Başar Önal
Dutch born Turkish footballer (born 2004)
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Başar Önal (born 6 July 2004) is a professional footballer who plays as a left winger or left midfielder for Ligue 1 club Lille.[1] Born in the Netherlands, he is a youth international for Turkey.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 6 July 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Doetinchem, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Positions | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Lille | ||
| Number | 19 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2009–2012 | DZC '68 | ||
| 2012–2022 | De Graafschap | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022–2024 | De Graafschap | 73 | (17) |
| 2024–2026 | NEC | 62 | (8) |
| 2026– | Lille | 4 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021–2022 | Turkey U18 | 6 | (2) |
| 2022 | Turkey U19 | 3 | (1) |
| 2024– | Turkey U21 | 8 | (1) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20 September 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 31 March 2026 | |||
Professional career
Önal began playing football with the youth sides of DZC '68 at the age of 5, before being scouted by De Graafschap at eight-years old.
He worked his way up their youth categories, eventually promoting straight to their senior team in 2022.[2] He made his senior and professional debut with De Graafschap as a late substitute in a 3–1 Eerste Divisie loss to MVV on 18 March 2022.[3] On 15 April 2022, he signed his first professional contract with De Graafschap for 3 seasons.[4]
On 5 July 2024, Eredivisie club NEC announced that Önal had signed a four-year contract with the club.[5]
On 8 July 2026, Önal moved to Lille in France on a four-season deal.[6]
International career
Önal is a youth international for Turkey, having played up to the Turkey U19s.[7]
Personal life
Playing style
Career statistics
- As of match played 20 September 2026[9]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| De Graafschap | 2021–22 | Eerste Divisie | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 2[a] | 0 | 6 | 1 | |
| 2022–23 | Eerste Divisie | 37 | 7 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 41 | 9 | |||
| 2023–24 | Eerste Divisie | 32 | 9 | 2 | 0 | — | 2[a] | 0 | 36 | 9 | ||
| Total | 73 | 17 | 6 | 2 | — | 4 | 0 | 83 | 19 | |||
| NEC | 2024–25 | Eredivisie | 33 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 1[b] | 0 | 36 | 1 | |
| 2025–26 | Eredivisie | 29 | 7 | 5 | 2 | — | — | 34 | 9 | |||
| Total | 62 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 70 | 10 | ||
| Lille | 2026–27 | Ligue 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | |
| Career total | 139 | 25 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 158 | 29 | ||
- Appearances in Eredivisie promotion/relegation playoffs
- Appearance in European play-offs
- Appearances in UEFA Champions League