Kenan Yıldız
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Yıldız playing for Turkey in 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kenan Yıldız | ||
| Date of birth | 4 May 2005 | ||
| Place of birth | Regensburg, Germany | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Juventus | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2010–2011 | Sallern Regensburg | ||
| 2011–2012 | Jahn Regensburg | ||
| 2012–2022 | Bayern Munich | ||
| 2022–2023 | Juventus | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022–2023 | Juventus Next Gen | 14 | (2) |
| 2023– | Juventus | 89 | (18) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021–2022 | Turkey U17 | 10 | (3) |
| 2022–2023 | Turkey U21 | 8 | (2) |
| 2023– | Turkey | 26 | (5) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 08:30, 8 March 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 15 November 2025 | |||
Kenan Yıldız (Turkish pronunciation: [kenan jɯɫdɯz]; born 4 May 2005) is a professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or winger for Serie A club Juventus. Born in Germany, he plays for the Turkey national team. He is considered one of the best young players in the world.
Yıldız started playing football in Regensburg, his native city, after entering the Bayern Munich's youth set-up in 2012, ultimately reaching the U19s. In July 2022, after his contract with the Bavarians expired, he was signed by Juventus who assigned him to their U19s. He quickly broke into Juventus Next Gen and later into the first team, to which he was promoted in November 2023. Having emerged as a young prospect, he was awarded Juventus' number 10 jersey ahead of the 2024–25 season.