Naci Ünüvar
Naci Ünüvar (born 13 June 2003) is a Dutch footballer who plays as a forward and winger for Jong Ajax. He was included in The Guardian's "Next Generation 2020".[2]
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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) | Forward, winger | ||||||||||||
| Club information | |||||||||||||
Current team | Jong Ajax | ||||||||||||
| Number | 25 | ||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||
| –2011 | OFC | ||||||||||||
| 2011– | Ajax | ||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||
| 2019– | Jong Ajax | 57 | (17) | ||||||||||
| 2020– | Ajax | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||
| National team‡ | |||||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | Netherlands U15 | 6 | (0) | ||||||||||
| 2018 | Netherlands U16 | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||
| 2019– | Netherlands U17 | 17 | (5) | ||||||||||
| 2019– | Netherlands U18 | 3 | (2) | ||||||||||
| 2021– | Netherlands U19 | 2 | (1) | ||||||||||
Honours
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 8 January 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11:44, 17 October 2021 (UTC) | |||||||||||||
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.[3]
International career
Born in the Netherlands, Ünüvar is of Turkish descent. He is a youth international for the Netherlands.[4]
Career statistics
- As of 18 January 2021[5]
| 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 | 15 | 1 | – | – | – | 15 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 25 | 2 | – | – | – | 25 | 2 | |||||
| Ajax | 2019–20 | Eredivisie | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Career total | 25 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 3 | ||
- Includes KNVB Cup
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.
- "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 2022'ye kadar Ajax'ta". www.trtspor.com.tr.
- Naci Ünüvar at Soccerway. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
- "Netherlands retain #U17EURO title: at a glance". UEFA.com. 19 May 2019.
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