Berkay Yılmaz (footballer, born 2005)

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Berkay Yılmaz
Personal information
Date of birth (2005-02-25) 25 February 2005 (age 19)
Place of birth Singen, Germany
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s) Left-back
Team information
Current team
 Freiburg
Number 39
Youth career
2008–2017 DJK Singen
2017–2019 FC Schaffhausen
2019–2020 FC Radolfzell
2020–2023 SC Freiburg
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2023– Freiburg II 13 (1)
International career‡
2021–2022 Türkiye U17 6 (0)
2022 Türkiye U18 5 (0)
2023– Türkiye U19 11 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 May 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 25 March 2024

Berkay Yılmaz (born 25 February 2005) is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as a left-back for the Bundesliga club Freiburg. Born in Germany, he is a youth international for Türkiye.

Club career

Yılmaz is a youth product of DJK Singen, FC Schaffhausen and FC Radolfzell, before moving to the youth academy of SC Freiburg in 2020. In July 2021, he signed a professional contract with Freiburg until 2025.[2] In 2023, he was promoted to Freiburg's reserves in the 3. Liga.[3]

International career

Born in Germany, Yılmaz is of Turkish descent. He was called up to the Türkiye U19s for the 2024 UEFA European Under-19 Championship.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Berkay Yilmaz | SC Freiburg". www.scfreiburg.com.
  2. ^ Widmann, Julian (7 December 2021). "Der 16-jährige Berkay Yilmaz aus Singen träumt von einer Karriere als Profifußballer". SÜDKURIER Online.
  3. ^ Polat, Anil P. (4 January 2024). "Galatasaray mit Angebot für Freiburgs jungen Linksverteidiger Berkay Yilmaz". GazeteFutbol - Seriös. Exklusiv. Auf Deutsch.
  4. ^ "U19 Millî Takımımızın UEFA Avrupa U19 Şampiyonası Aday Kadrosu Açıklandı". Turkish Football Federation (in Turkish). 25 June 2024.
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