Yunus Akgün

Yunus Akgün (born 7 July 2000) is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or right winger for Süper Lig club Galatasaray, and the Turkey national team.

Yunus Akgün

Akgün playing with Adana Demirspor in 2022
Personal information
Date of birth	(2000-07-07) 7 July 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth	Küçükçekmece, Turkey
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Attacking midfielder, right winger
Team information
Current team	Galatasaray
Number	11
Youth career
2011–2018	Galatasaray
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2018–	Galatasaray	67	(9)
2020–2021	→ Adana Demirspor (loan)	28	(5)
2021–2022	→ Adana Demirspor (loan)	34	(8)
2023–2024	→ Leicester City (loan)	23	(1)
International career‡
2015–2016	Turkey U16	9	(2)
2016–2017	Turkey U17	24	(4)
2018–2019	Turkey U19	9	(4)
2019	Turkey U20	1	(0)
2019	Turkey U21	4	(0)
2022–	Turkey	14	(2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:41, 2 March 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:16, 19 November 2024 (UTC)

Club career

Galatasaray

Akgün is a product of the Galatasaray youth academy, joining in 2011. He made his professional debut for Galatasaray in the 2018 Turkish Super Cup 1–1 (5–4) penalty shootout loss against Akhisar Belediyespor on 5 August 2018.^[1] On 29 January 2019, Akgün scored a hat-trick in 4–1 win of Turkish Cup match against Boluspor.^[2]

Adana Demirspor (loan)

On 6 September 2021, Adana Demirspor re-hired Akgün, who played last season, from Galatasaray.^[3]

Return to Galatasaray

Akgün became the champion in the Süper Lig in the 2022–23 season with the Galatasaray team. Defeating Ankaragücü 4–1 away in the match played in the 36th week on 30 May 2023, Galatasaray secured the lead with two weeks before the end and won the 23rd championship in its history.^[4]

Leicester City (loan)

On 26 August 2023, Leicester City signed Akgün on loan for the 2023–24 season.^[5][6] He made his debut for the club three days later in a 2–0 away win against Tranmere Rovers in the second round of the EFL Cup.^[7] On 27 January 2024, he scored his first goal for the club in a 3–0 home win against Birmingham City in the fourth round of the FA Cup.^[8]

Return to Gala after second loan

After successive summer at Euro 2024, Akgün has had a promising start to the 2024–25 season with Galatasaray. As of mid-October 2024, he had played 13 matches across all competitions, scoring 5 goals and providing 1 assist. In addition to his goal contributions, Akgün showed versatility by playing both wings and has been a regular starter in both the Süper Lig and Europa League matches. This strong form has allowed him to cement his position as a key player for Galatasaray, filling in after key departures like Kerem Aktürkoğlu and Wilfried Zaha.

International career

Akgün is a youth international for Turkey. He represented the Turkey U17s at the 2017 UEFA European Under-17 Championship,^[9] and the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup.^[10]

Akgün made his senior debut for Turkey on 4 June 2022, in a UEFA Nations League tie at home to the Faroe Islands.^[11] Akgün scored his first senior level goal for Turkey on the occasion of his second cap, scoring the fifth goal of six away to Lithuania on 7 June 2022 in another UEFA Nations League tie.^[12]

He was named in Turkey's 26-man squad for UEFA Euro 2024.^[13]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 12 April2025^[14]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup[a]		League cup[b]		Europe		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Galatasaray	2018–19	Süper Lig	11	0	6	4	—		2[c]	0	1[d]	0	20	4
	2019–20	Süper Lig	5	1	2	0	—		0	0	0	0	7	1
	2021–22	Süper Lig	0	0	0	0	—		1[e]	0	—		1	0
	2022–23	Süper Lig	25	1	3	0	—		—		—		28	1
	2023–24	Süper Lig	1	0	0	0	—		4[e]	0	0	0	5	0
	2024–25	Süper Lig	25	7	1	0	—		8[c]	5	1[d]	0	37	12
	Total		67	9	12	4	—		15	5	2	0	98	18
Adana Demirspor (loan)	2020–21	1. Lig	28	5	4	2	—		—		—		32	7
	2021–22	Süper Lig	34	8	4	1	—		—		—		38	9
	Total		62	13	8	3	—		—		—		70	16
Leicester City (loan)	2023–24	Championship	23	1	4	1	2	0	—		—		29	2
Career total			148	23	24	8	2	0	15	5	2	0	197	36

1. Includes Turkish Cup, FA Cup
2. Includes EFL Cup
3. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
4. Appearance in Turkish Super Cup
5. Appearances in UEFA Champions League

International

As of match played 19 November 2024^[15]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Turkey	2022	5	1
	2023	2	1
	2024	7	0
Total		14	2

Turkey score listed first, score column indicates score after each Akgün goal.

List of international goals scored by Yunus Akgün

No.	Date	Venue	Cap	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition	Ref.
1	7 June 2022	LFF Stadium, Vilnius, Lithuania	2	Lithuania	5–0	6–0	2022–23 UEFA Nations League	[16]
2	15 October 2023	Medaş Konya Büyükşehir Stadyumu, Konya, Turkey	6	Latvia	1–0	4–0	UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying	[17]

Honours

Galatasaray

• Süper Lig: 2018–19, 2022–23^[18]
• Turkish Cup: 2018–19
• Turkish Super Cup: 2019

Adana Demirspor

• TFF First League: 2020–21

Leicester City

• EFL Championship: 2023–24^[19]