Mesut Ünal (born 3 April 1973) is a Turkish former footballer who played as a centre-back, best known for his Süper Lig stints with Bursaspor and Sakaryaspor.

Mesut Ünal
Personal information
Date of birth (1973-04-03) April 3, 1973 (age 51)
Place of birth Istanbul, Turkey
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Youth career
1990–1993 Bursaspor
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1993–2000 Bursaspor 85 (2)
1998–1999Sakaryaspor (loan) 10 (1)
2000–2001 Altay 4 (0)
2001–2005 Sakaryaspor 116 (10)
2005–2006 Bursaspor 13 (0)
2006–2007 Oyak Renault G.S.D. 17 (0)
2007–2008 Balıkesirspor 5 (0)
Total 250 (13)
International career
1995 Turkey U21 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

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A youth product of Bursaspor, Ünal made his professional debut with Bursaspor in a 1–0 Süper Lig loss to Zeytinburnuspor on 14 November 1993.[1] He had several spells with Bursaspor throughout his career, and also spent time with Sakaryaspor.[2]

International career

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Ünal made one appearance with the Turkey U21s in a 1996 UEFA European Under-21 Championship 2-0 qualification win over Switzerland U21 on 24 April 1995.[3]

Personal life

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Mesut's son, Enes Ünal, is also a professional footballer and international for Turkey.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "ZEYTİNBURNUSPOR BURSASPOR - Maç Detayları TFF". tff.org. Retrieved 2017-12-10.
  2. ^ "Babası kendi kalesine, Enes Galatasaray'a."
  3. ^ "İSVİÇRE TÜRKİYE - Maç Detayları TFF". tff.org. Retrieved 2017-12-10.
  4. ^ "Bursaspor wonder kid Enes Ünal sets Turkey's youngest goal scoring record". Hürriyet Daily News.
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