Halil Akbunar

{{short description|Turkish professional footballer|bot=PearBOT 5}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Halil Akbunar

| image =

| caption =

| full_name = Halil Akbunar{{cite web |url=http://www.fifadata.com/document/FWYC/2013/pdf/FWYC_2013_SquadLists.pdf |title=FIFA U-20 World Cup Turkey 2013 List of Players: Turkey |work=FIFA.com |format=PDF |page=21 |publisher=Fédération Internationale de Football Association |date=23 June 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130627043508/http://www.fifadata.com/document/FWYC/2013/pdf/FWYC_2013_SquadLists.pdf |archive-date=27 June 2013 |url-status=dead}}

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1993|11|9|df=y}}

| birth_place = İzmir, Turkey

| height = 1.70 m

| position = Winger

| currentclub = Eyüpspor

| clubnumber = 7

| youthyears1 = 2006–2010

| youthclubs1 = Balçova Idman Yurdu

| youthyears2 = 2010–2011

| youthclubs2 = Antalyaspor

| youthyears3 = 2011–2012

| youthclubs3 = Göztepe

| years1 = 2012–2022

| clubs1 = Göztepe

| caps1 = 293

| goals1 = 45

| years2 = 2015–2016

| clubs2 = → Elazığspor (loan)

| caps2 = 28

| goals2 = 3

| years3 = 2022–2023

| clubs3 = Westerlo

| caps3 = 14

| goals3 = 2

| years4 = 2023–

| clubs4 = Eyüpspor

| caps4 = 31

| goals4 = 3

| years5 = 2023–2024

| clubs5 = → Pendikspor (loan)

| caps5 = 37

| goals5 = 5

| nationalyears1 = 2012

| nationalteam1 = Turkey U19

| nationalcaps1 = 2

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| nationalyears2 = 2012–2013

| nationalteam2 = Turkey U20

| nationalcaps2 = 7

| nationalgoals2 = 2

| nationalyears3 = 2021–

| nationalteam3 = Turkey

| nationalcaps3 = 2

| nationalgoals3 = 0

| club-update = 19:56, 13 December 2024 (UTC).

| nationalteam-update = 27 January 2021

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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.

Club career

Akbunar was promoted to the senior team of Göztepe in January 2012 after graduating from their youth academy.{{cite web|url=http://www.tff.org/Default.aspx?pageId=29&macId=98692|title=GÖZTEPE A.Ş. KARTALSPOR - Maç Detayları TFF|website=www.tff.org}} On 26 August 2015 he joined Elaziğspor on loan.{{Cite web |last=DHA |date=26 August 2015 |title=Halil Akbunar, Elazığspor'a kiralandı |url=https://www.sabah.com.tr/spor/futbol/2015/08/26/halil-akbunar-elazigspora-kiralandi |access-date=27 November 2023 |website=Sabah |language=tr}} Halil made his Süper Lig debut for Göztepe in a 2–2 draw against Fenerbahçe, on 12 August 2017.{{cite web|url=http://www.tff.org/Default.aspx?pageId=29&macId=180343|title=GÖZTEPE A.Ş. FENERBAHÇE A.Ş. - Maç Detayları TFF|website=www.tff.org}}

On 4 July 2022, he signed a three-year contract with Westerlo in Belgium.{{cite web|publisher=Westerlo|url=https://kvcwesterlo.be/welcome-halil-akbunar/|title=Welcome Halil Akbunar|date=4 July 2022|access-date=18 August 2022|archive-date=22 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220922151426/https://kvcwesterlo.be/welcome-halil-akbunar/|url-status=dead}}

On 12 January 2023, Akbunar returned to Turkey and signed a three-and-a-half-year contract with Eyüpspor.{{cite web|publisher=Eyüpspor|url=https://eyupspor.org.tr/transfer-eyupspor-halil-akbunari-kadrosuna-kattigini-acikladi/|title=Eyüpspor, Halil Akbunar’ı kadrosuna kattığını açıkladı|date=12 January 2023|access-date=10 February 2023|language=tr}} On 8 July 2023, he joined Süper Lig newcomer Pendikspor on loan.{{Cite web |date=8 July 2023 |title=Halil Akbunar, Pendikspor’da! |url=https://twitter.com/vtrspor/status/1677750249102921728 |access-date=27 November 2023 |website=X (formerly Twitter) |language=en}}

International career

Akbunar made his senior debut for Turkey on 27 March 2021 in a World Cup qualifier against Norway.{{Cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/report?gameId=590410|title=Norway vs. Turkey - Football Match Report - March 27, 2021 - ESPN}}

Career statistics

=Club=

rowspan=2\|Club	rowspan=2\|Season	colspan=3\|League	colspan=2\|National Cup	colspan="2" \|Total
class="wikitable" style="font-size:100%; text-align: center" \|+Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
rowspan=11\|Göztepe	2011–12	rowspan=2\|TFF First League \|12	2	0	0	12	2
2012–13 \|27	4	3	0	30	4
2013–14	rowspan=2\|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	rowspan=5\|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
colspan=2\|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
colspan="3" \|Career total !367	51	20	5	387	56

=International=

rowspan="2"\|Team !rowspan="2"\|Year !colspan="2"\|Competitive !colspan="2"\|Friendly !colspan="2"\|Total
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" \|+ Appearances and goals by national team, year and competition
Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Turkey U19 \|2012	0	0	\|2	0	2	0
rowspan="3"\|Turkey U20 \|2012	0	0	3	1	3	1
2013	2	0	2	1	4	1
Total\|\|2\|\|0\|\|5\|\|2\|\|7\|\|2
rowspan="3"\|Turkey \|2021	1	0	1	0	2	0
2022	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total\|\|1\|\|0\|\|1\|\|0\|\|2\|\|0
colspan="2"\|Career total\|\|3\|\|0\|\|8\|\|2\|\|11\|\|2