Enes Ünal

Bursaspor

Ünal was promoted from the Bursaspor youth team. He made his professional debut against Vojvodina in the first leg of third qualifying round of 2013–14 UEFA Europa League on 1 August 2013, replacing Sebastián Pinto for the last five minutes of a 2–2 draw at Karađorđe. On 25 August 2013, Ünal came off the bench for Ferhat Kiraz in the 71st minute to make his debut against Galatasaray, and scored his first league goal three minutes later with the assist by Pablo Batalla. This goal made him the youngest player to score in the Süper Lig. On 21 October, he scored his second league goal against Kayserispor with the assist by Şener Özbayraklı. On 19 December 2013, he came off the bench for Musa Çağıran in the 80th minute in the Turkish Cup game against İnegölspor, and scored Bursaspor's second goal via a free kick two minutes later, netting the third in the 86th minute. On 12 February 2014, he scored the third goal for Bursaspor against Akhisar Belediyespor in the cup group stages. They finished first in the group stage with 13 points and advanced to the semi-finals to face Galatasaray.

Manchester City

On 7 July 2015, Premier League club Manchester City announced Ünal's signing for a reported fee of £2 million, their first purchase of the summer. He made his debut against Adelaide United on a tour of Australia, in a 2–0 win. On 31 July 2015, Manchester City announced that Ünal would be going out on loan to Belgian Pro League side Genk for two seasons. On…

After scoring 25 goals in 24 games for the Turkey U16 side, he was quickly promoted to the U17s, and after scoring his first professional goal in 2013 was invited to join the Turkey U21 side, despite being just 16 years old. He scored his first U21 goal in 4–0 win against Malta. Ünal earned his first international cap at senior level on 31 March 2015, replacing Olcay Şahan in the 57th minute of a 2–1 friendly victory against Luxembourg at the Stade Josy Barthel. His second cap wouldn't come for over a year, appearing as a substitute in a friendly against Russia on 31 August 2016. On 30 September 2016, Ünal was called up for 2018 World Cup qualification matches against Ukraine and Iceland. He made his first start and competitive debut for Turkey against Ukraine, on 6 October, in a 2–2 draw. On 17 November 2019, Ünal scored his first two goals for Turkey in a 2–0 win against Andorra, during the UEFA Euro 2020 qualification. On 1 June 2021, he was selected in the 26-man squad for UEFA Euro 2020. On 24 May 2024, he was named in the 35-man preliminary squad for UEFA Euro 2024. However, on 1 June, he was withdrawn due to injury.

Ünal was born in Osmangazi, Bursa, on 10 May 1997. His father, Mesut Ünal, was also a professional footballer who also played for Bursaspor and was a youth international for Turkey.

Ünal's family became Manchester City fans after Sergio Agüero's 94th-minute Premier League title-winning goal in 2012. Ünal had been dating Lisa Smellers, a Belgian footballer who plays for Genk Ladies. The couple were married in December 2019. Their daughter, Lila Ela, was born in 2020.