Ridvan Yilmaz (born 21 May 2001) is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as a

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for Scottish Premiership club

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and the Turkish national team.

Club career

Beşiktaş

Yilmaz spent all 10 years of his youth career in the academy of

Beşiktaş Beşiktaş () is a district and municipality of Istanbul, Turkey, located on the European shore of the Bosphorus strait. It is bordered on the north by Sarıyer and Şişli, on the west by Kağıthane and Şişli, on the south by Beyoğlu, and ...

. Yılmaz made his professional debut with

as a late sub in a 2–7 Süper Lig win over Çaykur Rizespor on 8 April 2019 .

Rangers

On 25 July 2022, Yilmaz joined Scottish club

on a five-year deal for an undisclosed fee. He made his debut for the club as a substitute against Belgian side Union Saint-Gilloise during a UEFA Champions League qualifier loss on 2 August.

International career

Yilmaz was called up to the

Turkish national football team The Turkey national football team ( tr, Türkiye Millî Futbol Takımı) represents Turkey in men's international football matches. The team is controlled by the Turkish Football Federation ( tr, Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu), the governing body ...

preliminary squad for Euro 2020. He made his debut on 27 May 2021 in a friendly against Azerbaijan.

Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

Club

;Beşiktaş J.K. * Süper Lig: 2020–21 *

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: 2020–21 * Süper Kupa:

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* * * 2001 births Living people People from Gaziosmanpaşa Turkish footballers Turkey youth international footballers Turkey under-21 international footballers Turkey international footballers Beşiktaş J.K. footballers Rangers F.C. players Süper Lig players Scottish Professional Football League players Association football fullbacks UEFA Euro 2020 players Turkish expatriate sportspeople in Scotland Turkish expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Scotland {{Turkey-footy-defender-stub