Yunus Mallı

Yunus Mallı — Biography

Yunus Mallı is a footballer who grew up in Germany and plays as an attacking midfielder, the classic number ten. After playing in the Bundesliga for Mainz 05 and Wolfsburg he chose Turkey, was in the squad for Euro 2016 and won the 2021-22 Süper Lig title with Trabzonspor. Since September 2025 he has been back at Mainz 05's second team in the Regionalliga Südwest.

He started out in Kassel and joined Borussia Mönchengladbach's academy in 2007. He turned down a contract offer from Mönchengladbach and agreed terms with Mainz 05 in January 2011. He made his Bundesliga debut as a substitute against Hertha Berlin on October 22, 2011, and scored his first league goal against Greuther Fürth on January 26, 2013. In 2013-14 he had his most productive season, with 5 goals and 4 assists, and in 2015-16 he wore Mainz's number 10 shirt and scored three against Hoffenheim. He joined Wolfsburg on a 4.5-year deal in early 2017 and spent the second half of 2019-20 on loan at Union Berlin. He signed for Trabzonspor in January 2021, for Kasımpaşa in July 2022 and for Konyaspor in August 2023.

He played for Germany's youth teams, was part of the side that won the 2009 European Under-17 Championship, and first appeared for the under-21s in 2013. In 2015 he opted for Turkey and made his senior debut against Qatar on November 13, 2015. He became a father in 2022.