Cengiz Ünder
Ünder playing for Roma in 2018 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Cengiz Ünder | ||
Date of birth | 14 July 1997 | ||
Place of birth | Sındırgı, Turkey | ||
Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
Playing position | Right winger | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Roma | ||
Number | 17 | ||
Youth career | |||
2007–2013 | Bucaspor | ||
2013–2015 | Altinordu | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2014–2016 | Altinordu | 51 | (11) |
2016–2017 | Başakşehir | 32 | (7) |
2017– | Roma | 31 | (8) |
National team‡ | |||
2014–2015 | Turkey U18 | 6 | (1) |
2015–2016 | Turkey U19 | 12 | (6) |
2016 | Turkey U21 | 3 | (0) |
2016– | Turkey | 10 | (4) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 26 September 2018 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 1 June 2018 |
Cengiz Ünder (born 14 July 1997) is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as a right winger for A.S. Roma in the Italian Serie A, and for the Turkey national football team.
Club career
Early career
Ünder began his professional career at Altinordu, and later transferred to Başakşehir.[1] 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.[2]
Roma
On 14 July 2017, he became a Roma player for a €13.4 million fee.[3] He scored his first goal for Roma in a 1–0 win over Hellas Verona in the Serie A on 4 February 2018.[4] 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,[5] becoming the youngest Turkish player ever to score in the Champions League.[6]
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.[7]
In November 2016 Ünder received his first call-up to the senior Turkey squad for the match against Kosovo.[8] 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
- As of 2 October 2018
Club | Season | Division | League[lower-alpha 1] | Cup[lower-alpha 2] | Europe | Total | ||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
Altınordu | 2014–15 | TFF First League | 20 | 5 | 6 | 0 | – | 26 | 5 | |
2015–16 | 31 | 6 | 1 | 0 | – | 32 | 6 | |||
Total | 51 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 11 | ||
İstanbul Başakşehir | 2016–17 | Süper Lig | 32 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 43 | 9 |
Roma | 2017–18 | Serie A | 26 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 32 | 8 |
2018–19 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 2 | ||
Total | 31 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 39 | 10 | ||
Career Total | 114 | 26 | 15 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 140 | 30 |
National team
Turkey national team | ||
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Year | Apps | Goals |
2016 | 1 | 0 |
2017 | 6 | 3 |
2018 | 3 | 1 |
Total | 10 | 4 |
International goals
- Scores and results table. Turkey's goal tally first:
Goal | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 27 March 2017 | New Eskişehir Stadium, Eskişehir, Turkey | 3–0 | 3–1 | Friendly | |
2. | 11 June 2017 | Loro Boriçi Stadium, Shkodër, Albania | 2–1 | 4–1 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification | |
3. | 13 November 2017 | New Antalya Stadium, Antalya, Turkey | 1–2 | 2–3 | Friendly | |
4. | 27 March 2018 | Podgorica City Stadium, Podgorica, Montenegro | 1–0 | 2–2 | Friendly |
References
- ↑ "Cengiz Under". footballdatabase.eu.
- ↑ Sarigul, Emre (22 November 2017). "Roma's Cengiz Under: 'I like to prove people wrong. I've been doing it since I was 10'". the Guardian.
- ↑ "Roma complete the signing of Cengiz Under". www.asroma.com.
- ↑ "Cengiz Ünder İtalya'yı salladı! Tarihe geçti..."
- ↑ "Fantastic Fred gives Shakhtar edge over Roma". www.worldfootball.net.
- ↑ "The youngest Turkish player ever to have scored in the Champions League..." Twitter. 21 February 2018. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
- ↑ "Ümit Milli Takım kadrosunda değişiklik - U-21 Milli Takım Haber Detay Sayfası TFF".
- ↑ "Küskünler barıştı! Arda Turan yeniden Milli Takım'da!". superhaber.tv. 4 November 2016. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
External links
- Cengiz Ünder at Soccerway
- Cengiz Ünder at the Turkish Football Federation
- AS Roma Profile
- Cengiz Ünder at Mackolick.com (in Turkish)
- Personal Website