Cengiz Under

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Cengiz Under
Under with Turkey in 2018
Personal information
Full name Cengiz Under [1]
Date of birth ( 1997-07-14 ) 14 July 1997 (age 26)
Place of birth Sındırgı , Balıkesir , Turkey
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) [2]
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
Fenerbahce
Number 20
Youth career
2007?2013 Bucaspor
2013?2015 Altınordu
Senior career*
Years Team Apps ( Gls )
2014?2016 Altınordu 51 (11)
2016?2017 ?stanbul Ba?ak?ehir 32 (7)
2017?2022 Roma 70 (13)
2020?2021 → Leicester City (loan) 9 (0)
2021?2022 → Marseille (loan) 32 (10)
2022?2023 Marseille 37 (5)
2023? Fenerbahce 24 (9)
International career ‡
2014?2015 Turkey U18 6 (1)
2015?2016 Turkey U19 12 (6)
2016 Turkey U21 3 (0)
2016? Turkey 51 (16)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:15, 12 May 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:00, 12 September 2023 (UTC)

Cengiz Under ( Turkish pronunciation: [d?eŋ??iz yn?dæ?] ; born 14 July 1997) is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as a right winger for Super Lig club Fenerbahce and the Turkey national team .

Club career [ edit ]

Early career [ edit ]

Under began his professional career at Altinordu , and later transferred to Ba?ak?ehir . [3] In his breakout season with Ba?ak?ehir, Under established himself as one of the best players in the league, scoring 7 goals in 32 games in his debut season in the Super Lig . [4]

Roma [ edit ]

On 16 July 2017, he became a Roma player for a €13.4 million fee. [5] He scored his first goal for Roma in a 1?0 win over Hellas Verona in the Serie A on 4 February 2018. [6] 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, [7] becoming the youngest Turkish player ever to score in the Champions League. [8]

Leicester City (loan) [ edit ]

On 20 September 2020, Under signed for Premier League club Leicester City on a season-long loan, with the option of a permanent transfer. [9] He made his debut in a 3?0 defeat to West Ham United , coming on as a substitute. [10] On 25 October, 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. [11] On 10 December, Under scored his first Leicester goal in a 2?0 home win over AEK Athens in the UEFA Europa League . [12]

Marseille [ edit ]

On 4 July 2021, he signed on loan for Ligue 1 club Marseille , with an option to be bought [13] of €9 million. [14] On 8 August 2021, he made his debut with the team against Montpellier in Ligue 1 , Marseille won 3?2.

On April 6, 2022, Marseille used the option and signed permanent 5 years contract. [15]

Fenerbahce [ edit ]

On 13 August 2023, Under signed a four-year contract with Super Lig club Fenerbahce for a reported fee of €15 million. [16] [17] On 21 August 2023, he made his debut with the team against Samsunspor in Super Lig away game, Fenerbahce won 2?0. [18]

On 20 December 2023, he scored his first goal for the team against Kayserispor in league match that Fenerbahce won 4?3. On 7 January 2024, after a slow start to his career with Fenerbahce, he scored four goals in a 5?1 win over Istanbulspor . [19]

International career [ edit ]

Under 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 . [20]

In November 2016 Under received his first call-up to the senior Turkey squad for the match against Kosovo . [21] He scored his first international goal in his second cap for his country in a friendly victory against Moldova in March 2017.

