Halil Akbunar
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Halil Akbunar[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 9 November 1993[1] | ||
| Place of birth | İzmir, Turkey | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Bursaspor | ||
| Number | 77 | ||
| 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) |
| 2023–2026 | Eyüpspor | 50 | (5) |
| 2023–2024 | → Pendikspor (loan) | 37 | (5) |
| 2023–2026 | Bursaspor | 4 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2012 | Turkey U19 | 2 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Turkey U20 | 7 | (2) |
| 2021– | Turkey | 2 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 4 February 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 27 January 2021 | |||
Halil Akbunar (born 9 November 1993) is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as a winger for Süper Lig club Bursaspor and the Turkey national team.
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]
On 21 December 2025, he signed with Bursaspor[8] and scored his first goal for the club against Adanaspor[9].
International career
Akbunar made his senior debut for Turkey on 27 March 2021 in a World Cup qualifier against Norway.[10]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played on 27 November 2023[11]
| 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
| 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 | |