Happy birthday, Kenan!
Now in his second season in the Bianconeri's First Team, the Juventus Number 10 continues to shine in black and white, following his memorable breakout season last year.
After scoring on his starting debuts in both the league and Coppa Italia in the last campaign, Kenan continued this incredible debut streak this season with an outstanding strike against PSV in his first Champions League match, surpassing his idol Alessandro Del Piero to become Juve's youngest-ever scorer in Europe's top-tier club competition.
Added to that, he scored on his Italian Super Cup debut in Saudi Arabia in January, meaning he's scored on his starting debut across four different competitions – an astounding feat!
Despite his young age, Yildiz shows class, determination and immense heart on the pitch, be it through his variety of skilful plays, impressive bursts of speed or his valuable goal contributions – so far this season he has provided five assists and scored eight goals across all competitions, making his impact felt in front of goal.
And no doubt he'll be looking to add to that tally in the rest of the games to come.
Have a happy 20th birthday, Kenan!
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