Controversy [ edit ]

Following the Afrin offensive in Northern Syria, which was carried out by the Turkish Armed Forces in January 2018, on 11 February, Under performed a military salute as a goal celebration after netting in Roma's 5?2 home win over Benevento in Serie A. [22] [23] In October 2019, following the Turkish offensive into north-eastern Syria , Under posted a picture of the aforementioned celebration on Twitter ; [24] his controversial post drew criticism on social media from Roma fans. [25] [26]

Career statistics [ edit ]

Club [ edit ]

Under playing for ?stanbul Ba?ak?ehir in 2017
Under playing for Roma in 2018
As of match played 18 April 2024 [27]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup [a] Europe Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Altınordu 2014?15 TFF First League 20 5 6 0 ? 26 5
2015?16 31 6 1 0 ? 32 6
Total 51 11 7 0 0 0 58 11
?stanbul Ba?ak?ehir 2016?17 Super Lig 32 7 7 2 4 [b] 0 43 9
Roma 2017?18 Serie A 26 7 1 0 5 [c] 1 32 8
2018?19 26 3 1 0 6 [c] 3 33 6
2019?20 18 3 2 0 3 [b] 0 23 3
Total 70 13 4 0 14 4 88 17
Leicester City (loan) 2020?21 Premier League 9 0 2 1 8 [b] 1 19 2
Marseille (loan) 2021?22 Ligue 1 32 10 3 1 12 [d] 2 47 13
Marseille 2022?23 Ligue 1 37 5 3 0 6 [c] 0 46 5
Total 69 15 6 1 18 2 93 18
Fenerbahce 2023?24 Super Lig 21 9 2 0 7 [e] 0 30 9
Career total 252 55 28 4 51 7 331 66
  1. ^ Includes Turkish Cup , Coppa Italia , FA Cup , Coupe de France
  2. ^ a b c Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  3. ^ a b c Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  4. ^ Five appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League, seven appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa Conference League
  5. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

International [ edit ]

Under playing for Turkey in 2018
As of match played 12 September 2023 [28]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Turkey 2016 1 0
2017 6 3
2018 10 1
2019 3 2
2020 6 2
2021 10 [a] 3
2022 9 4
2023 6 1
Total 51 16
  1. ^ Three appearances in UEFA Euro 2020
Scores and results list Turkey's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Under goal.
List of international goals scored by Cengiz Under
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 27 March 2017 New Eski?ehir Stadium , Eski?ehir , Turkey   Moldova 3?0 3?1 Friendly
2. 11 June 2017 Loro Borici Stadium , Shkoder , Albania   Kosovo 2?1 4?1 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
3. 13 November 2017 New Antalya Stadium , Antalya , Turkey   Albania 1?2 2?3 Friendly
4. 27 March 2018 Podgorica City Stadium , Podgorica , Montenegro   Montenegro 1?0 2?2
5. 30 May 2019 New Antalya Stadium, Antalya, Turkey   Greece 1?0 2?1
6. 8 June 2019 Buyuk?ehir Stadium , Konya , Turkey   France 2?0 2?0 UEFA Euro 2020 qualification
7. 11 November 2020 Vodafone Park , Istanbul , Turkey   Croatia 3?3 3?3 Friendly
8. 15 November 2020 ?ukru Saraco?lu Stadium , Istanbul, Turkey   Russia 2?1 3?2 2020?21 UEFA Nations League B
9. 3 June 2021 Benteler-Arena , Paderborn , Germany   Moldova 2?0 2?0 Friendly
10. 1 September 2021 Vodafone Park, Istanbul, Turkey   Montenegro 1?0 2?2 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
11. 7 September 2021 Johan Cruyff Arena , Amsterdam , Netherlands   Netherlands 1?6 1?6
12. 29 March 2022 Buyuk?ehir Stadium, Konya, Turkey   Italy 1?0 2?3 Friendly
13. 4 June 2022 Ba?ak?ehir Fatih Terim Stadium , Istanbul, Turkey   Faroe Islands 1?0 4?0 2022?23 UEFA Nations League C
14. 22 September 2022 Ba?ak?ehir Fatih Terim Stadium, Istanbul, Turkey   Luxembourg 1?1 3?3
15. 16 November 2022 Diyarbakır Stadium , Diyarbakır , Turkey   Scotland 2?0 2?1 Friendly
16. 16 June 2023 Skonto Stadium , Riga , Latvia   Latvia 2?1 3?2 UEFA Euro 2024 qualification

