Yunus Akgun, who made a stormy start to the season with Galatasaray, has managed to attract the admiration of everyone, both supporters and non-supporters alike. The national player of Galatasaray, Yunus Akgun, is drawing attention with his performance in recent weeks.
After Kerem Aktürkoğlu’s transfer to the Portuguese team Benfica, Yunus has become one of the indispensable players of the yellow-red team. He has played a total of 11 matches this season, 7 of which were in the starting eleven. The 24-year-old player has scored 4 goals in Galatasaray’s last 6 matches, making a significant contribution to the team’s scoring burden.
FIRST MATCH AGAINST AKHISARSPOR
Yunus Akgun, who came up through Galatasaray’s youth system, made his debut in a match against Akhisarspor. He entered the game in the 69th minute, replacing Fernando in the TFF Super Cup match played in Konya on August 5, 2018, marking his first appearance for Galatasaray.
He became the second youngest player to play in the Champions League for Galatasaray. In the 2018-2019 season, during the match against Porto, he became the second youngest player to appear in the UEFA Champions League wearing the yellow-red jersey. Yunus made his debut in the 86th minute on October 3, 2018, during the second week of the UEFA Champions League group stage match against the Portuguese team Porto, becoming the youngest Galatasaray player to play in the UEFA Champions League after Emre Belozoglu.
Erencan Yardımcı, who also came from Galatasaray’s youth academy, surpassed Yunus Akgun in this regard by coming on as a substitute at the age of 17 in the 5th week of the UEFA Champions League group stage against Belgian team Club Brugge the following season.
SHARED HIS MOST GOAL-SCORING SEASON ALREADY
Yunus Akgun has already matched his most goal-scoring season with 4 goals in 11 matches this season. He scored 4 goals in the Turkish Cup during the 2018-2019 season, and this season, he has found the net 2 times each in the Super Lig and UEFA Europa League.
NOT MISSING KEREM AKTURKOĞLU
With his recent performances, Yunus Akgun has not made people miss Kerem Akturkoglu. Capable of playing on both flanks, Yunus has effectively filled the gap left by Kerem Akturkoğüglu, who had successful performances while wearing the yellow-red jersey in previous seasons.
ENGLAND ADVENTURE
Yunus Akgun spent last season on loan at England’s Leicester City. He scored 2 goals in 29 matches with Leicester City and contributed to the team’s promotion from the Championship to the Premier League.
CAREER SEASON AT ADANA
Yunus Akgun had the best season of his career while playing for Adana Demirspor under Vincenzo Montella. On loan to Adana Demirspor at the start of the 2021-2022 season, Yunus scored 9 goals in 38 matches wearing the blue-dark blue jersey. He also played for Adana Demirspor on loan in the 2020-2021 season, scoring 5 goals in 28 matches in the TFF 1st League and playing a significant role in the team’s promotion to the Super Lig.
10 MATCHES WITH THE NATIONAL TEAM
Yunus Akgun has played a total of 10 matches for the A National Team. He made his debut for the national team on June 4, 2022, in a UEFA Nations League match against the Faroe Islands, and scored 2 goals in the 10 matches he has played while wearing the national jersey.
