Oliver Leo Aurel Günes (born 24 December 2002) is a Finnish professional

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea ...

who plays as a

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for

Veikkausliiga Veikkausliiga () is a professional association football league in Finland and the highest level of the Finnish football league system. The league comprises the top 12 clubs of the country. Its main sponsor is the Finnish national betting agenc ...

club

Gnistan IF Gnistan (''Kipinä'' in Finnish; ''The Spark'' in English), commonly known as Gnistan, is a Finnish football club from the city of Helsinki, founded in 1924. The club is currently playing in the Veikkausliiga, the first tier of the Finnish le ...

Club career

Günes debuted in top tier

with SJK first team in 2021, but played mostly with the club's academy squad

SJK Akatemia SJK Akatemia (also referred to as SJK II, formerly Kerho 07 in 2013–2015) is a football club from Seinäjoki in Finland. The club was formed in 2012 and their home ground is at the OmaSP Stadion. SJK Akatemia is the reserve team of Seinäjoen ...

in Finnish second-tier. His contract was terminated on mutual agreement on 30 April 2024. On 16 August 2024, Günes joined

24 Erzincanspor Anagold 24 Erzincanspor is a Turkish football club located in Erzincan, Turkey. History The club was founded in 1984 under the name ''Refahiyespor'', in the town Refahiye, Erzincan Province. The biggest club in the region, Erzincanspor, diss ...

in Turkish third-tier

TFF 2. Lig The TFF 2. Lig (), currently referred to as Nesine 2. Lig for sponsorship reasons, is the third level in the Turkish football league system. It was founded in the 2001–02 season with the name of ''Turkish Second League Category B'' as a continua ...

. In January 2025, he joined Karabük İdman Yurdu in

TFF 3. Lig The TFF 3. Lig (), currently referred to as Nesine 3. Lig for sponsorship reasons, is the fourth level in the Turkish football league system. It was founded in the 2001–02 season as a continuation of then third level division Turkish Third Foot ...

. On 25 March 2025, he returned to Finland and signed for Veikkausliiga club

IF Gnistan IF Gnistan (''Kipinä'' in Finnish; ''The Spark'' in English), commonly known as Gnistan, is a Finnish football club from the city of Helsinki, founded in 1924. The club is currently playing in the Veikkausliiga, the first tier of the Finnish le ...

Personal life

Günes was born in

Mikkeli Mikkeli (; ; ; ) is a List of cities and towns in Finland, city in, and the regional capital of, South Savo, Finland, located in the Finnish Lakeland. The population is approximately , while the Mikkeli sub-region of Southern Savonia has a populat ...

, Finland, to a Finnish mother and a

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father. He was raised in

Espoo Espoo (, ; ) is a city in Finland. It is located to the west of the capital, Helsinki, in southern Uusimaa. The population is approximately . It is the most populous Municipalities of Finland, municipality in Finland. Espoo is part of the Helsi ...

, Finland.

Career statistics

Oliver Günes

Football Association of Finland The Football Association of Finland (, SPL; ) is the governing body of football (soccer), football and futsal in Finland. It was founded in Helsinki on 19 May 1907. The SPL organises the Finland national football team, men's and Finland women's ...

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