Juventus shirt 10, Kenan Yildiz scored a great goal on Sunday (22) in the duel against Wydad Casablanca for the second round of Group G of the Club World Cup.
It was the second time that the 20 -year -old Turkish, and his third goal in the World Cup, drawing with the artillery of the tournament held in the United States.
Destro and agile despite its 1.87 m, Yildiz is one of the great promises of European football. He is in his second season in the professional team, after finishing his training in the Italian base category.
At the World Cup, Yildiz has given his business card to those who do not follow Italian football. In this Sunday’s game, he showed opportunism in the first goal and talent in the second, by hitting a kick at the angle, from the entrance of the area.
Born in Germany, but Turkish in football
Despite defending Turkey’s national team, the jewelry was born in Regensburg, Germany in 2005. Kenan’s father is Turkish, while the German mother. But since adolescence, he chose to play for his father’s country.
Yildiz began his career at Jahn Regensburg, team of his city, but soon moved to Bayern Munich when he was 7 years old. After standing out at the base of the Bavarians, he chose not to renew his contract and was free in 2022.
The midfielder received polls from Barcelona, but eventually opted for the Juventus project, and spent a year at the base before making his debut for the main team in August 2023 against Udinese.
Affirmation Season in Juventus
After a first season of adaptation to professional football, participating in 32 games and leaving the bank in most of them, Yildiz began to become the player who promised to be in the second half of 2024.
In the 2024-25 season, which is still underway on the club’s World Cup, Yildiz made 50 matches, with 18 guest appearances. He shook the net 12 times and gave six assists.
