Cengiz Under (born 14 July 1997) is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as a right winger for Premier League club Leicester City, on loan from Roma, and the Turkey national team.
On 20 September 2020, Under signed for Premier League club Leicester City on a season-long loan, with the option of a permanent transfer. He made his club debut in a 3–0 defeat to West Ham United, coming on as a substitute. On 25 October 2020, 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. On 10 December 2020, Under scored his first Leicester goal in a 2–0 home win over AEK Athens in the UEFA Europa League.
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.
In November 2016 Under received his first call-up to the senior Turkey squad for the match against Kosovo. He scored his first international goal in his second cap for his country in a friendly victory against Moldova in March 2017. |
