Yunus Akgun (born 7 July 2000) is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or right winger for Super Lig club Galatasaray, and the Turkey national team.
Akgun 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.
On 29 January 2019, Akgun scored a hat-trick in 4–1 win of Turkish Cup match against Boluspor.
On 6 September 2021, Adana Demirspor re-hired Akgun, who played last season, from Galatasaray.
Akgun became the champion in the Super Lig in the 2022–23 season with the Galatasaray team. Defeating Ankaragucu 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.
On 26 August 2023, Leicester City signed Akgun on loan for the 2023–24 season. 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. 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.
Akgun is a youth international for Turkey. He represented the Turkey U17s at the 2017 UEFA European Under-17 Championship, and the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup.
Akgun made his senior debut for Turkey on 4 June 2022, in a UEFA Nations League tie at home to the Faroe Islands. Akgun 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. |
