Tunay Torun
 Torun at practice with VfB Stuttgart in 2012. | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Tunay Torun | ||
| Date of birth | 21 April 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Hamburg, West Germany | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Kasımpaşa | ||
| Number | 55 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1996–2006 | FC St. Pauli | ||
| 2006–2007 | Hamburger SV | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2007–2011 | Hamburger SV II | 47 | (16) |
| 2008–2011 | Hamburger SV | 27 | (2) |
| 2011–2012 | Hertha BSC | 20 | (4) |
| 2012–2014 | VfB Stuttgart | 9 | (0) |
| 2014– | Kasımpaşa | 2 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2005 | Turkey U15 | 2 | (0) |
| 2007 | Turkey U16 | 4 | (1) |
| 2006–2007 | Turkey U17 | 14 | (11) |
| 2007–2008 | Turkey U18 | 9 | (3) |
| 2008–2009 | Turkey U19 | 13 | (6) |
| 2008–2011 | Turkey U21 | 5 | (0) |
| 2011– | Turkey | 9 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20 April 2013. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Tunay Torun (Turkish pronunciation: [tunaj toɾun], born 21 April 1990) is a Turkish footballer who plays for Turkish Süper Lig club Kasımpaşa as a forward.
Career
At the age of 16 he moved from FC St. Pauli to the youth side of Hamburger SV. In November 2007, Torun signed a professional contract but was still kept with the youth team for the rest of the season.[1] He made his Bundesliga debut on 23 August 2008, against Karlsruher SC assisting the game-winning goal. He first scored for HSV on 28 November 2009 in an away match against 1. FSV Mainz 05.
After three Bundesliga seasons with his hometown club, he moved to Hertha BSC during the 2011 summer transfer window.[2]
For the 2012–13 season he moved to VfB Stuttgart.[3]
On 6 January 2014 Torun joined Kasımpaşa.
International career
Torun holds both Turkish and German citizenships. Despite invitations from the German youth team he chose to represent Turkey on international level. He was promoted from the Turkish U17 team to the Under-21s in August 2009.[4] Torun made his debut for the Turkish senior side in a friendly against South Korea on 9 February 2011.
References
- ↑ "Senkrechtstarter Torun: „Für mich zählt nur der HSV“" (in German). transfermarkt.de. 2 June 2010. Retrieved 8 June 2010.
- ↑ "Hertha verpflichtet Tunay Torun" [Hertha sign Tunay Torun]. official website (in German). Hertha BSC. 27 April 2011. Retrieved 27 April 2011.
- ↑ "VfB sign Tunay Torun". official website. VfB Stuttgart. 6 June 2012. Retrieved 6 June 2012.
- ↑ "Ümit Millilerin, Gürcistan maçı aday kadrosu açıklandı" (in Turkish). tff.org. Retrieved 17 November 2009.
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