Honours [ edit ]

Club [ edit ]

Leicester City

Individual

References [ edit ]

  1. ^ "Cengi?z Under" . Turkish Football Federation . Retrieved 24 October 2020 .
  2. ^ "Cengiz Under" . A.S. Roma. Archived from the original on 5 February 2018 . Retrieved 12 July 2022 .
  3. ^ "Cengiz Under" . footballdatabase.eu .
  4. ^ 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 .
  5. ^ "Roma complete the signing of Cengiz Under" . www.asroma.com .
  6. ^ "Cengiz Under ?talya'yı salladı! Tarihe gecti..." www.hurriyet.com.tr (in Turkish) . Retrieved 10 December 2020 .
  7. ^ "Fantastic Fred gives Shakhtar edge over Roma" . www.worldfootball.net .
  8. ^ "The youngest Turkish player ever to have scored in the Champions League..." Twitter . 21 February 2018 . Retrieved 24 February 2018 .
  9. ^ "Cengiz Under: Leicester City sign Turkey winger on loan from Roma" . BBC Sport . 20 September 2020 . Retrieved 25 September 2020 .
  10. ^ 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 .
  11. ^ "Arsenal vs. Leicester City - Football Match Report" . ESPN.com . Retrieved 26 October 2020 .
  12. ^ Johnston, Neil (10 December 2020). "Leicester 2-0 AEK Athens: Cengiz Under scores his first Foxes goal" . BBC Sport . Retrieved 10 December 2020 .
  13. ^ "Cengiz Under is an Olympien" . www.om.fr . Marseille . 4 July 2021 . Retrieved 4 July 2021 .
  14. ^ "Επ?σημο: Στην Μαρσ?ιγ ο Ουντ?ρ!" [Official: Under in Marseille!]. www.sport-fm.gr (in Greek). 4 July 2021 . Retrieved 4 July 2021 .
  15. ^ "Marsilya, Cengiz Under'i resmen kadrosuna kattı!" .
  16. ^ "Fenerbahcemize ho? geldin Cengiz Under" (in Turkish). Fenerbahce S.K. 13 August 2023 . Retrieved 13 August 2023 .
  17. ^ "Cengiz Under transferinin sonuclanması hk" (in Turkish). KAP. 13 August 2023 . Retrieved 13 August 2023 .
  18. ^ "Yılport Samsunspor 0-2 Fenerbahce" .
  19. ^ "Mondihome Kayserispor 3-4 Fenerbahce" (in Turkish). Fenerbahce. 7 January 2024 . Retrieved 7 January 2024 .
  20. ^ "Umit Milli Takım kadrosunda de?i?iklik - U-21 Milli Takım Haber Detay Sayfası TFF" . www.tff.org (in Turkish) . Retrieved 10 December 2020 .
  21. ^ "Kuskunler barı?tı! 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 .
  22. ^ Giulianelli, Emanuele (14 February 2018). "Il saluto militare di Cengiz Under, semplice esultanza o endorsement alla politica di Erdogan?" . The Huffington Post (in Italian). Archived from the original on 2 June 2021 . Retrieved 29 October 2019 .
  23. ^ "Roma 5?2 Benevento" (in Italian). Eurosport. 11 February 2018 . Retrieved 29 October 2019 .
  24. ^ 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 .
  25. ^ 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 .
  26. ^ 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 .
  27. ^ "C. Under" . Soccerway . Retrieved 25 January 2021 .
  28. ^ "Cengiz Under" . National Football Teams . Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann . Retrieved 30 May 2019 .
  29. ^ McNulty, Phil (15 May 2021). "Chelsea 0?1 Leicester City" . BBC Sport . Retrieved 15 May 2021 .
  30. ^ "65. Gillette Milliyet Yılın Sporcusu Odulleri sahiplerini buldu!" . Milliyet . Retrieved 10 December 2020 .

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