Gökhan Ünal
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Gökhan Ünal is a Turkish
professional football player. He was the top goal scorer in the Turkcell Super League
2005/06 season, having scored 25 goals in a single season. He is currently playing for Kayserispor
.
during their UEFA Intertoto Cup
Campaign in the 2005/6 season, in which they became the first team from Turkey
to win the competition.
He has attracted attention from a number of top clubs, namely Galatasaray
who tried to sign him during the summer break in 2007, but Kayserispor
refused all offers, as well as another from Russia
n team FC Rubin Kazan
for € 6 million. He was transferred to giants Trabzonspor on June 3, 2008.
, who was on loan at Eskisehirspor until now. Ünal scored his first goal for Fenerbahçe on February 14 against Manisaspor when he scored the equalizing goal in the 97th minute.
Unal was sent to İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyespor on a 6 month loan after his poor start to the season.
is also impressive, with a goal in his only start so far. Interestingly, he also scored the national team's 550th goal against on 24 March 2007, scoring the second goal in a 4–1 victory over Greece
in Athens
. And scored his second goal against on 12 September 2007 Turkey-Hungary.
*Turkey results/scores listed first
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
professional football player. He was the top goal scorer in the Turkcell Super League
Turkcell Super League
The Süper Lig is a Turkish professional league for association football clubs. It is the top-flight of the Turkish football league system. It is one of the top leagues in the UEFA confederation and the winner of the competition automatically qualifies for the UEFA Champions League...
2005/06 season, having scored 25 goals in a single season. He is currently playing for Kayserispor
Kayserispor
Kayserispor is a professional Turkish football club located in the city of Kayseri. Formed in 1966, Kayserispor are nicknamed Anadolu Yıldızı . The club colours are red and yellow, and the club play their home matches at Kadir Has Stadium.The club have won one Türkiye Kupası, in 2008...
.
Career
His prolific goal scoring ability is also apparent in European competitions, where he scored 6 goals in 8 games for KayserisporKayserispor
Kayserispor is a professional Turkish football club located in the city of Kayseri. Formed in 1966, Kayserispor are nicknamed Anadolu Yıldızı . The club colours are red and yellow, and the club play their home matches at Kadir Has Stadium.The club have won one Türkiye Kupası, in 2008...
during their UEFA Intertoto Cup
UEFA Intertoto Cup
The UEFA Intertoto Cup, also abbreviated as UI Cup and originally called the International Football Cup, was a summer football competition for European clubs that had not qualified for one of the two major UEFA competitions, the Champions League and the UEFA Cup. The competition was discontinued...
Campaign in the 2005/6 season, in which they became the first team from Turkey
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
to win the competition.
He has attracted attention from a number of top clubs, namely Galatasaray
Galatasaray
Galatasaray Spor Kulübü is a Turkish sports club based in Istanbul, most notable for its football section, also known as Galatasaray S.K.. It also fields teams in Athletics, Basketball, Wheelchair basketball, Volleyball, Water polo, Swimming, Rowing, Sailing, Judo, Bridge, Equestrian, Handball,...
who tried to sign him during the summer break in 2007, but Kayserispor
Kayserispor
Kayserispor is a professional Turkish football club located in the city of Kayseri. Formed in 1966, Kayserispor are nicknamed Anadolu Yıldızı . The club colours are red and yellow, and the club play their home matches at Kadir Has Stadium.The club have won one Türkiye Kupası, in 2008...
refused all offers, as well as another from Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
n team FC Rubin Kazan
FC Rubin Kazan
FC Rubin Kazan is a Russian association football club based in the city of Kazan . Rubin won the Russian Premier League championship in 2008 and 2009.-History:...
for € 6 million. He was transferred to giants Trabzonspor on June 3, 2008.
Fenerbahçe
On 18 January 2010 Fenerbahce signed the forward from Trabzonspor until June 2013 for €3.5 million plus midfielder Burak YilmazBurak Yilmaz
Burak Yılmaz is a Turkish footballer who plays for Trabzonspor and Turkish national team.-Antalyaspor:He began to play football in Antalyaspor and he contributed heavily in the success of Antalyaspor in 2005–2006 season to have the second place in Division 1 and promote to Süper Lig, the top...
, who was on loan at Eskisehirspor until now. Ünal scored his first goal for Fenerbahçe on February 14 against Manisaspor when he scored the equalizing goal in the 97th minute.
Unal was sent to İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyespor on a 6 month loan after his poor start to the season.
