Koray Gunter

Koray Gunter (German pronunciation: [ˈkoːˌʁaɪ ˈɡʏntɐ], Turkish pronunciation: [koɾaj ɟyntaɾ]; born 16 August 1994) is a German professional footballer of Turkish descent, who plays as a centre back for Italian club Hellas Verona.

Club Career

Borussia Dortmund

Gunter began his career in 2001 for SV Hoxter, before moving to SpVg Brakel in 2006. Gunter was elected sportsman of the year of Hoxter in November 2011, and Gunter was scouted by Borussia Dortmund at a Westfalen youth football tournament then enrolled into the Borussia Dortmund academy. Gunter was previously an attacking player before being retrained as defender. He has played three seasons with the BVB academy since he joined BVB through to Borussia Dortmund II.

In the 2012–13 season, Gunter succeeded to Borussia Dortmund II, playing in the German 3. Liga and on 28 August 2012, on the seventh match day of the 2012–13 3. Liga season, Gunter made his debut in professional football, as he stood in the starting eleven of Borussia Dortmund II against Karlsruher SC. Gunter was inducted into the Borussia Dortmund's first team in the 2012–13 Bundesliga season, where he was selected for the first time in the BVB squad as an unused substitute on 27 November 2012 in a home match against Fortuna Dusseldorf in the Bundesliga.

Galatasaray

Gunter passed his medical and signed for four and half years with Galatasaray on 30 January 2014 for €2.5 million with Dortmund including a buy-back option worth €7 million.

On 12 July 2016, Gunter injured while playing against Thun in a friendly match, suffered from ACL. The anticipated return to team was January–February 2017, reported by medical team.

Genoa

On 12 July 2018, Gunter signed with Genoa a free transfer.

Loan to Hellas Verona

On 19 July 2019, Gunter joined Hellas Verona on loan with an option to buy.

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