Cengiz Ünder
Turkish footballer (born 1997)
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- Cengiz Ünder ( Turkish pronunciation: [dʒeɲˈɟiz ynˈdæɾ] ; born 14 July 1997) is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as a winger or forward for Süper Lig club Beşiktaş, on loan from Fenerbahçe, and the Turkey national team.
- 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.
- He scored his first goal for Roma in a 1–0 win over Hellas Verona on 4 February 2018.
- In his first season with Roma, he recorded 7 goals and 1 assist in 26 league games, and 1 goal in 5 Champions League matches.
Cengiz Ünder (Turkish pronunciation: [dʒeɲˈɟiz ynˈdæɾ]; born 14 July 1997) is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as a winger or forward for Süper Lig club Beşiktaş, on loan from Fenerbahçe, and the Turkey national team.
Club career
Early career
Ünder began his professional career at Altinordu, and later transferred to Başakşehir for €700K. 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.
Roma
On 16 July 2017, Ünder joined Serie A club Roma for a fee of €13.4 million. He scored his first goal for Roma in a 1–0 win over Hellas Verona on 4 February 2018. Later that month, he marked his Champions League debut with a goal; the opener in a 2–1 loss to Shakhtar Donetsk in the first leg of the first round of knockout fixtures, becoming the youngest Turkish player ever to score in the Champions League. In his first season with Roma, he recorded 7 goals and 1 assist in 26 league games, and 1 goal in 5 Champions League matches.
On 2 October 2018, he scored a goal and made an assist in a 5-0 win over Viktoria Plzen in a Champions League group stage match.
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