Naci Ünüvar (born 13 June 2003) is a Dutch

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who plays as a winger for Turkish club

Trabzonspor Trabzonspor Kulübü is a Turkish sports club located in the city of Trabzon. Formed in 1967 through a merger of several local clubs, the men's football team has won seven Süper Lig championships. Trabzonspor also have a women's football team, ...

on loan from

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. He was included in

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's "Next Generation 2020".

Club career

On 22 January 2020, Ünüvar played his first match with

in the 2019–20 KNVB Cup, when he scored a penalty in a 7–0 win over

Spakenburg Spakenburg is a Dutch village north of Bunschoten. Spakenburg is formally called Bunschoten-Spakenburg since its fusion with Bunschoten. The village lies south of the IJsselmeer in the municipality Bunschoten, Utrecht province, Utrecht. It is on ...

. Hence, he became the youngest player to score during his official debut for Ajax, at age 16 years, 223 days. On 30 August 2022, Ünüvar was loaned by Ajax to

in Turkey for the 2022–23 season.

International career

Born in the Netherlands, Ünüvar is of Turkish descent. He is a youth international for the Netherlands.

Career statistics

Honours

Netherlands U17 *

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References

2003 births Dutch people of Turkish descent People from Zaanstad Living people Dutch footballers Netherlands youth international footballers Association football forwards OFC Oostzaan players AFC Ajax players Jong Ajax players Trabzonspor footballers Eerste Divisie players Dutch expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Turkey Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Turkey {{Netherlands-footy-forward-stub