Burak Yılmaz

Burak Yılmaz (born 15 July 1985) is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as a striker for Beşiktaş and the Turkish national team. He has also played for the "big four" clubs in Turkey: Beşiktaş, Fenerbahçe, Trabzonspor and Galatasaray.

For the Austrian footballer, see Burak Yilmaz (footballer, born 1995).
Burak Yılmaz
Yılmaz with Turkey in 2011
Personal information
Date of birth (1985-07-15) 15 July 1985
Place of birth Antalya, Turkey
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position(s) Striker
Club information
Current team
 Beşiktaş
Number 17
Youth career
1994–2002 Antalyaspor
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2006 Antalyaspor 70 (17)
2006–2008 Beşiktaş 39 (6)
2008 Manisaspor 16 (9)
2008–2010 Fenerbahçe 6 (0)
2009–2010 → Eskişehirspor (loan) 14 (1)
2010–2012 Trabzonspor 72 (55)
2012–2016 Galatasaray 105 (65)
2016–2017 Beijing Guoan 28 (19)
2017–2018 Trabzonspor 32 (28)
2018– Beşiktaş 36 (23)
National team‡
2001 Turkey U17 8 (1)
2002–2003 Turkey U18 10 (0)
2002–2004 Turkey U19 17 (0)
2004–2005 Turkey U20 11 (2)
2006 Turkey U21 7 (0)
2006 Turkey A2 1 (1)
2006– Turkey 59 (24)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11:18, 21 June 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 14 November 2019

Club career

Early career

Burak started his professional career in Antalyaspor as a midfielder. He scored his first goal in the 2004–05 season against Karşıyaka. He played 29 matches, scoring 8 goals and helping his team avoid relegation. He contributed to the success of the team's promotion to the Süper Lig after finishing second in Division 1 in the 2005–06 season especially in the second half of the season after scoring 9 goals in 24 matches. In 70 league appearances for the club he scored 17 goals.[1]

Beşiktaş

Burak was transferred to Beşiktaş in the summer of 2006. He made his debut on August 6, 2006 against Manisaspor, and scored his first goal against Konyaspor in a 3–1 win for Beşiktaş. He also scored against Trabzonspor.[2] In his first season, he scored 5 goals in 30 league appearances and Beşiktaş finished the League in the second place. He played also in the Turkish Cup 7 times and scored 1 goal, helping his team win the cup. His form dropped dramatically during the 2007–08 season. In January 2008, he was sold to Manisaspor as part of an exchange deal, and later to Fenerbahçe on 29 June 2008.[3]

Fenerbahçe

On 29 June 2008, Burak was sold to Fenerbahçe and was presented at a news conference wearing the number 7 shirt.[4] On the contrary to his "promising youngster" image in Manisaspor and Beşiktaş, he had been a disappointment during his spell in Fenerbahçe, only playing six games and failing to score in the 2008–09 season.

Trabzonspor

In February 2010, Burak was transferred permanently to Trabzonspor.[5] Following the arrival of a new coach, Trabzonspor legend Şenol Güneş, he debuted on 15 February 2010 and played the last 15 minutes against Bursaspor in a 1–1 draw. After joining the club, he recovered his goal-scoring form, and on February 26 he scored for Trabzonspor against his old team Antalyaspor, helping his side to a second place league finish for the 2010–11 season. Burak also competed in the Turkish Cup semi-finals and went on to defeat his old team, Fenerbahçe, 3–1 in the finals. Ten days later, Trabzonspor played against Fenerbahçe again in the last game of the league season. Burak scored in the 23rd minute, helping his team escape with a 1–1 away draw. As a result, Fenerbahce finished in second-place of the league competition, one point behind the champion Bursaspor. He became Trabzonspor's leading goalscorer with 19 goals in 30 league games and July 2011 he signed a new four-year contract with the club.[6] Burak opened the following season by helping Trabzonspor win its first Turkish Super Cup in team history.

In the 2010–11 Süper Lig season he was one of the team's most effective players, especially over the final weeks of the league, scoring the winning goal in a 2–1 win over Beşiktaş, scoring in 1–0 wins against Galatasaray and Bursaspor, and helping Trabzonspor finish as runner-up for the League. In the regular season of the 2011–12 Süper Lig, Burak scored 33 goals in 34 appearances, a new club record previously held by Fatih Tekke who scored 31 goals in the 2004–05 season.[7]

Galatasaray

On 13 July 2012, he signed a 4+1 year contract with Galatasaray for € 5 million from Trabzonspor.[8] Yilmaz would receive €2.3 million per-season with a €20,000 bonus per-appearance.[9]

On 2 September 2012, he scored his first goal for Galatasaray against Bursaspor, as the game finished 3–2, making it Galatasaray's historic 1000th league win. On 19 September, in a Champions League match against Manchester United, he became the first Turkish player to play a Champions League match with four most of the most successful Turkish clubs. Two weeks later he scored the only goal for Galatasaray as the game ended in a 1–1 home draw against Eskişehirspor. On October 23, in the 3rd game of the Champions League Group Stage, he scored a goal from a header for Galatasaray to avoid losing the match as the game ended in a 1–1 draw against CFR Cluj. On 28 October, he scored his 100th career goal, during a 3–0 win against Kayserispor, maintaining their position as league leaders. On 7 November 2012, Burak netted a perfect hat-trick in a 3–1 away win over CFR Cluj in a Champions League group match,[10] becoming the first Turkish player to score three goals in a Champions League game since Tuncay. He continued his streak by scoring the only goal of the game in the crucial Champions League group win against Manchester United with a header in second half on November 20 securing Gala's advantage at the second place of the group before the last games. He finished the group stage of the 2012–13 UEFA Champions League as top scorer with 6 goals in 501 minutes, ahead of Cristiano Ronaldo, who scored the same number of goals in 540 minutes.

