External links
- Profile at the Brentford F.C. website
- Yunus Emre Konak at the Turkish Football Federation
- Yunus Emre Konak – UEFA competition record ( archive )
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 26 | ||
| 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 | 10 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2023 | Turkey U18 | 5 | (0) |
| 2023– | Turkey U21 | 9 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:06, 1 June 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:21, 19 November 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Sivas | 2023–24 | Turkish Super League | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 17 | 0 | |
| Brentford | 2023–24 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| 2024–25 | Premier League | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | ||
| Career Total | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 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]
