He played in the two biggest teams of the Super League: Who is Michy Batshuayi?

Fenerbahçe Club Board Member Acun Ilıcalı said that they decided not to continue with Belgian striker Michy Batshuayi in line with the report of coach Jose Mourinho. (June 2024)

Michy Batshuayi-Atunga was born in Brussels on October 2, 1993, and the striker, who is originally from Congo, started his football career at RFC Evere in 2003-2004.

After playing for Schaarbeek in 2004-2005, Batshuayi moved to Brussels in the 2005-2006 season. After being tested at Anderlecht in the 2006-2007 season, he returned to Brussels and completed the 2007-2008 season there.

Batshuayi, who signed a professional contract by transferring to R Standard de Liège before the 2011-2012 season, played a total of 23 matches (5 of which were Playoffs) in the Belgian League (Jupiler Pro League) in the 2011-2012 season and scored 6 goals in these matches.

Michy Batshuayi-Atunga (born 2 October 1993) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Süper Lig club Fenerbahçe and the Belgium national team. A December 2015 profiling by FourFourTwo likened Batshuayi for his speed, strength, positioning and link-up play to Didier Drogba, despite being shorter than Drogba.

Batshuayi, who played 1 match in the Champions League Preliminaries but could not score a goal, could not record an assist either.

Batshuayi played 7 matches in the Europa League and scored 1 goal in these matches.

Batshuayi played 2 matches for Beker van België (Beker van Belgie), scoring 2 goals, and played a total of 34 matches (12 of which were Playoffs) in the league in the 2012-2013 season; He scored 12 goals and assisted in 5. While he played 2 matches for Beker van België (Beker van Belgie); He could not score a goal or provide an assist.

In the 2013-2014 season, Batshuayi and Beker played with 1 goal and 2 assists in 4 matches in the Europa League Preliminaries, 1 goal and 1 assist in 6 matches in the Europa League, and 18 goals and 3 assists in 29 matches in the Belgian League (Jupiler Pro League). He played 1 match for van België (Beker van Belgie).

While playing in 29 of 30 matches in the league; He played in the starting 11 on the 26th day of the season and was substituted three times. While playing in 4 matches in the Europa League Preliminaries; He played in the first 11 three times and came on as a substitute once. While playing in 6 of 8 matches in the Europa League; He played in the first 11 3 times and came on as a substitute 3 times.

In the 2014-15 transfer period, he was transferred to Olympique de Marseille, coached by Marcelo Bielsa, for a transfer fee of 6 million Euros.

Batshuayi, who received a €40 million (£33.2 million) offer from English Premier League club Chelsea at the beginning of the season in 2016, signed a five-year contract with Chelsea on July 3.

Batshuayi attended pre-season camp in Austria and made his debut in a friendly match against Wolfsberger AC on 20 July. A day later, he made a name for himself by scoring his first two goals in a friendly match against Atus Ferlach, which they won 8-0.

The 28-year-old center forward was transferred to Beşiktaş, one of the three biggest teams of the Turkish Super League, in the 2021-2022 season.

TEAMS PLAYED BY BATSHUAYI

2011-2014 - Standard Liège

2014-2016 - Marseille

2016 – Chelsea

2018 - Borussia Dortmund (on loan)

2018-2019 - Valencia (on loan)

2019 - Crystal Palace (on loan)

2020-2021 - Crystal Palace (loan)

2021-2022 - Beşiktaş

2022- Fenerbahçe