Personal information | |||
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Full name | Yunus Emre Konak | ||
Date of birth | 10 January 2006 | ||
Place of birth | Batman, Türkiye | ||
Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Brentford | ||
Number | 72 | ||
Youth career | |||
2016–2018 | Batman Tüpraşspor | ||
2018 | 1955 Batman Belediyespor | ||
2018–2023 | Sivasspor | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2023–2024 | Sivasspor | 17 | (0) |
2024– | Brentford | 0 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2023– | Turkey U18 | 5 | (0) |
2023– | Turkey U21 | 3 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:21, 12 January 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:21, 12 January 2024 (UTC) |
Yunus Emre Konak (born 10 January 2006) is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Premier League club Brentford.
Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
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League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Sivas | 2023-24 | Turkish Super League | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
Brentford | 2023-24 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Career Total | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
Konak is a youth product of Batman Tüpraşspor, 1955 Batman Belediyespor and Sivasspor.[1] In March 2023, he signed his first professional contract with Sivasspor.[2] He made his senior and professional debut with Sivasspor as a substitute in a 1–1 Süper Lig tie with Samsunspor on 18 August 2023.[3] On 11 October 2023, he was named by English newspaper The Guardian as one of the best players born in 2006 worldwide.[4]
On 11 January 2024, Konak joined Premier League club Brentford, signing a five-and-a-half-year contract with an option for a further year.[5] The Bees paid a reported €4.5 million transfer fee.[6]
Konak is a youth international for Turkey, having played for the country's U18s and U21s.[7]