | Eerste Divisie | 10 | 1 | – | – | – | 10 | 1 | |||
2020–21 | Eerste Divisie | 29 | 7 | – | – | – | 29 | 7 | ||||
2021–22 | Eerste Divisie | 33 | 16 | – | – | – | 33 | 16 | ||||
2022–23 | Eerste Divisie | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | ||||
Total | 73 | 24 | – | – | – | 73 | 24 | |||||
Ajax | 2019–20 | Eredivisie | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
2021–22 | Eredivisie | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
Trabzonspor (loan) | 2022–23 | Süper Lig | 8 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | – | 12 | 2 | |
FC Twente (loan) | 2023–24 | Eredivisie | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | – | 11 | 2 | |
Career total | 86 | 25 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100 | 29 |
- ↑ Includes KNVB Cup and Turkish Cup
- ↑ Appearances in the Europa League
Honours
Netherlands U17
References
- ↑ "FIFA U-17 World Cup Brazil 2019: List of Players: Netherlands" (PDF). FIFA. 31 October 2019. p. 16. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 December 2019.
- ↑ "Naci Ünüvar op huurbasis naar Twente". De Telegraaf. 24 June 2023.
- ↑ "Next Generation 2020: 60 of the best young talents in world football". The Guardian. 8 October 2020. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
- ↑ "Zidane-Vergleiche und designierte Ziyech-Nachfolge: Das ist Ajax-Juwel Naci Ünüvar". Goal.com (in German). 3 September 2020.
- ↑ "Naci Ünüvar op huurbasis naar Trabzonspor" (in Dutch). Ajax. 30 August 2022. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
- ↑ "Naci Ünüvar 2022'ye kadar Ajax'ta". www.trtspor.com.tr.
- ↑ Naci Ünüvar at Soccerway. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
- ↑ "Netherlands retain #U17EURO title: at a glance". UEFA.com. 19 May 2019.