The Juventus number 10 dragged his teammates on the trip to Bodo in the Champions League and now aims to reach 20 goals, surpassing his idol Del Piero once again
One hundred and not hear them. Kenan Yildiz celebrated his 100 appearances with the Juventus shirt on the snow of Bodo, performing in a series of special slaloms on the synthetic surface of the Aspmyra Stadion. And his is yet another record: at 20 years and 205 days, no one had ever managed to reach a similar goal with the black and white jersey. This is thanks to a calendar that is increasingly full of matches compared to the past, but also to an already predestined career that began immediately at Juventus, which has allowed him to already set the record as the youngest Juventus goalscorer in the Champions League (at 19 years and 136 days) and the youngest captain ever (20 years and 139 days). At the same current age as the Turkish number 10, the Juventus player of the past who could count the most appearances was the striker Bruno Nicolè (83), followed by Felice Borel (79) and Renato Buso (77). Alex Del Piero, for example, had collected “just” 64.
bodo glimt-juve, yildiz driving force
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In Bodo, the 20-year-old Turk did not score, but was instrumental in all 3 of the Lady’s goals. A true ten time, like the number he has been wearing since August 2024. The same as the idol Alessandro Del Piero. Behind the goals from Lois Openda, Weston McKennie and Jonathan David’s decisive shot in the 91st minute there was the same hand: that of Kenan’s imagination and technique. Very young, but increasingly a technical leader with decisive plays. There is a Juventus with Yildiz and one without. A question of quality, courage and personality.
in wake of yamal plates
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The explosion of Turkish in the last year and a half has been exponential. What the 100 appearances for Juventus at just 20 years old don’t tell, the numbers in the Champions League tell. After the Barcelona phenomenon Lamine Yamal and Mr. Champions Desiré Doué of PSG, Yildiz is among the players born from 2005 onwards and already great protagonists in the top European competition. The Juventus player was involved in five goals between assists (2) and goals (3). Not to mention Bodo’s plays, which shifted the balance of the match even without entering the scoreboard and statistics. In any case, only Lamine Yamal (7 goals and 4 assists) and Doué (7 goals and 3 assists) did better among the golden youngsters of the Champions League.
now the 20 goals
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Juventus enjoys Yildiz and Kenan, like a good predestined, having crossed a finish line, immediately aims for another. The point of ten is to lift new trophies with the Lady after the 2024 Italian Cup. But the future is today for the former Bayern player. From the Champions League to the championship. Cagliari arrives at the Allianz Stadium on Saturday and a new opportunity will present itself for Yildiz to score big numbers. Kenan can reach 20 goals against the Sardinians for Juventus. Del Piero got there at 20 years and 343 days: it would be yet another overtaking by the young Turk on his idol.
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