Özgür Yılmaz (born 7 March 1986) is a Turkish professional

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea ...

who plays as a defender for

Kastamonuspor Kastamonu Spor Kulübü was a Turkish football club founded in 1966. The club was located in Kastamonu, Turkey. History Kastamonuspor began to compete at the second level in the 1967 – 1968 season. They was relegated to the amateur le ...

Professional career

Beginning his career as an amateur footballer, Özgür worked his way up becoming a stalwart at

Gaziosmanpaşaspor Gaziosmanpaşa S.K., or simply GOP, is a Turkish sports club from the Gaziosmanpaşa district of Istanbul. League participations * TFF Second League: 1990–98, 1999–03, 2007–09, 2011–14 * TFF Third League: 1998–99, 2003–07, 2009–11, ...

, and then became captain of Giresunspor in the second division of Turkey. Özgür signed his first professional contract with

Kardemir Karabükspor Kardemir Demir Çelik Karabükspor, known simply as Kardemir Karabükspor or Karabükspor, was a Turkish sports club based in Karabük. The team was founded in 1969 after a merger between "Karabük Gençlikspor" and "Demir Çelik Spor". The club ...

on 31 January 2018, for 1.5 years. Özgür made his professional debut with Kardemir Karabükspor in a 3-1

Süper Lig The Süper Lig (, ''Super League''), also known as Trendyol Süper Lig for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Turkey and the highest level of the Turkish football league system. In the 2023–2024 season, twen ...

loss to

Yeni Malatyaspor Yeni Malatyaspor Kulübü is a Turkish professional football club based in Malatya. The club plays in the TFF First League, which is the second tier of football in the country. History Founded in 1986 as Malatya Belediyespor. Its primary colo ...

on 25 February 2018, at the age of 30.

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