Halil Akbunar

Halil Akbunar (born 9 November 1993) is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as a winger for Süper Lig club Eyüpspor and the Turkey national team.

Halil Akbunar

Personal information
Full name	Halil Akbunar[1]
Date of birth	(1993-11-09) 9 November 1993 (age 31)[1]
Place of birth	İzmir, Turkey
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s)	Winger
Team information
Current team	Eyüpspor
Number	7
Youth career
2006–2010	Balçova Idman Yurdu
2010–2011	Antalyaspor
2011–2012	Göztepe
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2012–2022	Göztepe	293	(45)
2015–2016	→ Elazığspor (loan)	28	(3)
2022–2023	Westerlo	14	(2)
2023–	Eyüpspor	31	(3)
2023–2024	→ Pendikspor (loan)	37	(5)
International career‡
2012	Turkey U19	2	(0)
2012–2013	Turkey U20	7	(2)
2021–	Turkey	2	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:56, 13 December 2024 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 January 2021

Club career

Akbunar was promoted to the senior team of Göztepe in January 2012 after graduating from their youth academy.^[2] On 26 August 2015 he joined Elaziğspor on loan.^[3] Halil made his Süper Lig debut for Göztepe in a 2–2 draw against Fenerbahçe, on 12 August 2017.^[4]

On 4 July 2022, he signed a three-year contract with Westerlo in Belgium.^[5]

On 12 January 2023, Akbunar returned to Turkey and signed a three-and-a-half-year contract with Eyüpspor.^[6] On 8 July 2023, he joined Süper Lig newcomer Pendikspor on loan.^[7]

International career

Akbunar made his senior debut for Turkey on 27 March 2021 in a World Cup qualifier against Norway.^[8]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played on 27 November 2023^[9]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Göztepe	2011–12	TFF First League	12	2	0	0	12	2
	2012–13		27	4	3	0	30	4
	2013–14	TFF Second League	30	3	0	0	30	3
	2014–15		27	6	0	0	27	6
	2016–17	TFF First League	35	7	1	0	36	7
	2017–18	Süper Lig	31	2	1	0	32	2
	2018–19		28	3	6	1	34	4
	2019–20		31	5	2	1	33	6
	2020–21		40	9	2	1	42	10
	2021–22		32	4	2	1	34	5
	Total		293	45	17	4	310	49
Elazığspor (loan)	2015–16	TFF First League	28	3	2	0	30	3
Westerlo	2022–23	Belgian Pro League	14	2	1	1	15	3
Eyüpspor	2023–24	TFF First League	19	1	0	0	19	1
Pendikspor (loan)	2023–24	Süper Lig	13	0	0	0	13	0
Career total			367	51	20	5	387	56

International

As of match played on 12 July 2022

Appearances and goals by national team, year and competition

Team	Year	Competitive		Friendly		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Turkey U19	2012	0	0	2	0	2	0
Turkey U20	2012	0	0	3	1	3	1
	2013	2	0	2	1	4	1
	Total	2	0	5	2	7	2
Turkey	2021	1	0	1	0	2	0
	2022	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Total	1	0	1	0	2	0
Career total		3	0	8	2	11	2

Honours

Göztepe

• TFF Second League: 2014-15
• TFF First League, Play-offs winner: 2016-17