Club
 Turkey |
Season | League | Turkish Cup | Super Cup Turkish Super Cup The TFF Süper Kupa, as it is currently known, is the annual super cup football match contested between the previous season's Süper Lig champions and the Turkish Cup winners in Turkey. It was originally known as the Cumhurbaşkanlığı Kupası from 1966 to 1998. No competition was held between 1999 and... |
Europe | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Istanbul BB SK İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyesi S.K. İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyesi S.K., shortly Istanbul BB SK or IBBSK, is a multi-sports club of the metropolitan municipality of Istanbul in Turkey.-Branches:The club has following sport branches:*Football ,... |
2011 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 17 | 4 |
| Total | 11 | 2 | 6 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 17 | 4 | |
| Fenerbahçe Fenerbahçe SK Fenerbahçe Spor Kulübü is a professional sports club based in Kadıköy, Istanbul, Turkey. The club derives its name from the Fenerbahçe neighbourhood of Istanbul. Fenerbahçe is one of the biggest and the best supported clubs in Turkey. They are nicknamed Sarı Kanaryalar )... |
2010–11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 2010 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 16 | 2 | |
| Total | 13 | 2 | 7 | 0 | - | - | 4 | 0 | 24 | 2 | |
| Trabzonspor Trabzonspor Trabzonspor is a professional Turkish football club located in the city of Trabzon, Turkey. Formed in 1967 through a merger of several local clubs, Trabzonspor won six championships in Turkish Super League. The Club won their first Championship title in 1975 which is also the Club's initiation year... |
2009–10 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 2 | 0 | 17 | 3 |
| 2008–09 | 32 | 15 | 5 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 37 | 16 | |
| Total | 45 | 17 | 7 | 2 | - | - | 2 | 0 | 54 | 19 | |
| Kayserispor Kayserispor Kayserispor is a professional Turkish football club located in the city of Kayseri. Formed in 1966, Kayserispor are nicknamed Anadolu Yıldızı . The club colours are red and yellow, and the club play their home matches at Kadir Has Stadium.The club have won one Türkiye Kupası, in 2008... |
2007–08 | 26 | 11 | 6 | 1 | - | - | 8 | 6 | 40 | 18 |
| 2006–07 | 25 | 16 | 4 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 29 | 18 | |
| 2005–06 | 31 | 25 | 7 | 7 | - | - | - | - | 38 | 32 | |
| 2004–05 | 30 | 7 | 4 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 34 | 8 | |
| 2003–04 | 23 | 11 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 25 | 12 | |
| Total | 135 | 70 | 23 | 12 | - | - | 8 | 6 | 166 | 88 | |
| Yimpas Yozgatspor Yimpas Yozgatspor Yimpaş Yozgatspor is a sports club located in Yozgat, Turkey. The football club plays in the league B. They played in Turkcell Super League between 2000-2002 and relegated to Third League in 2008-2009 season.-Links:* * * *... |
2002–03 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 18 | 3 |
| Total | 17 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 18 | 3 | |
| Ankaraspor | 2002 | 14 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 14 | 1 |
| Total | 14 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 14 | 1 | |
| Hacettepe Spor | 2001 | 14 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 14 | 10 |
| Total | 14 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 14 | 10 | |
| Genclerbirligi Gençlerbirligi Gençlerbirliği Spor Kulübü is a professional Turkish football club located in the city of Ankara, which is the capital of Turkey. Formed in 1923, Gençlerbirliği are nicknamed Ankara Rüzgârı . The club colours are black and red. They play their home matches at Ankara 19 Mayıs Stadium.Domestically,... |
2000–01 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6* | 3* | - | - | 13 | 2 |
| 1999–00 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 27* | 7* | - | - | 2 | 1 | |
| Total | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 14 | 3 | |
| CAREER TOTAL | 273 | 107 | 44 | 16 | - | - | 12 | 6 | 329 | 129 | |
| (*) Paf Ligi / as of Aug 2010 (www.tff.org) | |||||||||||
International career
His current record for the Turkey national teamTurkey national football team
The Turkey national football team represents Turkey in association football and is controlled by the Turkish Football Federation, the governing body for football in Turkey. They are affiliated with UEFA...
is also impressive, with a goal in his only start so far. Interestingly, he also scored the national team's 550th goal against on 24 March 2007, scoring the second goal in a 4–1 victory over Greece
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
in Athens
Athens
Athens , is the capital and largest city of Greece. Athens dominates the Attica region and is one of the world's oldest cities, as its recorded history spans around 3,400 years. Classical Athens was a powerful city-state...
. And scored his second goal against on 12 September 2007 Turkey-Hungary.
International goals
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 28 May 2006 | Hamburg Hamburg -History:The first historic name for the city was, according to Claudius Ptolemy's reports, Treva.But the city takes its modern name, Hamburg, from the first permanent building on the site, a castle whose construction was ordered by the Emperor Charlemagne in AD 808... , Germany Germany Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate... |
1–0 | 1–1 | Friendly | |
| 2. | 24 March 2007 | Piraeus Piraeus Piraeus is a city in the region of Attica, Greece. Piraeus is located within the Athens Urban Area, 12 km southwest from its city center , and lies along the east coast of the Saronic Gulf.... , Greece Greece Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe.... |
2–1 | 4–1 | Euro 2008 qualifiers | |
| 3. | 12 September 2007 | Istanbul Istanbul Istanbul , historically known as Byzantium and Constantinople , is the largest city of Turkey. Istanbul metropolitan province had 13.26 million people living in it as of December, 2010, which is 18% of Turkey's population and the 3rd largest metropolitan area in Europe after London and... , Turkey Turkey Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe... |
1–0 | 3–0 | Euro 2008 qualifiers | |
| 4. | 11 February 2009 | Izmir Izmir Izmir is a large metropolis in the western extremity of Anatolia. The metropolitan area in the entire Izmir Province had a population of 3.35 million as of 2010, making the city third most populous in Turkey... , Turkey Turkey Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe... |
1–0 | 1–1 | Friendly |
*Turkey results/scores listed first