Mustafa Yumlu (born 25 September 1987) is a Turkish professional

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who currently plays as a center back for

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in the

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Life and career

Yumlu began his footballing career as an eleven-year-old in Aydinlispor's youth team. He was transferred to Trabzonspor the following year, where he played in their youth teams until 2003. He joined another local club, Idmanocağı, and competed with them for three years before joining

Arsinspor Arsinspor is a sports club located in Trabzon, Turkey Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the Republic of Türkiye ( tr, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti, links=no ), is a transcontinental country located mainly on the Anatolian Peninsula in Wester ...

in 2006. Yumlu was loaned out immediately to

1461 Trabzon 1461 Trabzon is a professional Turkish football club located in the city of Trabzon. Formed in 1998 as Değirmenderespor, the club changed its name to Trabzon Karadenizspor in 2008. The club colours are maroon, blue and white. History The club w ...

, where he competed in 29 matches, scoring one goal. He returned to Arsinspor the following season, featuring in 34 matches while scoring four goals. Trabzonspor transferred him for the second time in 2008, but he was immediately loaned out to 1461 Trabzon for the second time as well. Yumlu spent two years on loan at 1461 Trabzon before joining up with the Trabzonspor senior squad at the start of 2010–11 season. He competed in six friendlies, scoring one goal. On 10 May 2018, Yumlu helped

Akhisar Belediyespor Akhisarspor Kulübü (Akhisar Sports Club), commonly known as Akhisarspor, is a Turkish professional football club located in the city of Akhisar.

win their first professional trophy, the

2017–18 Turkish Cup The 2017–18 Turkish Cup ( tr, Türkiye Kupası) was the 56th season of the tournament. Ziraat Bankası is the sponsor of the tournament; thus the official name due to sponsorship was the Ziraat Turkish Cup. As the winners of the tournament, Akh ...

Honours

;Akhisarspor *

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(1): 2017-18 *

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Mustafa Yumlu
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