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

Halil Akbunar
Personal information
Full name Halil Akbunar[1]
Date of birth (1993-11-09) 9 November 1993 (age 31)[1]
Place of birth İzmir, Turkey
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
Eyüpspor
Number 7
Youth career
2006–2010 Balçova Idman Yurdu
2010–2011 Antalyaspor
2011–2012 Göztepe
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2022 Göztepe 293 (45)
2015–2016Elazığspor (loan) 28 (3)
2022–2023 Westerlo 14 (2)
2023– Eyüpspor 25 (2)
2023–2024Pendikspor (loan) 37 (5)
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 3 November 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 January 2021

Club career

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Akbunar 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

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

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played on 27 November 2023[9]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Göztepe 2011–12 TFF First League 12 2 0 0 12 2
2012–13 27 4 3 0 30 4
2013–14 TFF Second League 30 3 0 0 30 3
2014–15 27 6 0 0 27 6
2016–17 TFF First League 35 7 1 0 36 7
2017–18 Süper Lig 31 2 1 0 32 2
2018–19 28 3 6 1 34 4
2019–20 31 5 2 1 33 6
2020–21 40 9 2 1 42 10
2021–22 32 4 2 1 34 5
Total 293 45 17 4 310 49
Elazığspor (loan) 2015–16 TFF First League 28 3 2 0 30 3
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 367 51 20 5 387 56

International

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As of match played on 12 July 2022
Appearances and goals by national team, year and competition
Team Year Competitive Friendly Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Turkey U19 2012 0 0 2 0 2 0
Turkey U20 2012 0 0 3 1 3 1
2013 2 0 2 1 4 1
Total 2 0 5 2 7 2
Turkey 2021 1 0 1 0 2 0
2022 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 1 0 1 0 2 0
Career total 3 0 8 2 11 2

Honours

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Göztepe

References

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  1. ^ a b "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 (26 August 2015). "Halil Akbunar, Elazığspor'a kiralandı". Sabah (in Turkish). Retrieved 27 November 2023.
  4. ^ "GÖZTEPE A.Ş. FENERBAHÇE A.Ş. - Maç Detayları TFF". www.tff.org.
  5. ^ "Welcome Halil Akbunar". Westerlo. 4 July 2022. Archived from the original on 22 September 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). 8 July 2023. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
  8. ^ "Norway vs. Turkey - Football Match Report - March 27, 2021 - ESPN".
  9. ^ Halil Akbunar at Soccerway. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
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