Tunay Torun (, born 21 April 1990) is a Turkish professional

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who plays as a winger.

Club career

At the age of 16 he moved from

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to the youth side of Hamburger SV. In November 2007, Torun signed a professional contract but was still kept with the youth team for the rest of the season. He made his

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debut on 23 August 2008, against

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assisting the game-winning goal. He first scored for HSV on 28 November 2009 in an away match against

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Hamburger SV

From 2007 to 2011, Torun played in the youth squads of Hamburger SV and made it into the first team in 2008. He scored his first

goal against

Hertha BSC

During the summer transfer season of 2011, Torun joined

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. He scored his first goal for Hertha on 13 August 2011 against his former club Hamburger SV and the game ended in a 2–2 draw.

VfB Stuttgart

During 2012–13 season, Torun moved

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on a free transfer and he signed a three-year deal. However, Torun did not get enough playing time playing a total of seven games including the German cup matches. He scored one goal and made one assist in a cup match for VfB Stuttgart.

Kasımpaşa

On 6 January 2014, Torun signed with

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for three-and-a-half years. Torun scored his first goal on 23 February 2014 against Sivasspor.

İstanbul Başakşehir

On 1 July 2017, Torun signed a three-year deal with

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Bursaspor (loan)

For the 2018–19 Süper Lig season, he joined

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with a one-year loan deal.

International career

Torun holds both Turkish and German citizenships. Despite invitations from the German youth team he chose to represent Turkey on international level. He was promoted from the Turkish U17 team to the Under-21s in August 2009. Torun made his debut for the Turkish senior side in a

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against

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on 9 February 2011.

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Torun, Tunay 1990 births Living people Turkish men's footballers Men's association football forwards Turkey men's international footballers Turkey men's under-21 international footballers Turkey men's youth international footballers German men's footballers German sportspeople of Turkish descent Hamburger SV players Hamburger SV II players Hertha BSC players VfB Stuttgart players Kasımpaşa S.K. footballers İstanbul Başakşehir F.K. players Bursaspor footballers Fatih Karagümrük S.K. footballers Bundesliga players Süper Lig players Footballers from Hamburg