On 23 November 2013, Burak scored his 100th Süper Lig goal against Sivasspor in a 2-1 home win.[11]

Beijing Guoan

On 5 February 2016, Galatasaray announced Burak's agreeing with Chinese Super League club Beijing Guoan for € 8 million transfer fee. Galatasaray would pay € 2 million to his former club Trabzonspor because of agreement.[12]

Return to Trabzonspor

On 2 August 2017, Burak Yılmaz transferred to Trabzonspor for family reasons.[13] He managed to score 23 goals in 25 matches in his return season.[14]

Personal life

Burak is the son of the manager and former professional footballer Fikret Yılmaz.[15] Yılmaz has two daughters from his marriage to İstem Atilla, which lasted for four years.[16][17]

Honours

Club
Galatasaray
Trabzonspor
Beşiktaş

Individual

Career statistics

Club
As of 21 June 2020.[18]
Club Season League Cup Other Continental Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Turkey Süper Lig Turkish Cup Other UEFA Total
Antalyaspor 2002–03 4000——40
2003–04 13010——140
2004–05 29821——319
2005–06 24900——249
Total 701731——7318
Beşiktaş 2006–07 30571—6[lower-alpha 1]0436
2007–08 9110—20121
Total 39681—80557
Manisaspor 2007–08 16920——189
Total 16920——189
Fenerbahçe 2008–09 6030—70160
Total 6030—70160
Eskişehirspor (loan) 2009–10 14131——172
Total 14131——172
Trabzonspor 2009–10 11330——143
2010–11 30193110203620
2011–12 31331141814335
Total 725572511019459
Galatasaray 2012–13 30240000983932
2013–14 32166200604418
2014–15 28162410623722
2015–16 1590011402110
Total 105658631251014182
China Chinese Super League Chinese FA Cup Other AFC Total
Beijing Guoan 2016 17113000—2011
2017 1180000—118
Total 28193000—3119
Trabzonspor 2017–18 252300—002523
2018–19 7500—0075
Total 322800—003228
Beşiktaş 2018–19 151100—001511
2019–20 211211—002213
Total 362311—003724
TurkeyTotal 3902043512715011478214
ChinaTotal 28193000—3119
Career total 4182233812715011509243
  1. Mackolik.com omits two UEFA Cup first round matches.[19]

International
As of 14 November 2019.[20]
Turkey
YearAppsGoals
200640
200700
200800
200900
201010
201193
201283
2013117
201442
201554
201663
201741
201800
201971
Total5924

International goals
As of 22 March 2019. Scores and results list Turkey's goal tally first.[20]
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.3 June 2011King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, Belgium Belgium1–11–1UEFA Euro 2012 qualification
2.2 September 2011Türk Telekom Arena, İstanbul, Turkey Kazakhstan1–02–1
3.11 October 2011Türk Telekom Arena, İstanbul, Turkey Azerbaijan1–01–0
4.26 May 2012Red Bull Arena, Salzburg, Austria Finland1–12–3Friendly
5.2–1
6.29 May 2012Red Bull Arena, Salzburg, Austria Bulgaria2–02–0
7.22 March 2013Estadi Comunal d'Andorra la Vella, Andorra la Vella, Andorra Andorra2–02–02014 FIFA World Cup qualification
8.26 March 2013Fenerbahçe Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium, İstanbul, Turkey Hungary1–01–1
9.14 August 2013Atatürk Olimpiyat Stadium, İstanbul, Turkey Ghana1–02–2Friendly
10.6 September 2013Kadir Has Stadium, Kayseri, Turkey Andorra3–05–02014 FIFA World Cup qualification
11.10 September 2013Arena Națională, Bucharest, Romania Romania1–02–0
12.11 October 2013A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn, Estonia Estonia2–02–0
13.19 November 2013Tevfik Sırrı Gür Stadium, Mersin, Turkey Belarus2–12–1Friendly
14.16 November 2014Türk Telekom Arena, İstanbul, Turkey Kazakhstan1–03–1UEFA Euro 2016 qualification
15.2–0
16.28 March 2015Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam, Netherlands Netherlands1–01–1
17.8 June 2015Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Stadium, İstanbul, Turkey Bulgaria3–04–0Friendly
18.4–0
19.6 September 2015Torku Arena, Konya, Turkey Netherlands3–03–0UEFA Euro 2016 qualification
20.5 June 2016Stozice Stadium, Ljubljana, Slovenia  Slovenia1–01–0Friendly
21.21 June 2016Stade Bollaert-Delelis, Lens, France  Czech Republic1–02–0UEFA Euro 2016
22.11 November 2016New Antalya Stadium, Antalya, Turkey Kosovo1–02–02018 FIFA World Cup qualification
23.11 June 2017Loro Boriçi Stadium, Shkodër, Albania Kosovo3–14–1
24.22 March 2019Loro Boriçi Stadium, Shkodër, Albania Albania1–02–0UEFA Euro 2020 qualification

References
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  3. Özbayır, Mehmed Hakkı (8 January 2008). "Burak Yılmaz imzayı attı" [Burak Yilmaz gave his signature]. Hürriyet (in Turkish). Retrieved 25 January 2012.
  4. "Burak resmen Fenerbahçeli!" [Burak is officially Fenerbahce!]. Fanatik (in Turkish). 29 June 2008. Archived from the original on 18 April 2013. Retrieved 25 January 2012.
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  6. "Sözleşmesinin uzatılması" [Contract extended] (in Turkish). Turkish Public Disclosure System (KAP). 25 July 2011. Retrieved 23 September 2011.
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  12. Burak Çin yolunda
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