Naci Ünüvar
Personal information
Full name Naci Ünüvar[1]
Date of birth (2003-06-13) 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
0000–2011 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
Representing  Netherlands
UEFA European Under-17 Championship
Winner2019U-17 Team
*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]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup[lower-alpha 1] Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Jong Ajax 2019–20 Eerste Divisie 101–––101
2020–21 Eerste Divisie 297–––297
2021–22 Eerste Divisie 3316–––3316
2022–23 Eerste Divisie 10–––10
Total 7324–––7324
Ajax 2019–20 Eredivisie 0011001021
2021–22 Eredivisie 0020000020
Trabzonspor (loan) 2022–23 Süper Lig 81222[lower-alpha 2]0–122
FC Twente (loan) 2023–24 Eredivisie 510061–112
Career total 862553811010029
  1. ↑ Includes KNVB Cup and Turkish Cup
  2. ↑ Appearances in the Europa League

Honours

Netherlands U17

References

  1. ↑ "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.
  2. ↑ "Naci Ünüvar op huurbasis naar Twente". De Telegraaf. 24 June 2023.
  3. ↑ "Next Generation 2020: 60 of the best young talents in world football". The Guardian. 8 October 2020. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
  4. ↑ "Zidane-Vergleiche und designierte Ziyech-Nachfolge: Das ist Ajax-Juwel Naci Ünüvar". Goal.com (in German). 3 September 2020.
  5. ↑ "Naci Ünüvar op huurbasis naar Trabzonspor" (in Dutch). Ajax. 30 August 2022. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
  6. ↑ "Naci Ünüvar 2022'ye kadar Ajax'ta". www.trtspor.com.tr.
  7. ↑ Naci Ünüvar at Soccerway. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
  8. ↑ "Netherlands retain #U17EURO title: at a glance". UEFA.com. 19 May 2019.
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