Why is Kenan Yıldız not in the national team? Is he injured?

The absence of Kenan Yıldız from the candidate squad announced ahead of the national team's crucial matches has raised questions. Football fans are looking into why the player is not in the squad and whether he is injured.

A National Team head coach Sergen Yalçın said that in his conversation with Kenan Yıldız, the player told him he wanted to join the national team despite being injured. Yalçın said the club, however, wanted his treatment to continue there, and noted that the player therefore remained at Juventus.

A fracture was detected on the sole of the fifth metatarsal bone in the left foot of the national player, who wears the Juventus shirt. The player underwent surgery on 31 August 2026 and cannot be part of the A National Team squad because of the injury.