Halil Akbunar

Halil Akbunar (born 9 November 1993) is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as a winger for Süper Lig club Pendikspor on loan from Eyüpspor and the Turkey national team.

Halil Akbunar
Personal information
Full name Halil Akbunar[1]
Date of birth (1993-11-09) 9 November 1993[1]
Place of birth İzmir, Turkey
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Pendikspor
(on loan from Eyüpspor)
Number 11
Youth career
2006–2010 Balçova Idman Yurdu
2010–2011 Antalyaspor
2011–2012 Göztepe
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2022 Göztepe 293 (45)
2015–2016 → Elazığspor (loan) 28 (3)
2022–2023 Westerlo 14 (2)
2023– Eyüpspor 19 (1)
2023– → Pendikspor (loan) 27 (2)
International career‡
2012 Turkey U19 2 (0)
2012–2013 Turkey U20 7 (2)
2021– Turkey 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 March 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 January 2021

Career

Halil was promoted to the senior team of Göztepe in January 2012 after graduating from their youth academy.[2] On 26 August 2015 he joined Elaziğspor on loan.[3] Halil made his Süper Lig debut for Göztepe in a 2–2 draw against Fenerbahçe, on 12 August 2017.[4]

On 4 July 2022, he signed a three-year contract with Westerlo in Belgium.[5]

On 12 January 2023, Akbunar returned to Turkey and signed a three-and-a-half-year contract with Eyüpspor.[6] On 8 July 2023, he joined Süper Lig newcomer Pendikspor on loan.[7]

International career

He made his senior debut for Turkey on 27 March 2021 in a World Cup qualifier against Norway.[8]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played on 27 November 2023[9]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Göztepe2011–12TFF First League 12200122
2012–13 27430304
2013–14TFF Second League 30300303
2014–15 27600276
2016–17TFF First League 35710367
2017–18Süper Lig 31210322
2018–19 28361344
2019–20 31521336
2020–21 409214210
2021–22 32421345
Total 2934517431049
Elazığspor (loan)2015–16TFF First League 28320303
Westerlo 2022–23 Belgian Pro League 14 2 1 1 15 3
Eyüpspor 2023–24 TFF First League 19 1 0 0 19 1
Pendikspor (loan) 2023–24 Süper Lig 13 0 0 0 13 0
Career total 3675120538756

International
As of match played on 12 July 2022
Appearances and goals by national team, year and competition
Team Year Competitive Friendly Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Turkey U19 2012002020
Turkey U20 2012003131
2013202141
Total205272
Turkey 2021101020
2022000000
Total101020
Career total3082112

Honors
Göztepe

References
  1. "FIFA U-20 World Cup Turkey 2013 List of Players: Turkey" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 23 June 2013. p. 21. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 June 2013.
  2. "GÖZTEPE A.Ş. KARTALSPOR - Maç Detayları TFF". www.tff.org.
  3. DHA (2015-08-26). "Halil Akbunar, Elazığspor'a kiralandı". Sabah (in Turkish). Retrieved 2023-11-27.
  4. "GÖZTEPE A.Ş. FENERBAHÇE A.Ş. - Maç Detayları TFF". www.tff.org.
  5. "Welcome Halil Akbunar". Westerlo. 4 July 2022. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
  6. "Eyüpspor, Halil Akbunar'ı kadrosuna kattığını açıkladı" (in Turkish). Eyüpspor. 12 January 2023. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
  7. "Halil Akbunar, Pendikspor'da!". X (formerly Twitter). 2023-07-08. Retrieved 2023-11-27.
  8. "Norway vs. Turkey - Football Match Report - March 27, 2021 - ESPN".
  9. Halil Akbunar at Soccerway. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
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