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.
.jpg) Ünder playing for Roma in 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Cengiz Ünder | ||
| Date of birth | 14 July 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Sındırgı, Turkey | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Right winger | ||
| Team 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 | 43 | (10) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2014–2015 | Turkey U18 | 6 | (1) |
| 2015–2016 | Turkey U19 | 12 | (6) |
| 2016 | Turkey U21 | 3 | (0) |
| 2016– | Turkey | 10 | (4) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 December 2018 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 1 June 2018 | |||
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 match played 29 December 2018
| Club | Season | Division | League[a] | Cup[b] | Europe | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 23 | 6 | ||
| Total | 43 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 55 | 14 | ||
| Career Total | 126 | 28 | 15 | 2 | 15 | 4 | 156 | 34 | ||
National team
| Turkey national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Friendly |
References
External links
- Cengiz Ünder at Soccerway
- Cengiz Ünder at the Turkish Football Federation
- AS Roma Profile
- Cengiz Ünder at www.mackolik.com (in Turkish)
- Personal Website