Kenan Yildiz
The Wonderkid
Juventus's prodigy wears Del Piero's old No. 10 — pair him with Guler and Turkey have the most exciting young attacking duo in the tournament, if they can make it work.
Skill4/5
Flair4/5
Clutch2/5
Hype3/5
Player rating
81OVRLW
- Pace82
- Shooting78
- Passing79
- Dribbling86
- Defending42
- Physical64
Next matches
- Next upvs United StatesSoFi Stadium, InglewoodJun 25
The read
Turkey opened with a deflating 0-2 loss to Australia, with Yildiz unable to change it; they're now under pressure against Paraguay on June 19, and his partnership with Arda Guler is the experiment Turkey's whole campaign rides on.
The fan’s readHe's a boom-or-bust talent with a real club pedigree, and Turkey's group cracked open the moment of that Australia upset — a 21-year-old No. 10 with this much raw ceiling only needs one game to click to swing Turkey's fate.