Cengiz Ünder

Cengiz Ünder (Turkish pronunciation: [dʒeɲˈɟiz ynˈdæɾ]; born 14 July 1997) is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as a right winger for Premier League club Leicester City, on loan from Roma, and the Turkey national team.

Cengiz Ünder
Ünder with Turkey in 2018
Personal information
Full name Cengiz Ünder[1]
Date of birth (1997-07-14) 14 July 1997
Place of birth Sındırgı, Turkey
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Right winger
Club information
Current team
 Leicester City
(on loan from Roma)
Number 19
Youth career
2007–2013 Bucaspor
2013–2015 Altınordu
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2016 Altınordu 51 (11)
2016–2017 İstanbul Başakşehir 32 (7)
2017– Roma 70 (13)
2020– → Leicester City (loan) 7 (0)
National team‡
2014–2015 Turkey U18 6 (1)
2015–2016 Turkey U19 12 (6)
2016 Turkey U21 3 (0)
2016– Turkey 26 (8)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:36, 29 January 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15 November 2020

Club career

Early career

Ünder began his professional career at Altinordu, and later transferred to Başakşehir.[2] 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.[3]

Roma
Ünder playing for Roma in 2018

On 16 July 2017, he became a Roma player for a €13.4 million fee.[4] He scored his first goal for Roma in a 1–0 win over Hellas Verona in the Serie A on 4 February 2018.[5] 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,[6] becoming the youngest Turkish player ever to score in the Champions League.[7]

Leicester City (loan)

On 20 September 2020, Ünder signed for Premier League club Leicester City on a season-long loan, with the option of a permanent transfer.[8] He made his club debut in a 3–0 defeat to West Ham United, coming on as a substitute.[9] On 25 October 2020, he made his first goal contribution for Leicester when he assisted Jamie Vardy's winning goal in a 1–0 away win over Arsenal which ended Leicester's 47 year wait for a victory away at Arsenal.[10] On 10 December 2020, Ünder scored his first Leicester goal in a 2–0 home win over AEK Athens in the UEFA Europa League.[11]

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.[12]

In November 2016 Ünder received his first call-up to the senior Turkey squad for the match against Kosovo.[13] He scored his first international goal in his second cap for his country in a friendly victory against Moldova in March 2017.

Controversy

Following the Afrin offensive in Northern Syria, which was carried out by the Turkish Armed Forces in January 2018, on 11 February, Ünder performed a military salute as a goal celebration after netting in Roma's 5–2 home win over Benevento in Serie A.[14][15] In October 2019, following the Turkish offensive into north-eastern Syria, Ünder posted a picture of the aforementioned celebration on Twitter;[16] his controversial post drew criticism on social media from Roma fans.[17][18]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 27 January 2021[19]
Club Season League National Cup Europe Other[lower-alpha 1] Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Altınordu 2014–15 TFF First League 20560—–265
2015–16 31610—–326
Total 511170—–5811
İstanbul Başakşehir 2016–17 Süper Lig 3277240–439
Roma 2017–18 Serie A 2671051–328
2018–19 2631063–336
2019–20 1832030–233
Total 701340144–8817
Leicester City (loan) 2020–21 Premier League 70116100142
Career total 160311932450020339
  1. Includes EFL Cup

International

As of match played 15 November 2020[20]

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team YearAppsGoals
Turkey 201610
201763
2018101
201932
202062
Total268
Scores and results list Turkey's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Ünder goal.
List of international goals scored by Cengiz Ünder
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.27 March 2017New Eskişehir Stadium, Eskişehir, Turkey Moldova3–03–1Friendly
2.11 June 2017Loro Boriçi Stadium, Shkodër, Albania Kosovo2–14–12018 FIFA World Cup qualification
3.13 November 2017New Antalya Stadium, Antalya, Turkey Albania1–22–3Friendly
4.27 March 2018Podgorica City Stadium, Podgorica, Montenegro Montenegro1–02–2
5.30 May 2019New Antalya Stadium, Antalya, Turkey Greece1–02–1
6.8 June 2019Büyükşehir Stadium, Konya, Turkey France2–02–0UEFA Euro 2020 qualification
7.11 November 2020Vodafone Park, Istanbul, Turkey Croatia3–33–3Friendly
8.15 November 2020Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium, Istanbul, Turkey Russia2–13–22020–21 UEFA Nations League B

Honours

Individual

Awards

References
  1. "Cengi̇z Ünder". Turkish Football Federation. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
  2. "Cengiz Under". footballdatabase.eu.
  3. 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.
  4. "Roma complete the signing of Cengiz Under". www.asroma.com.
  5. "Cengiz Ünder İtalya'yı salladı! Tarihe geçti..." www.hurriyet.com.tr (in Turkish). Retrieved 10 December 2020.
  6. "Fantastic Fred gives Shakhtar edge over Roma". www.worldfootball.net.
  7. "The youngest Turkish player ever to have scored in the Champions League..." Twitter. 21 February 2018. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
  8. "Cengiz Under: Leicester City sign Turkey winger on loan from Roma". BBC Sport. 20 September 2020. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
  9. Blackwell, Jordan (5 October 2020). "Every word Brendan Rodgers said on Cengiz Under's Leicester City debut and conceding early goals". Leicestershire Live. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
  10. "Arsenal vs. Leicester City - Football Match Report - October 25, 2020 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
  11. Johnston, Neil (10 December 2020). "Leicester 2-0 AEK Athens: Cengiz Under scores his first Foxes goal". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
  12. "Ümit Milli Takım kadrosunda değişiklik - U-21 Milli Takım Haber Detay Sayfası TFF". www.tff.org (in Turkish). Retrieved 10 December 2020.
  13. "Küskünler barıştı! Arda Turan yeniden Milli Takım'da!" (in Turkish). superhaber.tv. 4 November 2016. Archived from the original on 6 November 2016. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
  14. Giulianelli, Emanuele (14 February 2018). "Il saluto militare di Cengiz Ünder, semplice esultanza o endorsement alla politica di Erdogan?". The Huffington Post (in Italian). Retrieved 29 October 2019.
  15. "Roma 5–2 Benevento" (in Italian). Eurosport. 11 February 2018. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
  16. Dolci, Stefano (11 October 2019). "Demiral, Calhanoglu e Under nella bufera per i tweet a sostegno dell'offensiva turca contro i curdi" (in Italian). Eurosport. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
  17. Pinci, Matteo (11 October 2019). "Roma, Under: il post per l'esercito turco diventa un caso: "Non con la nostra maglia"". La Repubblica (in Italian). Retrieved 29 October 2019.
  18. Aliprandi, Jacopo (11 October 2019). "Maglia della Roma, saluto militare e bandiere turche: bufera social su Under". Il Corriere dello Sport (in Italian). Retrieved 29 October 2019.
  19. "Cengiz Ünder". Soccerway. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
  20. "Cengiz Ünder". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
  21. "65. Gillette Milliyet Yılın Sporcusu Ödülleri sahiplerini buldu!". Milliyet. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
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