Kenan Yıldız

Kenan Yıldız — Biography

Kenan Yıldız is an attacking midfielder and winger who wears the number 10 shirt at Juventus. Although born in Germany, he represents Turkey; he holds the record as the youngest player to score for Juventus in the Champions League and was named Serie A's Rising Star for the 2025-26 season.

He began in the Regensburg academies and joined Bayern Munich in 2012 at the age of seven, captaining age groups and rising to the under-19s. When his contract ran out in the summer of 2022, Barcelona and Juventus both wanted him, and he signed with Juventus in July. He first played for Next Gen; in 2023 he stepped up to the first team, made his Serie A debut away to Udinese on August 20 and in December scored against Frosinone to become the club's youngest foreign scorer in Serie A. He won the Coppa Italia in 2023-24. He took the number 10 shirt in August 2024, and in September his goal against PSV Eindhoven beat Del Piero's record. That season he scored twice in a 4-4 draw with Inter, and his goal against Torino was voted goal of the season.

After playing for Turkey's under-17 and under-21 sides he made his senior debut against Croatia in October 2023 and scored his first goal in November in a 3-2 win over Germany in Berlin. He was in the Euro 2024 squad, and Turkey have qualified for the 2026 World Cup. He is known for his passing and long-range shooting. In 2025-26 he scored 10 goals with 6 assists in 33 Serie A games.