Oliver Günes
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Oliver Leo Aurel Günes | ||
| Date of birth | 24 December 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Mikkeli, Finland | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | EIF | ||
| Number | 30 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2014 | NJS | ||
| 2015–2020 | Espoo | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020 | Espoo | 17 | (5) |
| 2021–2024 | SJK | 1 | (0) |
| 2021–2024 | SJK II | 72 | (10) |
| 2024 | 24 Erzincanspor | 3 | (0) |
| 2025 | Karabük İdman Yurdu | 3 | (0) |
| 2025–2026 | Gnistan | 15 | (0) |
| 2026– | EIF | 13 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 26 July 2026 | |||
Oliver Leo Aurel Günes (born 24 December 2002) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ykkösliiga club EIF.
Club career
Günes debuted in top tier Veikkausliiga with SJK first team in 2021,[1][2] but played mostly with the club's academy squad SJK Akatemia in Finnish second-tier. His contract was terminated on mutual agreement on 30 April 2024.[3]
On 16 August 2024, Günes joined 24 Erzincanspor in Turkish third-tier TFF 2. Lig.[4]
In January 2025, he joined Karabük İdman Yurdu in TFF 3. Lig.
On 25 March 2025, he returned to Finland and signed for Veikkausliiga club IF Gnistan.[5]
Personal life
Günes was born in Mikkeli, Finland, to a Finnish mother and a Turkish father.[6] He was raised in Espoo, Finland.
Career statistics
- As of 26 July 2026[7]
| Club | Season | League | Cup[a] | League cup[b] | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Espoo II | 2019 | Kolmonen | 1 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | ||
| Espoo | 2020 | Kakkonen | 17 | 5 | – | – | 17 | 5 | ||
| SJK Seinäjoki | 2021 | Veikkausliiga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | |
| 2022 | Veikkausliiga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2023 | Veikkausliiga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2024 | Veikkausliiga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| SJK Akatemia | 2021 | Kakkonen | 19 | 5 | 6 | 0 | – | 25 | 5 | |
| 2022 | Ykkönen | 23 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 28 | 1 | |
| 2023 | Ykkönen | 29 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 33 | 4 | |
| 2024 | Ykkösliiga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 72 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 88 | 10 | ||
| 24 Erzincanspor | 2024–25 | TFF 2. Lig | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 4 | 0 | |
| Karabük İdman Yurdu | 2024–25 | TFF 3. Lig | 3 | 0 | – | – | 3 | 0 | ||
| IF Gnistan | 2025 | Veikkausliiga | 15 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1 |
| 2026 | Veikkausliiga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 15 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 1 | ||
| Ekenäs IF | 2026 | Ykkösliiga | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| Career total | 135 | 15 | 12 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 161 | 16 | ||
- ↑ Includes Suomen Cup and Turkish Cup
- ↑ Includes Finnish League Cup, Ykköscup and Ykkösliigacup
References
- ↑ Günes ja Säilynoja jatkavat Seinäjoella, sjk.fi, 15 November 2022
- ↑ SJK solmi jatkosopimukset Oliver Günesin ja Topi Säilynojan kanssa, veikkausliiga.com, 15 November 2022
- ↑ Oliver Günes ja SJK ovat purkaneet pelaajasopimuksen, sjk.fi, 30 April 2024
- ↑ Ailemize hoş geldin, 16 August 2024, 24 Erzincanspor
- ↑ IF GNISTAN VAHVISTUU OLIVER GÜNESILLÄ, gnistan.fi, 25 March 2025
- ↑ Ergene, Ali (9 September 2020). "Lupaava huippupelaaja ehkä siirtymässä Turkkiin". Turkin Uutiset (in Finnish). Retrieved 19 February 2024.
- ↑ Oliver Günes, Football Association of Finland
External links
- Oliver Günes at Soccerway
- Oliver Günes at WorldFootball.net
Categories:
- Living people
- 2002 births
- Finnish men's footballers
- 21st-century Finnish sportsmen
- Finnish people of Turkish descent
- Footballers from Espoo
- Men's association football midfielders
- Kolmonen players
- Kakkonen players
- Ykkönen players
- Ykkösliiga players
- Veikkausliiga players
- TFF 2. Lig players
- TFF 3. Lig players
- Nurmijärven Jalkapalloseura players
- Seinäjoen Jalkapallokerho players
- SJK Akatemia players
- FC Espoo players
- 24 Erzincanspor footballers
- Karabük İdman Yurdu players
- IF Gnistan players
- Ekenäs IF players
- Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey
- Finnish expatriate sportspeople in Turkey